The Milwaukee Bucks acquire seven-time All-Star guard Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers as part of a three-team trade
in a trade also involving the Phoenix Suns served to shake up the NBA futures betting landscape.
The Trail Blazers are picking up guard Jrue Holiday, center Deandre Ayton, rookie forward Toumani Camara, Milwaukee’s unprotected first-round pick in 2029, and swapped rights with the Bucks on first-round picks in 2028 and 2030. “The casuals won’t be addressed but the trailblazers fans and city of Portland that I love truly will be… and they will be addressed truthfully. Stay tuned,” Lillard wrote on Twitter. “Excited for my next chapter!”
While Lillard is on his way to Milwaukee, multiple media outlets reported the Trail Blazers are expected to immediately begin trade talks to move Holiday to a contending team. Portland reportedly is committed to its young group of guards. Ayton, 25, contributed 18.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in 67 games last season with the Suns. He was selected by Phoenix with the top overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft.Nurkic, 29, chipped in 13.3 points and 9.1 rebounds in 52 games in 2022-2023 with the Trail Blazers.
Johnson, 21, chipped in 4.7 points and 1.1 rebounds in 40 games off the bench last season with the Trail Blazers.BetMGM, which had the Bucks tied for third at +650 with the Suns prior to the trade, moved Milwaukee to +400 Wednesday afternoon. The defending champion Denver Nuggets are now second at +475 with the Boston Celtics third at +500.
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