Brad Stevens starts offseason by trading for optionality

Well that didn’t take long. The Celtics kicked off the offseason by trading a guy everyone knew could be traded to a team that nobody had pegged for his next destination.

Jrue Holiday will always be remembered as a key contributor to the 2024 Championship and a heck of a human being. But he makes a lot of money and that wasn’t going to be a great long term fit with the 2nd apron restrictions.

Despite playing a similar position, Anfernee Simons is nothing like Jrue Holiday. He’s a more dynamic offensive player who ...struggles on the defensive end. They both shoot well from 3 (at least in most years) but Simons shoots a higher volume. Holiday is a veteran leader most likely with his best years…