The NBA has been shaken up by Wednesday’s news that a three-team trade will send Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers to the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks were already championship contenders, as they have been for the past few years, but now they will likely catapult to the top of the board as the favorites to win it all.
There are plenty of other moving parts in this trade. The Blazers will receive Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton and Grayson Allen, as well as a 2029 first-round draft pick from the Bucks that could turn out to be very valuable.
The Blazers will now be able to rebuild in earnest with some nice pieces. However, the 33-year-old Holiday doesn’t fit their timeline, and they’re expected to flip him for some more assets. A number of teams have already reportedly expressed interest in trading for him.
Should the Lakers be one of the teams that go after the veteran point guard?