Suffocated by finance, they have taken little to move the Boston Celtics. As Shams Charania, the 2024 champion with his victory over Luka Doncic He has transferred Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Anfernee Simons and two second -round picks of Draft.
In what is somehow a curious setback in time, Holiday returns -and this time to play -, to some blazers who immediately moved the Celtics in the summer of 2023. A transfer that occurred just after the Milwaukee Bucks They will use the base as a currency to bring from Portland to Damian Lillard and thus put him next to Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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Boston loses one of its headlines
The bartering between Celtics and Blazers
Boston Receive: Anfermee Simons and two second round picks
Portland Receive: Jrue Holiday
Boston partly recovers the capital of Draft used in that transfer by Jrue Holiday although not of the same value, now receiving two second round selections when he then sent two first picks in addition to the sixth man of the year of 2023 Malcolm Brogdon y Robert Williams III.
A Holiday, de 35 yearshad two contract seasons until 2027 at the rate of a total of 67 million. According to the ESPN, The transfer of the base -part of the head of Boston -saves him next season until 40 million in the payment of luxury rate. For its part, Anfernee Simmons, a 26-year-old base -scolt, arrives a more flexible contract, of 27.6 million and expiring in 2026.
After depriving Luka Doncic from the ring, the Celtics decided to challenge the restrictive NBA anti -dynasty rules by keeping its entire template. But, in full process of sale of the franchise, conserve the trident Jayson Tatum – Jaylen Brown – Kristaps Porzingis More renewing some secondary actors, the cost of the template above the 500 million Next season between salaries and luxury tax.
Anfernee Simons, an exterior talented in exchange for Holiday for Boston
The unexpected batacazo of the course that has just ended the elimination in second round against the knicks plus the serious injury of Jayson Tatum -What will be lost all or almost every campaign that comes-, has forced the Celtics to turn back soon. Among the need to lower the salary mass and make changes in the roster, Boston has no other to transfer because all his players are under contract except for the exception of Al Horford and Luke Kornet, who will enter the free agency.
Kristaps Porzingiswho finishes contract in 2026, could be the next given the inconsistency of the Latvian for his injuries -although it was a virus that diminished him in the final stretch of the season -and that has a link that expires soon.
Boston incorporated Holiday in 2023 to partially fill the void left by Marcus Smart -Trawded to the Grizzlies in the operation by Porzingis-, and the base quickly fit into the philosophy of Joe Mazzulla. Caro, with 35 years and the ring service already done, the former bucks was transfer meat.
Porzingis aims to be the next to go out in Boston
With Anfernee Simons, the Celtics earn a talented and young growing base, with some averages last 19 points campaign, 2.7 rebounds and 5 assists with 42.6% in field shots and a remarkable 36% in triples with a high volume of 8.5 launches, special essential quality in these Celtics.
On the other hand, and even at the expense of losing one of their younger people with more quality, the Blazers add a first -class base like Jrue Holiday on both sides of the track to take another step in their post -construction reconstruction Damian Lillard. A process in which Gelida Catalan is actively participating SERGI OLIVA As Assistant General Manager and coach of the G-League team of Portland, the Rip City Remix.
Holiday recorded 11 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4 assists with 44% in field shots and 35% in triples with a volume 5 shots, good figures but do not do justice to the real impact of the base on both sides of the court. Apart from their performance, the two -time NBA champion and twice All Star will also be able to act as a developing star mentor as Deni avdija, shaedon sharpe y Scoot Henderson.
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The Celtics Champions of 2024 were happy to challenge them to the 'law' against the dynasties after knocking down Luka Doncic But for now they have already lost one of their headlines and another, Kristaps porzingis, is on the exit ramp. The nuggets of Nikola Jokic 2023 champions have had no other than resigned to the high cost of template and must be left to vital complementary pieces since then as Bruce Brown and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Keeping the throne has no place in the 'democratic' NBA current.
