Jrue Holiday is formally a member of the Portland Trail Blazers, however, in the press release, the Blazers introduced a commerce that appears completely different than the one that was reported two weeks ago. Anfernee Simons remains to be going to the Boston Celtics in a guard-for-guard swap, however the Celtics are now not getting two second-round picks from Portland to sweeten the deal.
The 2 groups agreed to revise the commerce after the Blazers checked out Vacation’s medicals, according to The Oregonian:
In keeping with [a league source], a current assessment of Vacation’s medicals revealed nothing substantial sufficient to warrant the commerce being negated. Nevertheless, there was sufficient there to guide the Blazers to barely alter the phrases of the deal. Vacation, the supply stated, is taken into account to be wholesome and shall be figuring out this summer season in preparation for the beginning of coaching camp close to the top of September.
On the one hand, it is a small victory for Portland. The Blazers took some criticism for giving up draft capital whereas turning Simons right into a participant who’s 9 years older, however it seems they’ve merely turned Simons right into a participant who’s 9 years older, with out giving up draft capital. That is objectively higher.
However, Portland will now doubtless take some criticism for turning Simons right into a participant who’s 9 years older and has medical considerations. It’s unclear what precisely the Blazers noticed that brought about them to hunt to regulate the phrases of the commerce, however Vacation handled a strained proper hamstring throughout the 2025 playoffs and had an uncommon hand harm (“mallet finger” in his proper pinky) throughout the common season.
Portland’s entrance workplace, led by common supervisor Joe Cronin, is now in a profoundly unusual state of affairs. It should guarantee followers that they should not be involved about Vacation’s well being, although it simply decreased the price of buying him on the idea of its considerations about Vacation’s well being.