{"id":210003,"date":"2025-08-03T03:13:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T03:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/210003\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T03:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T03:13:11","slug":"bucks-leaders-incompetence-seen-in-holiday-lillard-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/210003\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucks leaders&#8217; incompetence seen in Holiday-Lillard disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Letters to the Editor<br \/>\n\u00a0|\u00a0 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6982cca3-a75b-45cb-8cbd-aa0573c7ba7f-BUCKS_MEDIA_DAY__0090.JPG\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jrue Holiday on what makes an all-star player in the NBA<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday isn&#8217;t sure what makes an all-star player in the NBA, but teammate Grayson Allen says Holiday deserves the honor.<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee Bucks<\/p>\n<p>This is in regard to the July 25 article, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/bucks\/2025\/07\/24\/damian-lillard-on-being-waived-by-milwaukee-bucks-definitely-was-a-shocker\/85354179007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/bucks\/2025\/07\/24\/damian-lillard-on-being-waived-by-milwaukee-bucks-definitely-was-a-shocker\/85354179007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u201cStar Lillard on being waived: \u2018It definitely was a shocker.\u2019<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/milwaukee-bucks\/15\/\" data-autotag=\"095a6c49-6910-41a9-b78d-8bbd1d214447\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> management gave away <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/bucks\/2023\/09\/26\/jrue-holiday-is-not-retiring-but-wants-to-end-career-with-milwaukee-bucks\/70901607007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/bucks\/2023\/09\/26\/jrue-holiday-is-not-retiring-but-wants-to-end-career-with-milwaukee-bucks\/70901607007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Jrue Holiday<\/a> two years ago to obtain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/bucks\/2025\/07\/24\/damian-lillard-reflects-on-milwaukee-bucks-tenure-injuries-favorite-moments-playing-with-giannis\/85355616007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/bucks\/2025\/07\/24\/damian-lillard-reflects-on-milwaukee-bucks-tenure-injuries-favorite-moments-playing-with-giannis\/85355616007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Damian Lillard<\/a>, which I believe has proven to be a complete and utter disaster. Just days before that terrible trade, Holiday was covered in a Journal Sentinel article covering how much he liked Milwaukee and loved playing here.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, management rewarded that loyalty by trading him for a so called &#8220;superstar,&#8221; and now two years later, The Bucks have nothing to show for it. They\u2019ve now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/bucks\/2025\/07\/02\/how-bucks-stretch-damian-lillard-contract-salary-cap\/84448040007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/bucks\/2025\/07\/02\/how-bucks-stretch-damian-lillard-contract-salary-cap\/84448040007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">agreed to pay Lillard<\/a> anyway with this waiver, while Jrue is in Portland.<\/p>\n<p>What complete nonsense! Bucks management should resign in shame. The last two years have proven that they are incompetent to any average fan.<\/p>\n<p>Steve O&#8217;Malley, La Crosse<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\">Letters: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/opinion\/readers\/2025\/07\/31\/might-as-well-cancel-primary-for-governor-and-let-trump-pick-letters\/85410411007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sen. Ron Johnson&#8217;s suggestion to bypass primaries is great, except for his motive<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\">Opinion: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/opinion\/columnists\/2025\/08\/01\/milwaukee-crime-news-survey\/85463637007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">As city grapples with violence, we want to hear from you on safety and solutions<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-4bc22bb6-f8d7-4ec7-96d1-1f86074fff47\">Here are some tips to get your views shared with your friends, family, neighbors and across our state:<\/p>\n<p>Please include your name, street address and daytime phone.Generally, we limit letters to 200 words.\u00a0Cite sources of where you found information or the article that prompted your letter.Be civil and constructive, especially when criticizing.\u00a0Avoid ad hominem attacks, take issue with a position, not a person.We cannot acknowledge receipt of submissions.We don&#8217;t publish poetry, anonymous or open letters.Each writer is limited to one published letter every two months.All letters are subject to editing.<\/p>\n<p id=\"block-8e6404f9-a5a2-4c61-ad70-a63c09f8f794\">Write: Letters to the editor, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 330 E. Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 500, Milwaukee, WI, 53202. Fax: (414)-223-5444. 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