After agreeing to trade Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team deal on Wednesday, the Portland Trail Blazers have been left with veteran guard Jrue Holiday in return.

Holiday has been rumored to be on the market immediately, and a number of teams are reportedly interested in him.

There have been some whispers that the Golden State Warriors may want to acquire him, but per 95.7 The Game, Monte Poole of NBC Sports says that the team getting Chris Paul earlier this summer means it is extremely unlikely it will pursue Holiday.

"The Warriors have invested into Chris Paul. They've done all of this work to build him up to the fans and to themselves. They've explained why he's necessary. So if they trade him now for a guy like Jrue Holiday, who's a great player, the best 2-way player in the league, if… pic.twitter.com/A0nJ8Jgupv

— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) September 29, 2023

Golden State got Paul when it let go of Jordan Poole, who had been one of their brightest young players and a key member of their 2022 championship team, and while some were surprised they made the move and got considerably older, others feel Paul will help them.

The thinking is that his ability to facilitate, handle the ball, and get the ball to the right players at the right time will take pressure off of the 35-year-old Stephen Curry.

Holiday, who is 33, can not only do lots of what Paul can do on the offensive end, but he is also an outstanding defender who can lock down opposing stars.

He was a key member and the missing piece of the Bucks team that won it all in 2021, and if he still has plenty left in the tank, he could help some team get to the next level.

It will be interesting to see how urgently Portland trades Holiday or if they preach patience and hold onto him until midseason.

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With sports betting sweeping the nation in terms of becoming legal in more states than ever before, the NFL has started to embrace gambling as part of its product, with the act no longer being frowned upon but profited from.

Even though California has yet to embrace sports gambling, more than half the states in the country have made it legal, which makes for a lot of revenue to be made, especially now that the league is all-in.

However, along with it being legal to gamble on NFL games throughout the majority of the country comes a higher risk of players trying to take advantage of gambling on their games or on other teams in the league, which can turn out to be a messy situation that needs to be controlled.

On Friday, the NFL took a stricter stance with a new anti-sports gambling policy for players in the league, with some severe penalties, according to Jonathan Jones of NFL on CBS.

Here’s a look at the league’s new anti-sports gambling policy. If a player bets on a game involving his team it will now be an indefinite suspension of at least 2 years. pic.twitter.com/29SgP2epBH

— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) September 29, 2023

So, according to the new policy in the NFL, if a player bets on his team, it will result in an indefinite suspension of two years, which in some cases could mean a playing career could be over.

If an NFL player simply bets on NFL football in general, that will result in a minimum of one year of being suspended.

If an NFL player tries to fix an NFL game, that’s the most severe penalty, which will result in that player being banished by the league, and understandably so.

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After spending his entire NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys, Ezekiel Elliott was released by the team during the offseason in somewhat of a surprising move, as he scored 12 touchdowns last season while taking a backseat to Pro Bowler Tony Pollard.

Although all signs pointed to Elliott ultimately returning to the Cowboys for the 2023 NFL season, the New England Patriots came out of nowhere and signed him to a deal so he could share the backfield with Rhamondre Stevenson.

Last week, Elliott had his best game with his new team, as he rushed for 80 yards on 16 carries in the win over the New York Jets.

Now, Elliott will head back to where it all began for him on the professional level, as the Patriots will go on the road to face the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Week 4.

Ahead of Elliott’s return to Dallas, Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones talked about the running back’s legacy with the team and went as far as to compare this reunion to when Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith returned to Dallas with the Arizona Cardinals, according to Jon Machota of The Athletic.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on @1053thefan said Ezekiel Elliott will be considered for the Cowboys Ring of Honor. He compared Elliott playing Sunday at AT&T Stadium to Emmitt Smith coming back to face the Cowboys while with the Cardinals. Jones said he was holding out hope before…

— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) September 29, 2023

That’s a bold statement for Jones to make because even though Elliott had a solid stint with the Cowboys, which resulted in three Pro Bowl selections, he was no Smith when comparing legacies.

Even though there is no comparison to Smith, Jones clearly respected the impact that Elliott made while he was with the Cowboys and will honor him when the time comes.

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