Damian Lillard Requests Trade from Portland Trailblazers

Damian Lillard is dropping by the wayside in Portland — the man simply requested a commerce from his longtime crew, the Trailblazers, and phrase is … he desires to go southeast.

News broke Saturday that the PG requested Portland brass for a one-way ticket out of the franchise, and per NBA insider Shams Charania — he is angling for a deal to be made with the Miami Heat particularly. Woj is reporting the Blazers will attempt to accommodate him.

Now, whereas Dame has apparently made his desired touchdown spot clear … what stays to be seen is that if he truly finally ends up going there. Woj can also be reporting that different events embrace the Clippers and 76ers … that the Blazers will get as a lot as they’ll for DL.

In different phrases, if the Heat turn into a crew that may’t give them essentially the most bang for his or her buck (draft picks/younger gamers) … they will go elsewhere, and Dame may find yourself again within the west once more, regardless of a reported curiosity in shifting to the East Coast. Business 101.

Now, whereas a number of Blazers followers are lamenting shedding the bona fide face of the franchise — who’s been extremely loyal to Portland for years now — that is truly a transfer many anticipated within the wake of the crew drafting Scoot Henderson just lately … an up-and-coming level guard who has a number of potential and who the Blazers clearly wish to substitute Dame.

Many took that decide as a not-so-subtle message to Dame … specifically, it is time so that you can go huge dawg. For a minute, there was an unstated sport of rooster occurring as to who’d blink first. As it seems, Dame pulled the set off and obtained the message — time to maneuver on.

Another factor at play right here that is made it tough for the Blazers to signal different good gamers through the years is the truth that he signed a cash-rich supermax cope with the crew a couple of years in the past … and whereas he is stated he was devoted to bringing them a championship, the fact is — that was probably by no means going to occur with their wage cap points.