While he saw himself at the Bucks until the end of his career, Jrue Holiday was transferred to Portland, and he became the most sought-after player in the NBA. The Blazers will not retain him, and they must now set up a new exchange, with no shortage of candidates. Wednesday evening, we talked about the tracks of Miami, Boston and even Philadelphia, and the Miami Herald gives others.
According to non-colleagues, the Clippers and the Lakers are among the interested franchises, as well as the Bulls. For the Clippers, who have abandoned the idea of recruiting James Harden, it would be a choice since the former leader of the Bucks appears to be very complementary to Paul George and Kawhi Leonard.
On paper, they would not be far from forming the best trio of “two-way players” in the NBA. It remains to be seen what they could offer since they had not managed to convince the Sixers to set up a trade.
Lakers blocked until December 15
Among their neighbors in Los Angeles, the wealth of the squad allows everything to be considered, but the Lakers will have to wait until December 15 to offer an interesting “package” since most of the players are non-transferable before this date. Are the Blazers willing to wait until mid-December? Ditto for Jrue Holiday, who could reunite with Anthony Davis, his former Pelicans teammate? With many players signed and extended this summer, the Lakers have less chance of getting him back in the very short term.
As for the Bulls, they are clearly not a candidate for the title, and it is hard to imagine Jrue Holiday having fun in a team that is aiming for the “play-in”. Especially since to get back a player like Jrue Holiday, Chicago will probably have to let go of Zach LaVine or DeMar DeRozan.
