Stevens' Sucker Punch: Analyzing the late-night Jrue Holiday trade

A top-down look at how the deal affects the Celtics

Brad Stevens struck us with a sucker punch. I woke up at 5 am to my phone going nuts. At this time of year, that only means one thing: The Celtics made a trade.

With a Thanos-like snap of his fingers, Stevens sent Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers, with Anfernee Simons and two future second-round picks heading back to Boston.

Let’s start peeling …