It’s been said all season, but in case you missed it, I’ll say it again: The entire NBA is in a holding pattern while Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks continue to delay the inevitable — one that has already suggested the superstar’s preference.

Another calf injury for the Greek Freak has narrowed the list of possibilities down to two: Milwaukee will either trade him over the next two weeks, or they won’t.

While I can’t speak for the other 29 teams, it sure sounds like the New York Knicks are planning for every contingency, including exploring other trades to better position themselves in the Antetokounmpo sweepstakes.

Longtime NBA insider Marc Stein has been dropping nuggets all week regarding the Knicks’ ideologies heading into the hottest days of NBA trade season. The first of which comes from Jake Fischer’s pen at The Stein Line and involves Mikal Bridges.

But in a Jan. 26 edition of his newsletter, Stein took things a step further. Not only is New York eyeing the Portland Trail Blazers as a potential third team in a swing for Antetokounmpo, but they’ve also got their eyes on Jrue Holiday.

“Another concept that keeps coming up,” Stein wrote, is “rumbles that the Knicks have explored pathways to try to acquire Portland’s Jrue Holiday.”

Holiday, of course, is a two-time NBA champion with the Bucks and Boston Celtics. He’s currently serving time with the 23-24 Portland Trail Blazers, where he was acquired to help set a standard and serve as a veteran presence on a young roster.

“There are at least two clear reasons why New York would have interest in a player who helped both Milwaukee and Boston win championships this decade,” Stein continued. “The presumption that acquiring Holiday — if there’s a way — would make the Knicks an even more attractive destination to Holiday’s former Bucks teammate Antetokounmpo. New York is believed to hold a longstanding fondness for Holiday as a potential backcourt complement to Jalen Brunson.”

Holiday has appeared in only 19 games this year, but has notably played in seven of Portland’s last eight, suggesting a strong rehab and a steady place in health. He’s averaging 15.3 points, 6.9 assists, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game.