Overview
- Lillard requested trade from Blazers to Heat but ended up with Bucks in three-team deal involving Holiday and Ayton.
- Trade makes Bucks title favorites with Lillard-Antetokounmpo duo; Heat emerge as losers missing out on Lillard.
- Holiday later traded from Blazers to Celtics, solidifying Boston as a top contender and posing threat to Bucks.
- James Harden skipped Sixers camp but eventually reported amid strained relationship and trade demand.
- Rockets signed VanVleet over potential Harden reunion; coach says Harden wasn't right fit for rebuild.