With Jrue Holiday now on the Portland Trail Blazers, the Boston Celtics have an opportunity on their hands to pluck the two-time all-star from the rebuilding Trail Blazers. But how will they do that? On September 28, HoopsHype’s Yossi Gozlan proposed a trade that would send Holiday to Boston, though they would send a lot back out.
Gozlan proposed the following trade.
Trail Blazers receive: Malcolm Brogdon, Al Horford, Minimum Salary, First-Round Picks (Most Notably the 2024 Golden State Warriors Top-4 Protected First-Round Pick)
Gozlan explained why the Celtics would want someone like Holiday on the team.
“Holiday would not only serve as an upgrade to Smart, but he’d strengthen an already overwhelming perimeter defense needed to make Lillard and the Bucks uncomfortable,” Gozlan wrote.
Gozlan explained why the Celtics should be willing to let Horford go in a swap.
“The loss of Horford would hurt their big man depth needed to contain bigs like Giannis Antetokounmpo, but it might be worth it for a player as special as Holiday.”
Holiday would provide pretty much everything Smart brought and then some, but giving up Horford would be a tough pill to swallow since getting rid of him would hurt the Celtics’ frontcourt depth. The Celtics better plan to add another frontcourt piece because going into the season with Kristaps Porzingis and Robert Williams III is risky business.
Gozlan explained why the Celtics should be willing to let Horford go in a swap.
“The loss of Horford would hurt their big man depth needed to contain bigs like Giannis Antetokounmpo, but it might be worth it for a player as special as Holiday.”
Holiday would provide pretty much everything Smart brought and then some, but giving up Horford would be a tough pill to swallow since getting rid of him would hurt the Celtics’ frontcourt depth. The Celtics better plan to add another frontcourt piece because going into the season with Kristaps Porzingis and Robert Williams III is risky business.
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