[Charania] BREAKING: The Boston Celtics have traded Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers for Anfernee Simons and two second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.

38 comments

1. The return

2. Are you fucking kidding me?

   What in the actual fuck are the Trail Blazers doing? Not only do they give up Simons but TWO 2nd rounders ON TOP of that??? Simons has 1 single year left on his contract meanwhile Holiday 3 years. Why are you the ones dumping capital to get him off your books in exchange for an even worse contract?

   This might actually be one of the single stupidest trades I’ve seen in NBA history I’m not even exaggerating. Trading a bad expiring contract and picks for an even worse contract that still has 3 years left on it all because he’s a “mentor”. Yea Blazers, have fun paying a mentor 35 mil for the next 3 seasons lmao

3. Death
   Taxes
   Jrue Holiday getting traded to the Blazers

4. They said he had negative value!!!

5. That came outta no where

6. Why would the Blazers do this?

7. The Blazer legend has returned to Portland

8. Blazers legend Jrue Holiday back in town

9. this is so random

10. As a fan of a team in the East, I just fell to my knees

    HOW DO THE CELTICS KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS

11. Traded Simons just to trade Simons at this point

    What the hell they doing with Jrue Holiday

12. Wtfff

13. Jrue back in Portland lol… surely they move him again?

14. Goddamn there’s no breaks in this sport

15. WTFFFFF

16. THEY GOT HIM AGAIN???

17. Maybe this acquisition will finally warm Joe to the idea of taking 3s

18. SCOOT HENDERSON TIME

19. What the fuck

20. Okay but why tho

21. Why would Portland do this

22. How the hell did the Celtics pull this off

    And why is Portland doing this

23. Brad stevens you sonuvabitch

24. That anfernee simons defence is about to be on display for the world to see. Good lord

25. Brad Stevens is a fucking madman.

26. From “best defensive backcourt in the league” to a backcourt with Anfernee Simons

27. Someone check for a carbon monoxide leak in the Trail Blazers office

28. Brad Stevens continues to make big trades happen out of nowhere, I didn’t expect him to be this good when he first got the job

29. Time to act like I’ve believed in Anfernee Simmons the whole time let’s gooooooo

30. Guys what if they then swap Jrue for Dame holy shit is this happening

31. Jrue demanding a trade back to Portland, truly the most loyal Blazer of all time

32. Simons is an expiring, don’t think they keep Simons long term btw, maybe they keep him for a year and let him ball with Brown, maybe trade him at the deadline or just let him expire

33. Bittersweet to see the dominos start falling but honestly, a Simons rental for the retool year and a couple 2nds WHILE getting off that contract ain’t half bad

34. Remember when some of us Jrue believers were saying Brad was gonna crush this trade and not have to give up a pick as a salary dump. well well well we eating good tonight.

35. The Blazers wanted to have a starting backcourt of Scoot and Shaedon, and Simons was the odd man out. They are probably hoping Jrue is willing to come off the bench.

36. There’s only one way this can truly work. Portland has to re-route him back to Milwaukee.

    THE CIRCLE MUST BE COMPLETE!!!

37. We’ll miss you Jrue, thanks for the championship and good luck!

38. Jrue to Bucks for Dame and picks?