Jayson Tatum would like to play with Damian Lillard. It was a known fact but now it is known that the star of the Boston Celtics came to warm the ear to the referent of the Portland Trail Blazers wanting to change scenery and compete for an NBA ring.
The forward of the Massachusetts franchise, according to Marc J. Spears of Andscape, called the point guard of the Oregon team, who has actively and passively expressed his desire to join the Miami Heat, to try to convince him that the Celtics were a very good option.
“I know that Boston, I know that Jayson Tatum has called him, trying to talk to him, but his focus is definitely on Miami,” Spears explains in an appearance on Sports by Northwest, a podcast from The Oregonian. The journalist gives some reason for Lillard’s firm decision and his choice to land in South Beach.
“He has a kind of military basketball mentality. Wants to work. Plus, the stability of the organization, the wins, they’ve been to the Finals, seven times since 2006? Obviously, Bam and Jimmy help, the lack of state taxes helps, the sunshine helps. And I think, at 33 years old, you look at the landscape in the West and think ‘hmm… I think my chances are better in the East, and if Miami is able to make it to the Finals without someone like me, what can they achieve with me?’ So you don’t make that move unless it’s a calculated risk,” the journalist develops.
Asked when the transfer can take place, Spears remains in his line and assures that he will see him sooner rather than later, before the regular season even starts. Negotiations, however, have been stuck for months. With the seas calm, it seems hard to predict whether Lillard will soon achieve his goal of getting out of Portland on his own.
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2023-08-31 12:09:59
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