<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-bulls-clippers-celtics-options-anfernee-simons-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Could Bulls, Clippers be Celtics options for Anfernee Simons trade?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Celtics-guard-Anfernee-Simons.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Could Bulls, Clippers be Celtics options for Anfernee Simons trade?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T07:29:37-07:00">June 29th, 7:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T07:29:37-07:00">June 29th, 7:29am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints, who also covers the NBA and MLB. He received his Masters in Business Administration Bachelor's degree in Sports Management from Nichols College. Previously, ran his own website, and had bylines at FanSided, Basketball Network, Athlon Sports, and The Sporting News. In addition to his work at ClutchPoints, Owen is also a Breaking News Writer at Heavy and a Content Producer for More Views Media.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics only recently acquired Anfernee Simons from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Jrue Holiday, but with the team still looking to shed some salary, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-rumors-will-boston-trade-anfernee-simons">Simons could be on the move</a> before even taking the court for the Celtics. If that does end up happening, the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Clippers could be a pair of potential landing spots for him.</p><p>Simons has turned himself into a solid scorer early in his career, as he is fresh off averaging 19.3 points on 42.6% shooting for the Trail Blazers last season. While Boston has <a href="https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2025/06/what-dodging-second-apron-means-for-boston-celtics-trade-possibilities.html" rel="noopener">gotten under the second apron</a> of the salary cap, they still have work to do to avoid the first apron, which is why a trade involving Simons is on the table. If they do want to move him, it seems like the Bulls could be the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-latest-warriors-jonathan-kuminga-nba-free-agency-intel">most sensible destination for him</a>.</p><p>“After trading Lonzo Ball on Saturday and continuing to field calls about Coby White, the Chicago Bulls may need a new guard next to Josh Giddey, who the team intends to re-sign in free agency,” Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints wrote. “The Bulls like to play fast and shoot a lot of threes, which would fit Simons’ style of play perfectly.”</p><p>“More importantly, from Boston’s point of view, Nikola Vucevic is a veteran big man who would make a lot of sense as a one-year replacement for Porzingis. Such a swap would immediately move the Celtics out of the first apron and give them a key veteran at center. Although there is no confirmation that the two teams have discussed such a scenario, the Celtics have been mentioned by league sources as a team with interest in Vucevic previously.”</p><h2><b>Clippers could also be potential landing spot for Anfernee Simons</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Anfernee-Simons-controls-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Considering Chicago’s need for backcourt help, and Boston’s long-standing interest in Nikola Vucevic (plus their need for help at center after trading Kristaps Porzingis), the premise for a trade is already in place. Of course, the Bulls aren’t the only potential suitor for Simons, as the Clippers were also floated as a potential trade partner, although there are a couple of different issues they are dealing with that could make a deal more difficult to pull off.</p><p>“Another team worth mentioning regarding Simons, if the Celtics were to relocate him again, is the Los Angeles Clippers,” Siegel said. “Simons is a player LA has been linked to previously in trade rumors, but the Clippers have their own problems to sort through with Norman Powell in the final year of his contract and James Harden potentially opting out to demand more money in free agency.”</p><p>Even though the Celtics have already swung a pair of big trades this offseason, it seems like their work is only just getting started. Simons could ultimately stay put, but if teams begin to swarm Boston for him on the trade market, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him get dealt, with Chicago and Los Angeles immediately standing out as a pair of logical suitors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Could Bulls, Clippers be Celtics options for Anfernee Simons trade?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-dwyane-wade-absolutely-loves-anfernee-simons-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Dwyane Wade absolutely loves Celtics’ Anfernee Simons trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Dwyane-Wade-loves-Simons.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Dwyane Wade absolutely loves Celtics’ Anfernee Simons trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-28T19:27:59-07:00">June 28th, 7:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-28T19:27:59-07:00">June 28th, 7:27pm</time><address><a>Rishav Bhat</a>Rishav is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. A novelist first and foremost, he has written three fiction books. His high threshold of knowledge combined with his writing skills gives him the ability to write uniquely insightful pieces across basketball, soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, eSports, and a variety of other sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With Jayson Tatum set to undergo a lengthy Achilles recovery, the Boston Celtics have made multiple huge moves to avoid luxury tax and second apron penalties. Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday have already been traded, with the likes of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/brad-stevens-reveals-celtics-foundation-amid-jaylen-brown-derrick-white-trade-rumors">Derrick White and Jaylen Brown also being linked to moves.</a></p><p>However, in an offseason dominated by departures, Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade has found value in the arrival of Anfernee Simons. The Celtics received the 26-year-old guard alongside two second-round draft picks, a move estimated to have saved the team around $40 million in tax.</p><p>However, Wade <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1939121422007406746" rel="noopener">praised</a> Simons’ scoring ability, referencing how he averaged 19.6 points per game last season, which was also his lowest points average in the last three campaigns. </p><p>“What I love about the Celtics is getting this young guy who can fill it up. Anfernee can fill it up. We know that I think he averaged almost 20 points per game. We know he can do it in bunches,” Wade said on Wy Network. As a matter of fact, he sees similarities between Simons and Damian Lillard, arguably the best-ever player in Trail Blazers’ history. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“What I love about the Celtics is getting this young guy who could fill it up. Anfernee [Simons] can fill it up… he has a lot of Dame [Damian Lillard] in him.” </p><p>Dwyane Wade LOVES the Simons trade for the Boston Celtics 🙏🏽</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/wynetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wynetwork</a>)<br> <a href="https://t.co/N37mohWTAQ">pic.twitter.com/N37mohWTAQ</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1939121422007406746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“He has a lot of Dame in him. Obviously, Dame was his mentor. So I loved the fact that they just grabbed a young fella’ to insert some energy into that team, not knowing what Jayson Tatum’s going to be next year or what Jaylen Brown’s going to be,” he said.</p><p>And while Simons may have the potential to help Boston in what is set to be a difficult year, Brad Stevens’ team may not be done making money-saving moves.</p><h2><b>Celtics looking to flip Anfernee Simons?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Anfernee-Simons-controls-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Anfernee Simons joins Boston on an expiring contract, which ends at the conclusion of next season, for which he is owed more than $27 million. And while Wade may want to see <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-rumors-will-boston-trade-anfernee-simons">Simons succeed with the Celtics</a>, Stevens may have other plans.</p><p>The Cs are actively looking to shed further salary. They are currently $4.6 million below the second apron and shedding Simons’ contract, therefore has immediate appeal, as per Jay King of The Athletic. </p><p>Hence, even if Simons is now a Boston player, he may find himself traded again just days after making leaving Portland.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Dwyane Wade absolutely loves Celtics’ Anfernee Simons trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-rumors-will-boston-trade-anfernee-simons');   ga('set', 'title', 'Celtics rumors: Will Boston trade Anfernee Simons?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Anfernee-Simons-controls-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Celtics rumors: Will Boston trade Anfernee Simons?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-28T14:19:13-07:00">June 28th, 2:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-28T14:19:36-07:00">June 28th, 2:19pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens entered the offseason with a highly delicate task: find a way to keep the roster competitive while shedding significant salary. The implementation of this complicated plan is ongoing. Although the C’s have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/3-reasons-celtics-won-jrue-holiday-anfernee-simons-trade">already traded Jrue Holiday</a> and Kristaps Porzingis and acquired Anfernee Simons and Georges Niang in those respective moves, they are still considering further roster adjustments.</p><p>The biggest one may revolve around a new acquisition. Both Simons and Niang are on expiring contracts, making them potentially appealing options on the trade market. The former is a particularly interesting talent, given the prominent offensive role he has served for the Portland Trail Blazers over the last few years.</p><p>Simons, who arrives via the Holiday trade, averaged 19.3 points and 4.8 assists in 70 games last season. He could provide a potent scoring punch while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-brad-stevens-hits-boston-with-harsh-reality-after-major-trades">Jayson Tatum recovers</a> from a ruptured Achilles tendon.</p><p>Nevertheless, the Celtics, much like the Blazers, may not see Simons as an ideal component of their long-term future. He will also cost them a pretty penny next season. Stevens has much to consider. A trusted reporter is breaking down the franchise’s current predicament <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6457444/2025/06/27/celtics-anfernee-simons-trade/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">and possible options</a>.</p><p>“With Porzingis and Holiday walking out the door in Boston, this team has already saved themselves close to $200 million between payroll and taxes,” Jay King of The Athletic notes. ” Still, the Celtics remain above the first apron and are continuing to search the trade market for other possible moves, which could include relocating either Anfernee Simons or Georges Niang.