Bucks acquire Jrue Holiday from Pelicans

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The Milwaukee Bucks, who are attempting to persuade NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo to stay with them long term, reportedly added an All-Star point guard Monday.

According to The Athletic and ESPN, the Bucks acquired Jrue Holiday from the Pelicans, sending guards Eric Bledsoe and George Hill to New Orleans along with three future first-round draft picks. The trade also features two future draft-pick swaps.

Holiday, 30, was selected the 2020 NBA Teammate of the Year, capping a season in which he averaged 19.1 points, 6.7 assists and 4.8 rebounds.

A first-round pick (17th overall) of the 76ers in 2009 out of UCLA, Holiday spent four years in Philadelphia before …

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