The Lakers must not be very happy with Damian Lillard’s trade to Milwaukee. In this change, Antetokounmpo gets an ideal partner to seek a new NBA championship, but Los Angeles’ main concern does not lie in strengthening the Bucks, since they would hopefully see them in the Finals. His main concern is Jrue Holiday.
The experienced point guard came to Portland as part of the Lillard trade and it is practically a fact that he could be traded soon. The Lakers would like to have Holiday, but the reality is that due to salary restrictions they cannot offer a trade for him.
Those who can add Holiday to their ranks are the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers, two of the strongest rivals in the Western Conference.
Both teams have shown themselves to be the main interested parties in acquiring Holiday, as well as the Heat, the Bulls and the Raptors, but there is a differentiating factor in this case. The two-time All Star wants to play near his family, in California, where he was born. Holiday is a graduate of UCLA (University of Los Angeles) and it is said that he would like to spend the last years of his career on the West Coast of the United States.
Clippers and Warriors have the possibility of strengthening themselves and becoming more solid candidates in the Western Conference, which would represent bad news in every sense for the Lakers, who for the first time in a long time look like contenders for the championship.
2023-09-29 20:21:39
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