Ironically, Holiday was briefly a Trail Blazer after his part in their deal with Milwaukee for Damian Lillard in 2023 before the Celtics acquired him less than a week later. Boston was lifting another trophy within the year, in no small part due to Holiday’s stout defense and unselfish team play.

The Suns traded Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder and four first-round picks and a pick swap to the Nets in the Durant deal. After the season ended with a second-round loss, the Suns traded Chris Paul, Landry Shamet, five future second-round picks and four pick swaps in the Bradley Beal deal.

A person with knowledge of the details says Boston is trading Holiday to Portland, a year after helping the Celtics win the NBA championship.