</p><p>“The Celtics would likely find it easier to move Niang, who is making $8.2 million in the final year of his contract, than Simons, who is making $27.6 million in the final year of his current deal. Both players can be traded again by the Celtics, but their contracts cannot be combined with others.”</p><h2><b>With so much up in the air, the Celtics have a big decision to make</b></h2><p>Despite Tatum’s lengthy injury absence, Boston arguably still boasts a playoff-caliber roster, with 2024 NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown and the superbly versatile Derrick White leading the way. Moreover, the Eastern Conference could be as unpredictable as it has ever been, especially in light of all the devastating postseason injuries.</p><p>The two favorites are presently mired in uncertainty themselves — the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/darius-garland-toe-surgery-announced-amid-cavs-trade-rumors">Cleveland Cavaliers are banged-up</a> and coming off another crushing postseason defeat, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-ny-granted-permission-interview-ex-hornets-head-coach-james-borrego">New York Knicks are still searching</a> for a head coach. Perhaps the Celtics could fare better in this potential free-for-all than many expect.</p><p>When surveying the landscape, Brad Stevens may see the benefit of keeping Simons for at least the 2025-26 campaign. The 26-year-old guard knocks down 3-pointers at a 38.1 percent clip for his career, a stat that surely made head coach Joe Mazzulla perk up. He has undeniable limitations, with defense being the most glaring one, but Boston has to replace a significant chunk of its offense. Simons has the ability to help fill that role.</p><p>Though, if a tempting deal arises, the front office may have no choice but to ship out the former first-round pick. How the Celtics proceed could depend greatly on how they view their 2025-26 prospects and the East as a whole. That picture should look clearer once free agency begins on Monday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics rumors: Will Boston trade Anfernee Simons?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/portland-trail-blazers/blazers-next-trade-must-make-jrue-holiday-anfernee-simons-swap-celtics');   ga('set', 'title', 'The next trade Blazers must make after Jrue Holiday-Anfernee Simons swap with Celtics');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/blazers-x-reasons-why-portland-must-must-not-trade-jrue-holiday-after-damian-lillard-blockbuster.jpg"></figure><h1>The next trade Blazers must make after Jrue Holiday-Anfernee Simons swap with Celtics</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-24T22:33:42-07:00">June 24th, 10:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-24T22:36:17-07:00">June 24th, 10:36pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When news broke that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/celtics-news-boston-pulls-off-stunning-jrue-holiday-trade-blazers-anfernee-simons">Portland Trail Blazers were re-acquiring Jrue Holiday</a> in a trade with the Boston Celtics centered around Anfernee Simons, it took the NBA world by storm.</p><p>Suddenly, the 2024 NBA Champions were blowing up their core, with the Simons deal <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-atlanta-acquiring-kristaps-porzingis-3-team-trade-celtics-nets">serving as an appetizer for the Kristaps Porzingis trade to come</a>, and as a result, the very direction of the Eastern Conference has shifted for the foreseeable future.</p><p>But what about the Trail Blazers? Why was a team in the basement of the Western Conference looking to add a win-now player in Holiday and give up on a homegrown player in Simons, who is still only 26 years old? Well, while some of that has to do with Simons’ fit with the Celtics’ core, which is a bit redundant with younger scorers like Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe, it might also signify a change in the Blazers’ plans moving forward, with the team looking to turn the page on their older core in favor of a young crop of emerging stars.</p><p>Could the Trail Blazers keep Holiday around to help Henderson and Sharp out both as a mentor and as a defensive backcourt player who knows how to win? Sure thing, but they would be wise to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/sources-implications-celtics-blazers-trade-jrue-holiday-anfernee-simons">at least consider re-routing the 35-year-old guard, too</a>, as they could potentially secure a quality return for his services that fits the team’s long-term needs.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jrue-Holiday.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>The Trail Blazers should re-route Jrue Holiday to Utah</b></h2><p>The Celtics acquired Simons from Portland for one reason above all others: to save money.</p><p>Now granted, in some trades, it really can be a win-win for both sides, with one team looking for a guard and another after a big. But in this case, Simons was explicitly targeted not just because he could help to replace Jayson Tatum’s scoring pop but because he saved the team $20 million against the cap versus Holiday’s figure, considering they were still over the second apron before the Porzingis trade.</p><p>Because the Celtics wanted to get off of that extra money, they were only able to get back Simons and two seconds for Holiday’s services, which is less than <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/holidjr01.html" rel="noopener">the package</a>, Malcolm Brogdon, Robert Williams, a 2024 1st round draft pick and a 2029 1st round draft pick, that they originally surrendered back in 2023. Granted, Holiday is two years older and is coming off a season where his numbers dipped a tad, but securing his services for less than a first-round pick is a fine piece of general managing from Portland’s side of the deal.