The transaction log is official: Boston traded Jrue Holiday to Portland in exchange for Anfernee Simons. The Celtics also picked up a trade exception in the deal. A straight swap of guards, with the paperwork already filed.
+4A fan-made trade proposal on FanSpo would send Paul George to Portland while Jrue Holiday and Robert Williams III return to Boston, just months after the Celtics acquired George.
Miami Herald reporter Barry Jackson says Jrue Holiday remains a name in Heat trade chatter but calls a deal difficult to construct right now. Portland has no plans to buy out the roughly $72 million left on his contract, since the Blazers still have playoff aspirations.
Holiday moves from Portland to Miami along with a 2027 second-rounder routed through Houston, with the Blazers taking back Nikola Jovic plus second-round picks in 2027 and 2031. Houston's payoff is a backcourt defender to pair with Fred VanVleet and Reed Sheppard.
