Basketball Intelligence for 10/2/23

The Jrue Holiday trade, team-specific stories, WNBA, and more

JRUE HOLIDAY TRADE

NBA trade grades: Breaking down the Jrue Holiday to Boston deal
Kevin Pelton, ESPN+

Trail Blazers accumulate picks, address size issue while sending Jrue Holiday to Boston Celtics
Aaron Fentress, The Oregonian

Portland sets the East on fire
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry

After those six, the Celtics will have question marks. But I’m optimistic that Boston’s depth won’t be an albatross. Payton Prichard? Luke Kornet? Sam Hauser? Casual fans will scoff, but all three players generally performed well when given the opportunity last season. These are serviceable, young-ish vets with defined NBA skills (shooting for Hauser and Pritchard, kontesting shots for Kornet). Boston’s top six is so deep and so good that there will always be at least three above-average players on the floor at any given time, so even if one of the reserves struggles, the roster should be resilient (and the Celtics still have ammo to add more pieces).

Open Wide
Jared Dubin, Last Night, In Basketball

Celtics choose talent over emotion with bold Jrue Holiday trade
Chris Forsberg, NBC Sports Boston