Why the Jrue Holiday Trade Makes Perfect Sense

The Bucks just added Dame, so naturally the Boston Celtics responded by trading for Jrue Holiday, who arguably defends him better than anyone.

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[pierceliu]

For the trades itself definitely understand it. They are combining Smarts’s defense+Brogdon’s playmaking into Jrue, and Grant’s shooting+Williams’s rim protection into Porzingis. But at the same time if one or two of the players in that six man rotation are injured they gonna be in trouble

[clarasundqvist]

coming back to this video and the comments after the celtics won the championship where jrue was arguably 3rd in the finals mvp race is incredibly interesting - he was such a disgustingly perfect fit for this team. we got all the defensive highs of marcus smart without his offensive defiencies, and the best defensive backcourt in the league.

taking the offensive load off of him allowed him to show off how high his basketball iq actually is - he's maybe *the* key player to us winning both the ecf and the finals because of his contributions on both sides of the floor. his offense was especially great in the finals, he always seemed to be in the right position to get the easy pass. the duo he formed with tatum was amazing to watch, they seemed so in sync.

this and the porzingis trade is such a masterclass in teambuilding by brad stevens, and now when we drafted baylor scheierman as a hauser backup, next season cannot come fast enough.

[Preddybenn]

@hoopsvenue I love your basketball breakdowns and analysis. you really give a well in-depth and great breakdown of not only the player's strengths and weaknesses but also tendencies and fit for the team. Brilliant breakdown and keep up the good work!

[joecesh]

Smart is a high risk high reward defender. He usually gambles on defense that can can cost greatly or reward remarkably. While Jrue is low risk high reward, he is very controlled with his defense. I like this for Boston, still miss Smart tho. Imagine Jrue, Smart, White on the same team 👀

[isaactesfaye]

Jrue is the best poa defender in the nba. Derrick white is the best off ball guard defender in the nba. He contests as many shots at the hoop as a lot of centers and rotations are excellent. They can both play on/off ball on offense and have connecting/spacing/scaling attributes. 2 players that aren’t fair to have together. Then porzingus rim protection and horfords switch ability and the jays are solid. This is the best defense I’ve seen in a while. Great vid!

[johnachebe]

Jrue goin to the Celtics could be problematic for the bucks because jrue has a history of putting dame in a straightjacket

[VillainArch]

I love how you showed every guard and forward that have been killing the Celtics for years. People overrated Marcus defensively. He didn’t “lock down” any of these cats like how Jrue does. Marcus never had a game where he could at least make the guy work on the other end either; which hurt us on both ends. This is a win.

[gilly]

I really thought about it, Malcolm is good but he was not dependable at all in Boston + they got Derrick white and now JRUE to fill that role. Losing timelord sucks but if you think about it, I think Horford was the better big in the playoffs against the elite bigs like Embiid, giannis, and bam

[Xenferno]

Jrue Holiday is an all around Marcus Smart. Great fit for Celtics.

[willjensen]

If the Celtics lack depth, the Bucks really lack depth haha

[MikeTheNBAGuy]

what's your pre-season prediction for the finals?

[pgpacernation]

Great pick up by the Boston
Lost Snart defensive presence got it back in the guard position with Jrue can’t really complain

[SPLASHhoopz]

Jrue is the biggest threat to the bucks right now

[JOHNNYPMUSIC]

Better defender in 2023, Holiday or Caurso? And why

[VillainArch]

Jrue is soooo tough on the court. This is who the Celtics DREAMED Marcus Smart would become. Ten years & that day never came. But here’s Jrue today. Guards that used to constantly kill the Celtics are slapping their face today!!!East and West coast. You name them. 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[gilbertigwegbe]

His defense style is similar to Ausar Thompson's

[renzoenzo]

C - Horford
F - KP
F - JT
G - JB
G - Jrue

F - Hausser
G - White
G - Pritchard

Solid 8 man rotation, just like the 8 man rotation of Denver last season

Joker, Jamal, MPJ, AG, KCP, Braun, Green, Bruce

[tylerriley]

No more guarding Jayson Tatum for Holiday

[adhithram]

Its strangely amusing that the 3 best teams in the league after these trades all have some depth concerns in Denver, Milwaukee and Boston

[nbapbaupdate]

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