The Celtics have acquired Jrue Holiday in a trade with the Blazers, and the price to get him was quite steep. Here are the details.
. The Blazers were not expected to hold on to Holiday, and now they've acquired four quality assets for their ongoing rebuild.Sign up for NECN newsletters.
Holiday averaged 19.3 points per game and shot 38.4 percent from 3-point range last season. He also is one of the NBA's top perimeter defenders. The Bucks made a huge trade to acquire Holiday before the 2020-21 season and it resulted in a 2021 NBA Finals victory. The Celtics are hoping for the same result in 2024.
Brogdon was acquired by the Celtics in a trade with the Indiana Pacers last offseason. He won the league's Sixth Man of the Year Award but was less effective during the 2023 playoffs due to injury. Giving up Williams is tough for Boston because he is so athletic and gifted defensively. But his injury history is a concern, and the Celtics did acquire a star center earlier in the offseason in Kristaps Porzingis.
The Celtics getting Holiday not only makes them a better team, it also keeps him away from other title contenders. The Philadelphia 76ers, for example, reportedly were among the teams with interest in Holiday.
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