A group of former Portland Trail Blazers, team officials and community leaders is coming together to make sure that the team stays in Portland.

And again, the most important thing is to win.” As Holiday mentioned, winning is a primary reason why Portland acquired him. Still, the Blazers dealing Anfernee Simons to the Boston Celtics for Holiday in their only offseason trade wasn’t a win-now move as it’s often been described.

The veteran point guard seems to be the perfect piece for an organization trying to navigate the tricky evolution from rebuilding afterthought into playoff contender.