Jrue Holiday did just about everything he could have done in Boston. He made an All-Defense team in 2023-24, when he was also a massive part of the Celtics' championship run. In his final season, he didn't look like quite the Holiday of old, though, and it was tough to be mad at the Celtics for parting ways with him, especially with 2025-26 being a quasi-tank year.
In Portland, he looks, once more, like the Holiday of old. His $104 million contract is big, sure, but it also comes with a winning player and one of the best veteran presnces in the league — and Portland is learning that quickly.