Bold win-now Clippers trade idea brings star guard, NBA champion, home to LA | Sporting News

The Los Angeles Clippers are still trying to contend for an NBA championship.

After another successful regular season, they entered the 2025 NBA playoffs with high expectations.

After taking a 2-1 lead against the Denver Nuggets, it looked like they were on their way to making a deep playoff run.

They eventually fell short, and now Clippers trade rumors are full of ideas on how to take the team over the edge.

Lets look at one recent Clippers trade idea from Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report and see if his risky Jrue Holiday trade idea is worth doing.

Baileys trade proposal looks like this: Clippers receive: Jrue Holiday Boston Celtics receive: Norman Powell, Kris Dunn, and Cam Christie It may be difficult to imagine getting rid of Powell and Dunn for an aging Holiday, but this could be a risky Clippers trade worth making.

Holiday has a championship pedigree and legendary defensive chops.

Pairing him with Kawhi Leonard and Ivica Zubac on that end of the floor would only take the Clippers' already good defense to an elite level.

Although Powell was a star for the Clippers during the regular season, he saw his production fall dramatically once the playoffs began.

Powell averaged 21.8 points per game on 41.8% shooting from three during the regular season.

In the playoffs, however, he only averaged 16 points on 35% shooting from three.

Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp Holiday, on the other hand, is known for maybe less for his regular season excellence but more for his playoff performances.

For a team looking to make a deep playoff run, that swap could be the difference-maker.

One reason not to do this trade is Holidays obvious decline over the last few seasons.

Powell and Dunn just had some of the best seasons of their career, while Holiday had one of his worst.

That would be the biggest reason to ignore this Clippers trade rumor and look for help in a different trade.

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