The arms race within the Jap Convention received much more fascinating on Sunday, as veteran guard Jrue Vacation has been traded to the Boston Celtics.
Boston has acquired Vacation from the Portland Path Blazers in alternate for Robert Williams, Malcolm Brogdon and two first-round picks. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the primary to report the commerce.
Wojnarowski provides that the Celtics are “keen” to work out a long-term extension with Vacation, who’s within the ultimate yr of his contract.
Vacation landed in Portland earlier this week as a part of the three-team blockbuster commerce that despatched Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics have been considered one of a number of groups that pursued Vacation.
Vacation, 33, is without doubt one of the finest defensive gamers within the NBA. He additionally gives loads of scoring and averaged 19.3 factors and seven.4 assists per sport final yr. His impression goes past the court docket as he’s a really beloved group determine who has gained three NBA Teammate of the 12 months Awards.
It’s hardly a shock that the Celtics have been keen to outspend different groups for Vacation. The Bucks shortly surpassed Boston as the favourite within the East after they acquired Lillard, however the Vacation commerce will assist degree the taking part in area once more.
