Overview

• Jrue Holiday was formally introduced by the Trail Blazers on July 29 and emphasized his willingness to defend and play across multiple positions to fit Portland’s schemes.
• Holiday said he will mentor rising guards Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe by sharing defensive insights and veteran professionalism.
• He stressed that his ultimate objective is winning—whether that means securing a playoff berth or contending for a championship.
• Damian Lillard remains under contract but is expected to miss the entire 2025-26 season while rehabbing his torn Achilles tendon.
• Portland hopes Holiday’s veteran guidance, alongside Lillard’s eventual on-court return, will accelerate the team’s bid to end a four-year playoff drought.