{"id":381251,"date":"2026-08-26T02:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T02:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/381251\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T02:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T02:32:15","slug":"report-miami-heat-get-major-jrue-holiday-trade-update-after-klay-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/381251\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Miami Heat Get Major Jrue Holiday Trade Update After Klay Signing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HOUSTON, TEXAS – JANUARY 03: Jrue Holiday #4 of the Boston Celtics handles the ball against the Houston Rockets during the first half at Toyota Center on January 03, 2025 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Alex Slitz\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The Miami Heat<\/a> has had a celebratory offseason. After landing Giannis Antetokounmpo in a league-rattling blockbuster trade in June, the Heat landed veteran sharpshooting guard Klay Thompson<\/a>, who reached a contract buyout with the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Antetokounmpo and Thompson are two of the Heat\u2019s major additions this offseason; the other two are a pair of 3-point marksmen in big man Bobby Portis and forward Tim Hardaway<\/a> Jr.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Heat still has three roster spots open, and the growing belief is that the team will fill at least two of them before the start of the 2026-27 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One name who has routinely made the rounds in Heat trade speculation is Jrue Holiday<\/a>, especially with Miami\u2019s glaring need for a star floor general. Is the veteran Holiday, a two-time NBA<\/a> champion, on the way out of Portland?<\/p>\n

Insider Dishes on Jrue Holiday to Miami Heat Rumors
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GettyPORTLAND, OREGON \u2013 NOVEMBER 30: Jrue Holiday #5 of the Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> looks on during warm-up before the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> at Moda Center on November 30, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Soobum Im\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

There is no doubt Holiday, Antetokounmpo\u2019s Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> teammate, would fit wonderfully in Miami. But there is plenty of doubt that he departs from the Trail Blazers this offseason. According to NBA insider Jake Fischer, the Holiday\u2019s link to the Heat is purely speculative.<\/p>\n

\u201cJrue Holiday is not going anywhere,\u201d Fischer, speaking on the Bleacher Report NBA insider live stream notebook on Tuesday, said flatly. \u201c\u2026 For some reason, people online love to make graphics about Jrue Holiday finding a buyout agreement with Portland; they put him in a Sixers uniform, they talk about him going to Miami.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fischer noted that the Blazers, who acquired Holiday from the Boston Celtics<\/a> in June 2025, firmly intend to retain the 36-year-old former All-Star despite the team\u2019s crowded backcourt situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Blazers want Jrue Holiday. It doesn\u2019t matter that Damian Lillard<\/a> is coming back from a torn Achilles, it doesn\u2019t matter that they traded for Ja Morant; Portland has no intent of trading Jrue Holiday or signing him to a buyout agreement.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Latest Update is a Blow for Miami<\/p>\n

Unless the Blazers change their tune on Holiday, a two-time All-Star, that\u2019s a big name the Heat can\u2019t go after.<\/p>\n

To be clear, there is no evidence that the Heat view Holiday as a target, either now or before the trade deadline in February.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Holiday\u2019s connection to Miami became a thing when Antetokounmpo was traded from the Bucks to the Heat. Holiday was the star point guard for the Antetokounmpo-led Bucks, who after acquiring Holiday from the New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> in the 2020 offseason, claimed the 2021 NBA title.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After winning a championship with Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee, Holiday moved to the Boston Celtics in 2023. And a similar thing happened. Months after Holiday landed with one of the world\u2019s most decorated sports franchises, the Celtics won the 2024 NBA with Holiday\u2019s help.<\/p>\n

At 36, Holiday remains a high-impact player. In Portland, he is viewed as the veteran leader with championship experience. Last season, Holiday helped guide the rising Blazers through the play-in tournament and into the playoffs, where they played a hard-fought five-game series against the eventual Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Holiday doesn\u2019t seem like a gettable target for the Heat or any team at this time, but if that changes, the Miami rumors will likely percolate once again.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tAdel Ahmad<\/a> Adel is a writer with over five years of experience covering the NBA. His work has appeared on various media platforms, both national and local. More about Adel Ahmad<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty HOUSTON, TEXAS – JANUARY 03: Jrue Holiday #4 of the Boston Celtics handles the ball against the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381252,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-381251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}