After being part of the same multiteam trade nearly two years ago, Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday will now be sharing the locker room with the Portland Trail Blazers. As they prepare for their first NBA season together, Lillard opened up about their bond, revealing the chemistry they’ve already developed over the year.Lillard recollected a hilarious anecdote, showcasing their camaraderie. During his two-year stint with the Milwaukee Bucks, He rented Holiday’s house and recalled complaining about the poor Wi-Fi connectivity.“When I lived in Milwaukee, I rented his house for two years so we talked a lot,” Lillard said. “Like, I was complaining to him about the Wi-Fi. There's a clip online of like, I shake his hand, we played them in Boston, we had an interaction and people were like, 'What?' And we were literally talking about his Wi-Fi at his house.”Lillard also touched on some of the more genuine conversations they’ve had since Holiday, who is in the midst of a four-year, $135 million contract, got acquired by the Blazers.“So he reached out just about, like, areas, like, to live in and stuff like that and a little bit about the organization,” Lillard said. “And I told him, like, I live in Portland, my family's in Portland … So, I mean, I think once you get here and you get on the ground, you know, you learn to like it or love it in my case.”Lillard and Holiday also have prior on-court experience together, having served as key members of Team USA during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Both guards were part of the starting lineup and played crucial roles in clinching the gold medal for their country.During the tournament, Lillard averaged 11.2 points and 3.2 assists per game, while Holiday delivered 11.8 ppg and 3.8 apg per game.Damian Lillard tried convincing Jrue Holiday to join the Portland Trail BlazersJrue Holiday and Damian Lillard are finally teaming up in the backcourt, a move that Lillard has long hoped for. Following the 2019-2020 NBA season, Lillard made an effort to recruit him to the Portland Trail Blazers before Holiday was traded from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Milwaukee Bucks.Now, after Damian Lillard was waived by the Bucks, it was Holiday who reached out."Damian Lillard said today at his kids camp in Beaverton that as soon as he got waived, Jrue Holiday texted him the 👀 emoji,” Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden Report reported. “Also said he was trying to get Jrue to Portland in 2021 when he was traded from New Orleans to Milwaukee."Sean Highkin @highkinLINKDamian Lillard said today at his kids camp in Beaverton that as soon as he got waived, Jrue Holiday texted him the 👀 emoji. Also said he was trying to get Jrue to Portland in 2021 when he was traded from New Orleans to Milwaukee.The backcourt duo is expected to be joined by Deni Avdija, Jerami Grant and Donovan Clingan in the starting lineup.