The Celtics’ interest in Jrue Holiday was very real in the past week according to multiple league sources but packaging three first round picks from 2020 was not enough to top Boston’s Eastern Conference rival on Monday night. The Bucks were determined to upgrade their roster around Giannis Antetokounmpo to lower the risk of losing him in free agency next summer so they mortgaged a great deal of their future for the present with a pair of deals.
A look at what they gave up for Jrue Holiday first
- Three unprotected first round picks (including No. 20 in 2020 NBA Draft)
- Two future first round pick swaps
- George Hill (2 years, $20 million remaining on contract)
- Eric Bledsoe (3 years, $54 million remaining on contract)
David Griffin
Gordon Hayward
Bogdan Bogdanovic
Donte DiVincenzo, DJ Wilson
Ersan Ilyasova.
Brook Lopez
Gordon Hayward’s
James Harden