48 Minutes EMERGENCY Podcast: Jrue Holiday Traded to Celtics

0:00 ... Hello and Welcome

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1:08 ... Bruce starts out by giving credit to the "48 Minutes" crew for setting in motion several moves that reshaped three NBA franchises: the Bucks, Celtics, and Blazers.

1:46 ... Bruce wanted Holiday on the Celtics from the moment he was traded by the Bucks to Portland. Holiday teams with Derrick White to give Boston an incredible defensive duo on the perimeter.

2:57 ... Ross asks World B to compare Holiday to the departed Marcus Smart and World B feels Jrue is a significant upgrade for Boston at that position.

4:26 ... Bruce feels the addition of Holiday is a "win now" move for Boston. He feels that White and Holiday will be among the league leaders in forcing turnovers and that opposing teams will have a lot of trouble getting into the paint against the Celtics.

5:50 ... World B explains that Boston was already a top two defensive team (last season) and now the Celtics and Bucks are clearly the two best teams in the east and possibly the two best teams in the entire league.

7:16 ... Ross asks Bruce about Boston's front court depth and Bruce feels they need one more big on the roster to play behind Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford. Among the possibilities Bruce mentions are Andre Drummond of the Bulls and three available free agent bigs.

9:15 ... Bruce cites some other depth issues for the Celtics

9:58 ... World B points out that Porzingis played well last season for the Wizards when paired with fellow big Daniel Gafford and we should not be surprised if Porzingis and Horford play significant minutes together at times.

11:13 ... Moving to Milwaukee's situation, Ross wonders if the Bucks will regret freeing up Holiday to join Boston. World B feels that the Bucks would not do anything differently in dealing Holiday to get Damian Lillard.

12:59 ... Bruce feels the Lillard acquisition was essential for the Bucks since they often struggled offensively late in games and Dame solves many of those problems.

13:19 ... Bruce points out that Lillard joining Giannis has echoes of Clyde Drexler joining Hakeem Olajuwon in Houston in 1995 and helping "The Dream" win his second NBA title. Bruce also points out that in a Bucks/Celtics playoff series, Holiday and Lillard will be a fascinating individual matchup as they'd likely guard each other.

14:39 ... Ross points out that the Bucks acquired Cameron Payne on Sunday as their backup point guard and all the guys agreed it was an excellent move.

17:26 ... The guys pay tribute to the Portland Trailblazers general manager Joe Cronin for his off-season moves and how he turned what looked like a situation where Lillard might have to be traded for "pennies on the dollar" into a major haul of talent and future assets. Bruce feels he is the early favorite for next season's NBA Executive of the Year.

19:49 ... World B gives Cronin a grade of A+ for his Lillard dealings.

21:13 ... Ross feels that Cronin's great achievement might be if Scoot Henderson wins Rookie of the year.

22:11 ... Ross leads a discussion on whether the Blazers might use Deandre Ayton and Robert Williams III in a "Twin Towers" setup and if so, who would play the 4 and who would play the 5.

26:03 ... Ross leads a discussion on the "lost" off-season of the Miami Heat. Bruce cites the aging players on Miami but predicts that they'll continue to develop undervalued players on their roster with some surprise contributors emerging. Bruce also thinks Heat GM Andy Elisburg should call Cronin and see if Brogdon is available in a trade because he'd be an upgrade at point over "soon to be 38 year old Kyle Lowry."

28:30 ... Ross asks World B how he feels (as a Knicks fan) about Miami's off-season difficulties.

29:56 ... Ross is curious as to what the Heat will be able to do to upgrade the team as the season rolls on.

30:39 ... Ross bye until next time

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