All-Star guard and NBA Champion Jrue Holiday has been traded to the Boston Celtics. The trade took place just less than a week after the Bucks sent Holiday to Portland that got them Daim Lillard.
In the trade, Portland TrailBlazers will receive Malcolm Brogdon, Robert Williams, 2024 1st-round pick (via Warriors) and an 2029 unprotected 1st-round pick (via Celtics), while the Celtics will get Jrue Holiday.
The trade signals that the Blazers are indeed in rebuilding phase with a mix of youth and veteran, which will accelerate the development of the Blazer’s young core headed by Scoot Henderson, the third overall pick in this year’s draft.
Jrue Holiday on the Celtics will make the team a contender in the East, together with teh Bucks, he’e perfect with Brown and Tatum, since he is a two-way guard that can facilitate, create his own shot and can play off ball, and also his championship experience which will surely be a big help for the Boston Celtics in the Playoffs.
✅ NBA champion
✅ 2-time All-Star
✅ 5-time All-Defense selectee
✅ 3-time Teammate of the YearJrue Holiday’s addition should impact us on the court, off the court, and every which way.https://t.co/NBOEBvqSxK
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) October 2, 2023
The projected starting lineup of the Boston Celtics will be;
- Guard: Derrick White
- Guard: Jrue Holiday
- Forward: Jason Tatum
- Forward: Jalen Brown
- Center: Kristap Pozingis/Al Horford
