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Jrue Holiday of the Portland Trail Blazers during an NBA game.
After making the postseason for the first time since 2o21 but ultimately losing in the first round in five games to the San Antonio Spurs, the Portland Trail Blazers will be looking to improve the roster over the offseason.
That could involve making some trades.
Jrue Holiday Hopes Not to be Traded by Trail Blazers Over the Offseason
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One player who hopes not to be involved in a trade out of Portland is veteran guard Jrue Holiday, who is coming off of his first season with the Trail Blazers.
Holiday still has two years remaining on his current contract with Portland, including a $37 million dollar player option for the 2027-28 season. So technically, he’s not in control of what happens to him this offseason. But, he’s been traded before, as recently as last July, as he’s hoping to avoid that same fate this summer.
“I hope so. I don’t like being traded and moved and stuff. I like being a part of something and building with the team and seeing the progress and going through the progress with them. So I hope so. I’d love to be here,” Holiday said of remaining in Portland.
“Honestly, just kind of how we ended the season, fighting and clawing, knowing that we have a team that has proven ourselves to some extent to be a playoff team. We have a good mix of older gentlemen and then young guys that are still hungry. You hear them. They’re still in the gym now and it’s been two days (since) we lost in the playoffs. So I’m really excited for that.”
This story will be updated.
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