Portland Trail Blazers guard Jrue Holiday and forward Deni Avdija have both been nominated for Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of Oct.
After all the hype from the offseason for the Portland Trail Blazers, it is safe to say they are thriving. They have started the season with a 3-2 record, the first time they have been over .500 since January 2023.
The Portland Trail Blazers organization is still recovering from the shock that resulted from their head coach Chauncey Billups being arrested by the FBI for supposed activity in rigged poker games.
Through five games, Holiday is doing exactly what Portland needed: stabilizing the young core, commanding the floor, and setting a winning tone amid early-season noise.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
Jrue Holiday scored 27 points and hit four key free throws in the final seconds to lift the visiting Portland Trail Blazers to a 136-134 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.
Former NBA guard Jeff Teague believes veteran guard Jrue Holiday will be on the move once again — this time to the Houston Rockets. On the latest episode of his Club 520 Podcast, Teague predicted that the Portland Trail Blazers will trade Holiday to Houston by the 2025–26 trade deadline.
Jrue Holiday has been playing extremely well for the Portland Trail Blazers through four games. Jrue Holiday has averaged 17.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 7.8 assists to begin the season as the Portland Trail Blazers are 2-2.
JJ Redick had plenty to say about Jrue Holiday after the Los Angeles Lakers’ defeat to the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday. The Lakers’ offense struggled without Luka Doncic and LeBron James, despite Austin Reaves’ 41-point game.
Jrue Holiday looked like the veteran star Portland envisioned when they traded for him this offseason. On the second night of a back-to-back, the 35-year-old
PHOENIX — Just ahead of the 2023-24 NBA season, the Phoenix Suns took part in a three-team trade that sent Damian Lillard to Milwaukee and Deandre Ayton to Portland.
The Portland Trail Blazers acquired Jrue Holiday this offseason, and the move reportedly didn’t go well for the 35-year-old guard because he’s been moved to a rebuilding situation. However, according to the two-time NBA champion, this is not true.
During an interview with Marc J. Spears of Andscape, two-time NBA champion Jrue Holiday said he was “super excited” when Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens called him and told him he was being traded to the Portland Trail Blazers.
Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe has been turning heads during training camp, so much so that he’s been “cooking” one of the team’s top veterans.
A week into training camp, the Portland Trail Blazers fast numerous roster questions. Though third-year point guard Scoot Henderson had been expected to compete for a starting role on this year's squad, an injury may have inadvertently demoted him back to the bench — at least to tip off the 2025-26 NBA season.
The Portland Trail Blazers made the decision to trade for Jrue Holiday for the second time this summer. This time, the Blazers will actually keep him on the team, so he plays for Portland.
The Portland Trail Blazers decided to make the move to bring in Jrue Holiday for the second time. The first time they brought him over, they rerouted him to Boston.
Portland Trail Blazers guard Jrue Holiday is hoping for a successful 2025-2026 season, which will hopefully bring wins to Portland. Holiday came over from the Boston Celtics over the summer, a team that has been a bona fide title contender for years.
After spending two seasons with the Boston Celtics, veteran NBA guard Jrue Holiday is now preparing for his first campaign with the Portland Trail Blazers, who traded for him in the offseason.
The Boston Celtics made their first major move of the offseason last month when they traded Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers, but the return for the veteran guard wound up being a lot lighter than they anticipated.