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‘Who wouldn’t make that trade?’: Jrue Holiday understood why Bucks traded him for Damian Lillard

Jrue Holiday got the ultimate laugh over the Bucks after they traded him last September, but he took a level-headed approach when he recently reflected on the deal.

The Celtics guard said he wasn’t surprised that he was traded for Damian Lillard, understanding that many other people would’ve made that trade, too.

“I’ve been traded before as an All-Star from Philly to New Orleans. So, it wasn’t like it was that much of a shock,” Holiday said on FanDuel TV’s “Run It Back.” “But I understood the business of it. I mean, again, on paper, that trade, adding Dame — out of 10 people, who wouldn’t make that trade?