The Boston Celtics dumped Jrue Holiday on the Trail Blazers this offseason as they looked to dodge spending concerns, but the move was quickly made redundant in Portland. Holiday was supposed to be a veteran leader and mentor for their young talent. He will be, but the Blazers couldn’t pass up adding Damian Lillard after the Bucks sent him packing. Now, Portland has two veteran guards, and the franchise legend will quickly become the trusted voice in the locker room.
The Celtics have their own problems after this trade. They want to dump Anfernee Simons to get under the luxury tax, but that has proven impossible.