Brooklyn Nets Receive: G Jrue Holiday

Milwaukee Bucks Receive: G Kyrie Irving

There are no complicated, nuanced three-team deals in this article. No draft capital is being exchanged. If the Milwaukee Bucks want to land Kyrie Irving, they’ll have to part with one of their existing stars.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, of course, is off the table. We’d estimate that the Bucks wouldn’t trade him for, literally, any package any team could make available in any circumstance. That leaves Middleton and, of course, Jrue Holiday.

He may improve this Brookyln Nets team. Imagine a backcourt of him starting alongside Simmons. Their point of attack defense could be historically great. It might not matter who’s protecting the rim with two of the league’s best stoppers roaming the perimeter.

These are improbable scenarios. If Irving and Antetokounmpo meet next season, it’s much more likely to be in the Eastern Conference Finals with both of their teams having made less radical adjustments to improve.

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On the other hand, if they do team up, that Eastern Conference Finals trip could be become all the more likely for each of them.