TUALATIN — The Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday officially introduced their splashiest offseason acquisition, point guard Jrue Holiday, during a news conference at the practice facility in Tualatin.
Damian Lillard rented Jrue Holiday's Milwaukee-area home while playing for the Bucks.Lillard jokingly complained about Holiday's Wi-Fi during a media event.Lillard said he enjoyed his time with the Bucks but is happy to be back in Portland.
Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday are set to be teammates for the first time as both have joined the Portland Trail Blazers this offseason ... Lillard shared with reporters Wednesday that he rented Holiday's house the last two years in Milwaukee.
Kristaps Porzingis was traded to the Hawks while Jrue Holiday was moved to the Trail Blazers in a pair of huge deals this summer. However, interestingly, the Raptors did make the call for Holiday armed with a draft pick, per NBA insider JakeFischer.
The Portland Trail Blazers trade with the Boston Celtics has been reduced to a straight player swap without the previously reported two second-round picks going to the Celtics, a league source has told The Oregonian/OregonLive ....
The full package was the Celtics sending Jrue Holiday to Portland in exchange for guard AnferneeSimons and two future second-round picks ... Holiday for Simons ... What Brad Stevens said about Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday after Celtics trades.
The Trail Blazers saved two draft picks for themselves after altering the trade that landed them Jrue Holiday from the Celtics ... Jrue Holiday spent his last two seasons with the Celtics ... Jrue Holiday ...
The Portland Trail Blazers' acquisition of two-time All-Star guard Jrue Holiday was announced as official on Monday but has been amended from the terms reported on June 23 ... .