Tag: Jrue Holiday

Jrue Holiday Gets Title Tribute in Boston Return as Celtics Hold No. 2 Seed

Jrue Holiday
January 2026

Holiday received ovations and a tribute video in Boston after helping win the 2024 title, while the Celtics remain second in the East despite this being positioned as a bridge season during Tatum’s recovery. The piece frames Boston’s offseason cost-cutting under the second apron as the reason Holiday and Porzingis were moved, while noting Holiday’s minutes restriction after a calf strain and his reunion with former teammates.

Blazers lock in core; name opening-night starters

Portland Trail Blazers
October 2025

Portland exercised options on Scoot Henderson, Kris Murray, Donovan Clingan and recently extended Shaedon Sharpe ($90m) and Toumani Camara ($82m). Chauncey Billups set a Sharpe–Camara–Clingan–Jrue Holiday–Deni Avdija starting five with Scoot out (hamstring). Extensions reduce contract anxiety and preserve upside with two-way wings plus a rim-protecting five. With Scoot sidelined, Billups leans defence, size, and secondary playmaking, aiming to keep pace while protecting Clingan’s development arc and spacing principles.

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