News about Jrue Holiday • Boston Celtics • Trail Blazers

Holiday would significantly upgrade Portland's defense, and he would be a good mentor for Scoot Henderson. As it is now, this is a Portland roster with a lot of good, interesting rotation players — Holiday, Deni Avdija, Shaedon Sharpe, Donovan Clingan, Henderson, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, and Jerami Grant.

In a reported trade, the Celtics are sending veteran point guard Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers for young scoring guard Anfernee Simons and a pair of second-round picks. Celtics get: Anfernee Simons. Two future second-round picks.

After two seasons in Boston, Jrue Holiday was dealt back to the Blazers — the team that first routed him to the Celtics in 2023 after the Damian Lillard trade — for Anfernee Simons and two second-round picks.