Jrue Holiday Out, Simons In: Celtics Shake-Up + Kevin Durant’s Push for a Title in Houston & Sixers Draft Pressure

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4.3 • 915 Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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The Celtics trade Jrue Holiday for Anfernee Simons, but is this a pivot or just the beginning? Plus, Kevin Durant lands in Houston—did he orchestrate the move, and is it championship-or-bust now?

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0:00.0	More trades before the NBA draft. The Mavericks make a move that could mean another trade with the Lakers,
0:06.1	and Kevin Durant plays general manager. Does it add pressure for him to win next season in Houston?
0:11.5	That's all today on Locked on NBA.
0:19.6	You are Locked on NBA, your daily NBA podcast.
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0:50.4	I'm Doug Branson, host of Lockdown Hornets and your shot clock Sherpa guiding you through the NBA's biggest stories every day with the help of Lockdown's local experts.
0:58.7	And I have two of the best with me as always from the Lockdown Nuggets podcast.
1:03.1	He's the senior NBA writer for the Action Network.
1:05.3	It's Matt Moore, Matt.
1:08.0	I've slept like 18 hours in the last day,
1:11.6	but all the adrenaline from the season just evaporated from my body.
1:16.4	And then I woke up to a flurry of text messages.
1:19.0	Oh, by the way, the Celtics traded for Anthony Simons.
1:21.7	Just, we're already off.
1:23.3	Going to be one of them summers this year.
1:25.6	That's right.
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