As his team continues to struggle in the 2019-20 NBA season, rumors have started to circulate around Jrue Holiday and his future with the New Orleans Pelicans. After months of telling everyone in the league that they have no intention of trading him and undergoing a full-scale rebuild, recent reports suggested that the Pelicans are finally willing to listen to trade offers for the veteran point guard. According to Sam Quinn of CBS Sports, one team that may consider trading for Holiday before the 2020 February NBA trade deadline is the Milwaukee Bucks.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks are currently impressing with their performance in the 2019-20 NBA season, sitting at the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference with a 24-4 record. However, despite being considered as the favorite to represent the Eastern Conference in the 2020 Finals, the Bucks are still far from being a perfect team. According to Quinn, trading for a player like Holiday would help the Bucks solve two major problems on their roster.
"Eventually, the Bucks are going to have to reckon with two pretty glaring roster flaws. The first is that Eric Bledsoe shrinks in the playoffs. The second is that nobody on their roster outside of Giannis Antetokounmpo can consistently create shots late in games. Holiday solves both problems. He was excellent throughout the 2018-19 playoffs. His clutch track record is mixed, but promising. In his last full season alongside Anthony Davis, Holiday shot over 50 percent from the field in league-defined clutch situations. He isn't going to carry the clutch load entirely, but he and Khris Middleton could Voltron their way into giving Milwaukee enough of a secondary threat to relieve pressure on Antetokounmpo."
