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The Portland Trail Blazers revealed some complications that took place in the Jrue Holiday trade that took place in recent weeks.
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Jrue Holiday's trade from the Boston Celtics to the Portland Trail Blazers is official, but there's a catch to the previously reported swap. It's just a player-for-player trade with no draft picks going back to Boston,
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,
The Celtics agreed to move forward with the deal without the 2030 and 2031 second-round picks that Portland originally agreed to include.
Brad Stevens spoke about the impact of the duo in a team release announcing the deal on Monday.
The Celtics and Blazers agreed to an altered version of the Jrue Holiday trade, deciding to leave draft picks out of it.
Jrue Holiday failed physicals when going to the Portland Trail Blazers, which worsen the return for the Boston Celtics.
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Boston Celtics Jrue Holiday trade made official with one key tweakJrue Holiday's trade to the Portland Trail Blazers has now been made official. The Boston Celtics previously struck the deal to help with their current salary cap issues, while Anfernee Simons joins Joe Mazzulla's roster as part of the deal.
With the 2025-26 NBA season now open for business, the bevy of trades and signings that had been agreed upon over the last several weeks are becoming "officially official"—and with that comes some changes and details that need to be fleshed out.
The Miami Heat have already made a move to acquire Norman Powell, but could bolster their perimeter defense by targeting defensive ace Jrue Holiday.
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