The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers for Anfernee Simons and two draft picks. Simons will make $27.7 million next season in the final year of his contract.

According to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN, the Boston Celtics could trade Anfernee Simons. The Celtics acquired Simons from the Portland Trail Blazers in the Jrue Holiday deal.  “I think players like Sam Hauser,

Ironically, Holiday was briefly a Trail Blazer after his part in their deal with Milwaukee for Damian Lillard in 2023 before the Celtics acquired him less than a week later. Boston was lifting another trophy within the year, in no small part due to Holiday’s stout defense and unselfish team play.