The Portland Trail Blazers are very close to trading Damian Lillard and several teams have already contacted the board to begin negotiations for one of the best point guards in the NBA. Chris Haynes, from Bleacher Report, revealed that the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans Pelicans and Minnesota Timberwolves have knocked on the Blazers’ door, who are already studying offers.
“The Celtics, Clippers, Pelicans and Timberwolves are the teams that come to mind and they’ve already contacted the Blazers to find out what it would cost to acquire Lillard. But I’m sure there are many more,” Haynes said.
Lillard asked the Blazers for a team change this Saturday when he saw that it was not in the organization’s plans to compete for an NBA title with him as the project leader, especially after the selection of Scoot Henderson in the number 3 pick. of the 2023 NBA Draft.
The Celtics, Clippers, Pelicans and Timberwolves have reached out to Portland to discuss a Damian Lillard trade, per @ChrisBHaynes
“The Clippers, the Timberwolves, Pelicans, Boston Celtics, those are the team off the top of my head, I’m pretty sure there were more, those were… pic.twitter.com/Ksn0yF8Qkv
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) July 3, 2023
Despite the player’s wishes to go to the Miami Heat, the team will accept the best offer on the table.
Lillard has spent all 11 of his seasons in Portland, swearing allegiance in previous years, when he was also in trade rumors. In his NBA career he has been a 7-time All-Star, has 7 All-NBA Team inclusions and is on the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
In the 2022-23 season, he averaged 32.2 points per game, 4.8 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 46.3% from the field and 37.1% from three-pointers.
2023-07-04 00:49:17
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