What should we take away from the Boston Celtics trading vet guard Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers? The Celtics got a solid haul for the UCLA alum given the $104 million still owed to Holiday over the next three seasons, given he is already 35 years old. The Blazers took back the player they dealt to Boston in 2023 for 26-year-old guard Anfernee Simons on an expiring deal plus a 2030 second round pick from the New York Knicks and another second from Portland in the 2031 NBA draft.
Given Boston’s mandate to get under the second apron, there are likely more moves to be made by the Celtics this offseason. But this was also a good piece of work by Boston President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens to retool the team for the future, no matter how you slice it.
The folks behind the “98.5 The Sports Hub” YouTube channel put together a clip from a show on their network taking a closer look at the deal. Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say about what we ought to take away from it.
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