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The Boston Celtics made a big move last week by trading for All-Star guard Jrue Holiday. That move is one that may help the Celtics take the next step needed to gain their 18th NBA Championship and their first since 2008. However, while the addition of Holiday is a huge addition, the Celtics gave up […]

The Boston Celtics have turned the NBA on their head once again, with their latest big move seeing them pull off a blockbuster trade for Jrue Holiday. The C’s latest move once again boosts their title chances in a competitive Eastern Conference, and gives them arguably the best six-player starting rotation in the entire league. […]

Former Milwaukee Bucks star Jrue Holiday has already turned the page toward helping the Boston Celtics win their first championship since 2008. As his family prepares to follow him to Boston, though, Holiday’s wife, Lauren, shared a heartfelt message on social media about the massive emotional toll player trades take on their kin and community. […]

Guard Jrue Holiday has had his fair share of battles against the Boston Celtics in front of the rambunctious TD Garden crowd. But after getting moved to the C’s on Sunday, the Boston faithful will now be on his side. During Holiday’s official introduction on Wednesday, Holiday spoke very highly of the loyal fans of […]

The Boston Celtics made some major moves this offseason, with their last one being an all-out effort to bring in two-time All-Star Jrue Holiday. While the former Milwaukee Buck has no previous ties to the C’s, Boston’s front office has apparently wanted him for some time. During Holiday’s introduction to the media on Wednesday, Celtics […]

The Damian Lillard saga is finally over, as the seven-time All-Star was shockingly traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. And while acquiring Lillard wasn’t realistic for the Boston Celtics, star Jayson Tatum still tried his best to bring “Dame Time” to Beantown. Before the former Portland Trail Blazer was sent to Wisconsin, Tatum made his best […]

The Eastern Conference has completely transformed over the past few weeks, but Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla is more concerned with controlling what he can control. For example, when he was asked for his thoughts on Damian Lillard’s shocking trade to the Milwaukee Bucks, the second-year manager gave a pretty nonchalant answer on J.J. […]

In the Eastern Conference, it’s the Milwaukee Bucks, the Boston Celtics, and everybody else. The Bucks and Celtics enter the 2023-24 NBA season as the best teams in the East. If there was a question earlier in the offseason, the Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday trades left no doubt. Should the Bucks or the Celtics […]

NBA training camp begins tomorrow, and that means the 2023-24 season is right around the corner. Yet, before the upcoming season starts, the Boston Celtics sounded off at Media Day. There was no shortage of things to talk about for the C’s, as they had an incredibly busy offseason. To start, the front office dealt […]

After being fierce rivals in the East, Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday are now Boston Celtics teammates. And Brown is among the happiest people following the trade with the Portland Trail Blazers that landed Boston the former Milwaukee Bucks two-way guard. “Jrue [Holiday] is fantastic,” Brown said of his new teammate during Monday’s Media Day, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers front office, led by general manager Joe Cronin, finally traded away Damian Lillard, but not to the Miami Heat. Instead, they dealt him to the highest bidder, the Milwaukee Bucks, for a package headlined by Jrue Holiday, the two-time All-Star and one of the best defensive guards in the association. This […]

For all the rumors that the Miami Heat would be the eventual landing spot of Damian Lillard, the superstar guard ended up getting sent by the Portland Trail Blazers to one of the Heat’s chief rivals in the Eastern Conference, the Milwaukee Bucks. Another East contender in the Boston Celtics also shored up their backcourt […]

The first Sunday of October was a weird day for Boston sports fans. The New England Patriots got throttled by the Dallas Cowboys to fall to 1-3 on the season. The Boston Red Sox ended their disappointing 2023 campaign with a resounding victory shortly after the tragic passing of legendary knuckleballer Tim Wakefield. But for […]

After having a stellar performance and winning the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award, Malcolm Brogdon has officially parted ways with the Boston Celtics. This was not at all a surprise. These all dropped after reports of the guard being disgruntled surfaced. And, Brad Stevens initially dealt him in the Kristaps Porzingis sweepstakes. But, […]

Center Robert Williams III was getting ready for a big year with the Boston Celtics. He was finally healthy and appeared good to go for training camp and beyond. Yet, with just a few weeks left in the offseason, Williams was involved in a massive trade that’ll send him to the Portland Trail Blazers in […]

It’s been a big few days for the Portland Trail Blazers. After they at long last secured a trade for one of the greatest players to ever don their jersey in Damian Lillard, they moved on Jrue Holiday – who they secured in the Lillard trade – and acquired Malcolm Brogdon in the process. They’ve […]

The NBA’s Eastern Conference has undergone a significant shake-up in recent days, after Damian Lillard joined the Milwaukee Bucks and Jrue Holiday departed for Portland, only to be almost immediately traded to the Boston Celtics. Now, these two modern-day powerhouses of the East will enter the 2023-24 season as notably different teams to what they […]

The blockbuster Boston Celtics-Portland Trail Blazers trade for Jrue Holiday has flipped the NBA Finals odds, and the Celtics are now the co-favorites to win it all. The Celtics are now +380 favorites to win the NBA championship, according to FanDuel. Those are the same odds as Holiday’s former team, the Milwaukee Bucks, which jumped […]

