BOSTON — Jrue Holiday had to watch his first practice with his new team from the sidelines pending a post-trade physical. His new head coach, Joe Mazzulla, was prepping him with videos as soon as the deal was announced.
And then it got real.
The Celtics gave practice an authentic feel on Wednesday, blasting in crowd noise, stadium sound effects and buzzers. Then, the Celtics’ brass watched him debut by meeting Jaylen Brown at the rim a rejection.
“I don’t think we’ve ever seen Jaylen get stopped going to the rim when he has a full head of steam,” Celtics managing partner Steph Pagliuca said.