Damian Lillard‘s future with the Portland Trail Blazers was always going to be a big question mark this summer, but the latest developments have made it even murkier.
Dame had made it clear that he didn’t want to be on the team for a rebuild, but it seems like the Blazers are thinking about the future after selecting Scoot Henderson with the No. 3 overall pick. And reports suggest that Dame and his people were not happy about this at all.
“Dame and his people were not thrilled that [Portland] used the pick,” wrote Blazers reporter Sean Highkin.
“Dame and his people were not thrilled that [Portland] used the pick.”
– @highkin
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The explosive point guard just had his best scoring season of all time, he averaged 32.2 points per game in 2022-23. The time for Lillard to be contending is now, and he has been clear about that, so it’s no surprise that he is not happy with this outcome on Draft Night.
Lillard has been linked with trades to teams like the Miami Heat, and things have heated up on that front since the draft. Dame got everyone’s attention after he was seen listening to the song, ‘Welcome to Miami’ on Instagram. And that’s not all, Jimmy Butler returned the favor by showing everyone that he was listening to Lillard’s songs on his Instagram story. It seems like a trade might become a very real possibility.
Damian Lillard Is Taking A Week To Determine His Future
Damian Lillard has been trying to determine his future for years, it feels like. Now, things have come to a head and he has to decide if he wants to finally move on or not. And following everything that happened with the draft and the Blazers’ other decision-making processes, he is now taking a week to decide on his future, as per reports.
“Lillard’s decision on whether to ask for trade will extend ‘now between tonight and the start of free agency and into free agency,” per Shams Charania.
Damian Lillard is a one-man offensive system, having him handling the ball in a pick-and-roll is almost a guaranteed bucket. He will be a box office star no matter where he’s playing, whether that is with the Blazers or with another team. Considering how things have been going, for the first time in forever, it really feels like it might end up being with another team.
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