Three-team idea puts Jrue Holiday in Miami, Jovic in Portland

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.

The case rests on Miami's lack of a lead ball-handler after adding Klay Thompson on a two-year, $13 million deal, and on a Portland guard surplus of Damian Lillard, Scoot Henderson and Ja Morant.

Holiday POR → MIANo transaction on record

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