BREAKING NEWS Boston Celtics trade away two-time NBA champion as rebuild begins after failing to defend title
The Boston Celtics have traded away a major piece of their 2024 championship-winning team as they continue to deal with the aftermath of losing star Jayson Tatum for the rest of the season.
Boston traded starting point guard Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers in a late-night move just two days before the NBA Draft.
In exchange, the Trail Blazers sent back shooting guard Anfernee Simons and two second round picks.
It's something of a return for Holiday, who was sent to Portland by the Milwaukee Bucks in the Damian Lillard trade back in 2023.
Holiday never played for Portland, as Boston traded for the player and sent the Trail Blazers two first round picks in 2024 (which the Blazers used to draft Bub Carrington) and in 2029.
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