On Wednesday at around 1:20 pm CT, the NBA world erupted after the typical basketball news-breakers emerged from slumber to announce that Damian Lillard had been traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. After a summer that was absolutely clogged with Dame trade discourse—which included Lillard’s open desire to play in Miami—the Bucks arose from the smoke to finally give Giannis Antetokounmpo the generational running mate he has wanted for years now.
This move is an obvious call for celebration, and I would be lying to you if I said I wasn’t bouncing-off-the-walls excited about it. However, as the details began to trickle out surrounding the three-team deal, I realized this move did not come without a cost: the Jrue Holiday era in Milwaukee is over.