The Boston Celtics have completed a trade for star point guard Jrue Holiday from the Portland Trail Blazers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Celtics traded Malcolm Brogdon, Robert Williams, a 2024 first-round pick (via Golden State), and an unprotected 2029 first-round pick to the Blazers in exchange for Jrue Holiday. The Celtics are […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have dominated NBA headlines this week, first with their shocking Damian Lillard trade involving the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns, and then following that up by trading Jrue Holiday to the Boston Celtics. The Blazers’ goal during this entire ordeal has been to get young pieces and draft picks. Now that […]

The Boston Celtics made a blockbuster Jrue Holiday trade on Sunday, trading center Robert Williams, guard Malcolm Brogdon, and two first-round picks to the Portland Trail Blazers for the veteran guard. This isn’t just a short-term rental, though, the Celtics want to keep the 33-year-old for as long as they can. “The Celtics were among […]

The Boston Celtics may have to deal with Giannis Anteotkounmpo teaming up with Damian Lillard on the Milwaukee Bucks but they are fighting back. Just ahead of training camp, they have made a splash to land Jrue Holiday. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Celtics have landed Holiday and will send Robert Williams III, […]

Jrue Holiday turned 33 in June and has already openly mulled retirement—a possibility he’s since squashed. The two-time All-Star is also set to be a free agent next summer, no doubt planning to decline the player option on his current contract in favor of one last long-term, big-money deal before his extended prime turns into […]

A couple of days ago, the Toronto Raptors were making a lot of noise. After months of the Miami Heat being in the driver’s seat of the Damian Lillard sweepstakes, The Raptors suddenly emerged as the favorite to land the seven-time All-Star from the Portland Trail Blazers. Once again, it looked like Masai Ujiri had […]

There’s nothing that brings professional athletes together than shared adversity. And during the Milwaukee Bucks’ run to the championship, the team certainly went through a ton of turmoil, forever binding the star trio of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, and Jrue Holiday in the annals of NBA history after they hoisted the franchise’s first championship in […]

The start of NBA training camp is less than a week away, and the Boston Celtics still have some work to do. It’s been a busy offseason for the C’s, as they traded away key players like Marcus Smart and Grant Williams while acquiring a big name in Kristaps Porzingis. They also focused on retaining […]

Who is the best player in the NBA? This is a question basketball fans debate every single year, and it’s one that often has no right answer. MVP candidates such as Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry and LeBron James are obviously amongst the best of the best, but one player cannot win […]

Portland Trail Blazers fans knew they were likely going into NBA training camp without Damian Lillard, but looking to the future can still be agonizing regardless. There are many who believe the seven-time All-Star was not given the supporting cast he deserved over his 11-year tenure in Rip City, which can make it difficult to […]

The Miami Heat had one clear intention heading into 2023-24 training camp: Acquire Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers. They seemed on track toward achieving that goal all summer, with Lillard adamant he only wanted to play in South Beach. But Miami ultimately failed to acquire the seven-time All-Star, who was sent to the […]

Several teams have expressed interest in acquiring Jrue Holiday from the Portland Trail Blazers following the Damian Lillard blockbuster that sent the seven-time All-Star to the Milwaukee Bucks. One team that emerged as a potential suitor is the Dallas Mavericks. There were several players who moved addresses during Wednesday’s blockbuster deal that finally ended the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks made a trade recently that could become the story of the entire 2023-2024 NBA season. The Bucks added Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers in a move that has led to mixed feelings for the team’s foremost superstar, Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo and Lillard have already made NBA history before taking the […]

NBA stars are often consulted by front offices before big trades occur. Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo wasn’t though. Prior to the Bucks acquisition of Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers, he reportedly wasn’t asked about the deal since Jrue Holiday, his close friend, was involved, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. “He literally played no […]

When the Milwaukee Bucks completed a surprise blockbuster trade for Damian Lillard with the Portland Trail Blazers, it was a surprise for many to see that Jrue Holiday was involved and was going to Portland. The Trail Blazers are planning to trade Jrue Holiday to a contender. In the meantime, Holiday came out with a […]

Although the Milwaukee Bucks agreed to send Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers as part of the Damian Lillard trade, the veteran guard could start the 2023-24 season back on an Eastern Conference contender. The Trail Balzers are expected to quickly flip Holiday elsewhere in exchange for draft picks. The Boston Celtics top the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers just made a blockbuster Damian Lillard trade, sending the seven-time All-Star to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Deandre Ayton and others. Now, the Blazers still have moves to make — with a Jrue Holiday trade tops on their list — and according to rumors, the New York Knicks are one […]

After a massive blockbuster trade that saw Damian Lillard head to Milwaukee and Jrue Holiday land in Portland, the Los Angeles Clippers should be blowing up the Blazers’ phones in an effort to land Jrue Holiday in a trade. The Clippers won’t be alone in a pursuit to land Holiday, as he’s the perfect third […]

The Damian Lillard trade speculation is over. On Wednesday afternoon, it was the Milwaukee Bucks who were able to land the seven-time All-Star in what turned out to be the biggest deal of the offseason. In a three-team trade involving the Phoenix Suns as well, the Bucks were able to acquire Lillard at the cost […]

The trade of Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks took the NBA world by storm on Wednesday, but when it was revealed that Jrue Holiday was heading to the Portland Trail Blazers in the deal and would be flipped to another contender, that created another story to watch before the start of the season, and […]

The Milwaukee Bucks made things a whole lot more interesting heading into NBA training camp by landing Damian Lillard. This is bad, bad news for the Philadelphia 76ers, who now see one of their superior conference adversaries get even better. There is a way the Sixers can salvage the situation, though: bringing back Jrue Holiday. […]