Whether it's the Jrue Holiday-Anfernee Simons swap or the recent extensions for Toumani Camara and Shaedon Sharpe, the Portland Trail Blazers have remained consistent in their vision this offseason as they continue to invest in their youth. While trading for a 35-year-old Holiday with multiple years remaining on a hefty price tag may seem counterintuitive, it was actually another step in general manager Joe Cronin's prioritizing of Portland's young core.
Sure, Holiday is overpaid. But at the same time, does it really matter as much if Portland was still able to lock down its core for multiple years?