Jrue Holiday is officially a member of the Portland Trail Blazers, but, in the press release, the Blazers announced a trade that looks different than the one that was reported two weeks ago. Anfernee Simons is still going to the Boston Celtics in a guard-for-guard swap,

With the 2025-26 NBA season now open for business, the bevy of trades and signings that had been agreed upon over the last several weeks are becoming "officially official"—and with that comes some changes and details that need to be fleshed out.

The Celtics agreed to move forward with the deal without the 2030 and 2031 second-round picks that Portland originally agreed to include.

Jrue Holiday's trade from the Boston Celtics to the Portland Trail Blazers is official, but there's a catch to the previously reported on swap.

We know know why the Boston Celtics are not getting a pair of second round draft picks in their trade of Holiday.

Jrue Holiday is a really good NBA player. He’s a two-time NBA All-Star. He’s a two-time World Champion. In a 16-year career he’s made six All-NBA Defensive Teams and received votes for Defensive Player of the Year five times.

Jrue Holiday failed physicals when going to the Portland Trail Blazers, which worsen the return for the Boston Celtics.

The Boston Celtics recently made headlines by trading two of their core players. On July 7, 2025, The Celtics traded Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Anfernee Simons. Previously,