Bucks traded Jrue Holiday to Trail Blazers while he was napping, his wife reveals in scathing Instagram post

An afternoon after Jrue Holiday stated he sought after to retire as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, he was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers after which the Boston Celtics a couple of days later. While trades are part of the process as an NBA participant, his wife, Lauren Holiday, shared what it was like for her circle of relatives to listen the news.

“On Wednesday, my husband took a nap. He woke up to news that he had been moved [to Portland]. No warning, no heads up, not even a conversation that it could be a possibility,” she wrote on Instagram. “Just, it’s done. Now move on because ‘it’s not personal, it’s business.'”

Former Blazers superstar Damian Lillard requested for a industry in July after being with the group for 11 years. This led to Portland doing a three-team handle the Bucks and Phoenix Suns. Holiday went to the Blazers, however the Celtics bought him 4 days later in trade for Malcolm Brogdon, Robert Williams and two first-round alternatives. 

Holiday were with the Bucks since 2020 after taking part in for the New Orleans Pelicans for seven years. Lauren Holiday stated her circle of relatives had discovered to name Milwaukee house. Their youngsters went to college with different Bucks gamers’ youngsters, while she was buddies with the other halves. 

“All of this is personal to us. It’s our life,” she wrote. “There’s no trade to any of that. 

“…I’m not sharing this to say we are entitled to anything. I’m sharing this to say we are human beings whose kids develop friendships with other kids in our community, we are people who value family and friendships and invest in the cities we play in. We don’t just take from the city we play in, we give to the city we play in and we give our all.”