</p><p>But what would make it even better? Re-routing Holiday for a first-round pick and the requisite contract(s) the team would need to take back in order to make the deal kosher in the eyes of the NBA?</p><p>As things presently stand, the Trail Blazers are <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/portland-trail-blazers/cap/_/year/2025" rel="noopener">well under the first apron</a> according to Spotrac, with the ability to still aggregate contracts even after the Holiday deal becomes official. Because they have an asset that almost every contending team in the NBA would like, and they can take on one or more contracts that maybe aren’t the best from another NBA team and still have an ability to ask for a quality return from an asset standpoint.</p><p>Could a team like the Utah Jazz, who have a deep treasure trove of assets, look to add Holiday to their roster as they attempt to get where they want to be, aggregating the contracts of, say, Colin Sexton and John Collins for Holiday and Matisse Thybulle with Minnesota’s 21st overall first-round pick in this year’s draft and a future second-round pick thrown to make it worth Portland’s time? Would adding another young player just outside of the lottery be worth adding two more players with no long-term future on the team, who Portland could then trade again mid-season if a contender needs a combo forward or a combo guard to really take their offense over the top?</p><p>Considering that’s exactly what the Trail Blazers did with Holiday the first time he landed in Portland, with Malcolm Brogdon already moved and “Timelord” still available for a center-needy team like the Los Angeles Lakers, who may have to pay a premium for his services, that feels like a resounding yes.</p><p>Normally, when a team makes a trade, it’s a finished product. Celtics fans are watching various highlight videos of Simons as they prepare to see him suit up for the green and white this fall, and so are the Hawks faithful who just became the biggest Porzingis-heads in the NBA. But for Portland, Holiday’s on-court debut isn’t a lock just yet, as he very well could end up playing elsewhere before the end of the week, let alone the start of the regular season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The next trade Blazers must make after Jrue Holiday-Anfernee Simons swap with Celtics

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He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics entered the 2025 offseason looking to shed money. After Jayson Tatum tore his ACL in the second round of the playoffs, Boston’s payroll became a big issue. The Celtics took the first step in cleaning up their books by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-boston-pulls-off-stunning-jrue-holiday-trade-blazers-anfernee-simons">trading Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers for Anfernee Simons</a>. However, that might not be the only move they make.</p><p>Players across Boston’s rosters have heard their names thrown around in trade talks. Fans wonder if <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-rumors-bostons-trade-outlook-positive-twist">Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick White, or Jaylen Brown will be traded later on this summer</a>. Experts think that at least one more major contract will be moved in exchange for an expiring deals. Right now, the most popular name is Porzingis.</p><p>The seven-footer was a key piece of the Celtics team that won the title in 2024. He has put up better numbers in past seasons, but <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/3102531/kristaps-porzingis" rel="noopener">his two years in Boston</a> might be the best of his career. Teams around the league looking for centers will line up to make offers for Porzingis as soon as she becomes available.</p><p>One of the teams that makes the most sense is the New Orleans Pelicans. We put together one possible deal that sends the Latvian All-Star to the Pelicans.</p><p>Celtics receive: G Dejounte Murray</p><p>Pelicans receive: F/C Kristaps Porzingis, 2028 first round pick(BOS)</p><p>This trade gives New Orleans the stretch-five they need to put alongside Zion Williamson. The former All-Star is one of the most explosive athletes in the league. However, his lack of outside shooting and health struggles have held his team back.</p><p>If the Pelicans are healthy throughout next season, the duo of Williamson and Porzingis could play perfectly next to one another. It puts more pressure on Jose Alvarado and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-wizards-cj-mccollum-jordan-poole-trade">newly acquired New Orleans point guard Jordan Poole</a> to shoot well enough to get away with Williamson playing as the point guard.</p><p>The Celtics, on the other hand, get a player that fits perfectly into what Joe Mazzulla wants to do. Murray’s efficiency from deep range needs some work, but the defensive trio of him, Brown, and White would be formidable.</p><p>Porzingis’ health history hurts his value, but he is the next expendable contract that the Celtics could move. They might have to part with more draft equity in order to make the deal happen, though.</p><p>Giving up a pick in 2028 could mean nothing. If Tatum returns at full strength and joins the new starting lineup, Boston could be right back at the top of the Eastern Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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