A lot has changed for Jrue Holiday in the span of a week.
In the lead-up to another NBA training camp, the All-Star guard was once again expected to be a key cog for a stout Bucks team looking to topple other contenders in the East like the Celtics.
A proven playmaker and stingy presence along the perimeter, Holiday was often the tenacious first line of defense for a Milwaukee team that has scratched and clawed against Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and other Boston stars over the last few years.
Given years of those postseason bouts against Boston — coupled with his own predisposed sentiment surrounding the Celtics as a homegrown Lakers fan from L.