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Damian Lillard Shuts Down Reports Suggesting He’s “Willing To Forgo Paychecks” To Get Traded To A Contender

Orlando Silva
Jul 28, 2021
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Damian Lillard has been linked with a move away from Portland in recent weeks. After another disappointing season for the Trail Blazers, people started wondering what’s next for the All-Star point guard. 

Even after he denied rumors of a trade request, Lillard’s name has been thrown around in more reports, but the player is done with that. In recent hours, Henry Abbott of TrueHoop came back with a report suggesting the point guard would be willing to ‘forgo paychecks’ if that meant he would be traded to a championship-caliber team. 

“Sources say Damian Lillard is willing to forgo paychecks to get to a title team, if it comes to that.”

"Sources say Damian Lillard is willing to forgo paychecks to get to a title team, if it comes to that."

Did you know Lillard has earned almost $300 million already? A lot of new insight for TrueHoop subscribers: https://t.co/pW0JE22G8s

Free preview: https://t.co/kiS2ctYFKs

— Henry Abbott (@TrueHoop) July 27, 2021

This new report didn’t sit well with the player, who took to Twitter to shut it down. Lillard only used an emoji to show how wrong these claims are. 

🤦🏾‍♂️ https://t.co/no4w5fWbaz

— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) July 28, 2021

Dame revealed he was tired of NBA Twitter and all the contradicting reports out there.

Dead ass https://t.co/49kN56t6Kn

— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) July 28, 2021

Even CJ McCollum chimed in on this situation, ridiculing the idea of Dame giving money back to the Trail Blazers so they could trade him away. 

And you KNOW that ain’t true lol… it’s gettin outta hand bruv https://t.co/am5tmkIeDW

— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) July 28, 2021

This won’t be the end of this saga, for sure. Several teams are interested in Lillard, and if the Blazers don’t work to get him the right help to compete for the NBA championship, we may be seeing the player leave the franchise before the start of next season. 

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Orlando Silva has been a part of Fadeaway World for over three years now, starting in March 2019. Trade rumors, hottest news, controversies, and basketball gossip have become his specialties. After several years of seeing the Spurs dominate the playoffs, they've become his favorite team as players for the franchise either rise to the occasion or fall completely from grace. When he's not talking about the NBA, Orlando can be seen watching other sports, making music, or enjoying television series.
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