How could the Damian Lillard trade affect the Boston Celtics’ season?

The deal has the Bucks giving up Jrue Holiday, and raises questions about their defense — and Boston trying to trade for Holiday as well.

How could the Damian Lillard trade from the Western Conference’s Portland Trail Blazers to the Eastern Conference Milwaukee Bucks affect the Boston Celtics’ season?

The trade sending Lillard going to the Bucks surprised many because Milwaukee wasn’t widely considered a destination for the former Blazers star floor general.

In the deal, the Bucks gave up Jrue Holiday, a key defensive player for Milwaukee. This raises questions about its defense and how that will affect their chances in a more competitive Eastern Conference. And it raises the possibility of Boston trying to trade for Holiday as well.

The hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast got together with Celtics Blog’s Jack Simone and HoopsHype’s Yossi Gozlan to talk over all of the above; check out what they had to say in the clip embedded below.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

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YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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