Celtics, Jrue Holiday and Blazers
Digest more
The Portland Trail Blazers revealed some complications that took place in the Jrue Holiday trade that took place in recent weeks.
The Celtics agreed to move forward with the deal without the 2030 and 2031 second-round picks that Portland originally agreed to include.
Jrue Holiday is officially a member of the Portland Trail Blazers, but, in the press release, the Blazers announced a trade that looks different than the one that was reported two weeks ago. Anfernee Simons is still going to the Boston Celtics in a guard-for-guard swap,
Brad Stevens had high praise for Jrue Holiday after trading him from the Celtics to the Trail Blazers this offseason.
Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens made the tough decision of disassembling their 2024 championship core by trading away Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis to the Portland Trail Blazers and the Atlanta Hawks this summer.
Explore more
The Portland Trail Blazers revealed some complications that took place in the Jrue Holiday trade that took place in recent weeks.
The Miami Heat have already made a move to acquire Norman Powell, but could bolster their perimeter defense by targeting defensive ace Jrue Holiday.
In a surprising turn of events, the Boston Celtics will no longer acquire NBA draft picks from the Portland Trail Blazers in the Jrue Holiday, Anfernee Simons trade, according to Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe.