2023-08-01 08:12:00
NBA
NBA: Four franchises, other than the Heat, which could recover Damian Lillard
Published on August 1, 2023 at 10:12 am
Damian Lillard’s trade request is at an impasse. The All-Star point guard told the Trail Blazers he wanted to be traded more than a month ago now, with only Miami as his destination. Weeks of posturing on both sides that haven’t led to much, with Portland unconvinced by the Floridians’ trade offers. And if it was not finally at the Heat that Dame landed?
Last week, the NBA released a memo warning Lillard’s camp that he would only play for the Heat. If there is still a path to an agreement between Portland et MiamiTHE Blazers won’t pull the trigger until the Heat will not have put everything on the table. The longer this lasts, the more likely another team can come in and get a trade against Queen before Miami don’t do it. A disaster scenario for the player, which is taking shape little by little.
Miami’s best offer turned down by Portland
Although the other 28 franchises know the position of Lillard regarding his wish to join the Miami Heat, they will not be long in taking definitive action soon. Especially since after recent threats from the NBA, Dame and his entourage claimed that if the future were to take place anywhere other than Florida, the 33-year-old point guard would remain professional and not make life difficult for his new front office. For the Heatthe dream equation, which will probably never be sufficient, was the following: Damian Lillard in exchange for Tyler Herro, Kyle Lowry, Duncan Robinson, Jaime Jaquez and three first-round draft picks. But can another team offer better?
The other four most plausible offers
The American sports news site, SB Nation, has highlighted four offers from teams other than the Heat, including only two-team deals, though a possible multi-team deal is more likely. THE Nets could send Ben Simmons, Dorian Finney-Smith and two first-round draft picks against Lillard. THE Raptors could separate from OG Anunoby, Chris Boucher, Thaddeus Young as well as two first round picks as well. We have often heard of an exchange with Zion Williamson at the Pelicans but the SB Nation site rather evokes the one with CJ McCollum, Kira Lewis Jr. and three first-round draft picks. Finally, a trade with the 76ers is also possible. Tobias Harris, Tyrese Maxey and a first-round pick would be picked up by the Blazers when Joël Embiid’s franchise would get the precious help of Damian Lillard to perhaps finally win a title in the air of the Process.
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