Are the Raptors bold enough to deal for Damian Lillard?
1 year, 2 months ago

Are the Raptors bold enough to deal for Damian Lillard?

New York Times  

This is the digital version of The Bounce. It seems hard to make a deal happen for the Blazers if Scottie Barnes isn’t included, and I’m not sure Raptors lead executive Masai Ujiri would part with his franchise guy and the 2022 Rookie of the Year. There’s also the idea floating around that Lillard could try to make things messy and uncomfortable if traded to Toronto – despite the league’s scolding of such an idea in late July. So why wouldn’t Defensive Player of the Year continually go to the guys who have to guard these guys?, the first guard since Gary Payton. This week, we’re staying in the high school basketball world with 1996’s “Sunset Park.” It stars Rhea Perlman, Fredro Starr and Terrence Howard.

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Hollinger: Celtics, 76ers, Bucks and more — predicting the top of the NBA’s East
1 year, 2 months ago

Hollinger: Celtics, 76ers, Bucks and more — predicting the top of the NBA’s East

New York Times  

Hollinger’s 2023-24 projections: West’s Bottom 8 | East’s Bottom 8 | West’s Top 7 The top of the Eastern Conference also doubles as the top of the NBA, at least until further notice. If a 44-win projection feels unfair, consider that last year’s Miami team also won 44 games, lost Gabe Vincent and Max Strus with no compensation and also …

Damian Lillard opens up about trade to Bucks, his fit with Giannis: ‘That’s a cheat code’
1 year, 2 months ago

Damian Lillard opens up about trade to Bucks, his fit with Giannis: ‘That’s a cheat code’

New York Times  

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Following Tuesday afternoon’s shootaround on the Memphis Grizzlies’ practice court in FedEx Forum, Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard looked out over the gym and watched as his teammates went through some post-shootaround work on the court nearest him as he changed his shoes after the workout. I think we’re very like-minded when it comes to being a …

Damian Lillard’s trade request would be ‘hanging over’ Blazers’ heads if he returned, GM says
1 year, 2 months ago

Damian Lillard’s trade request would be ‘hanging over’ Blazers’ heads if he returned, GM says

New York Times  

Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin said Monday that Damian Lillard’s trade request out of Portland would be “hanging over” the Blazers’ heads as they entered the season if the seven-time NBA All-Star remained in Portland. Cronin said he was “really committed” to finding a deal that was right for Portland and “it took us the whole three months to …

Can Celtics make a big splash trading for Jrue Holiday after Bucks added Damian Lillard?
1 year, 2 months ago

Can Celtics make a big splash trading for Jrue Holiday after Bucks added Damian Lillard?

New York Times  

Editors’ Note: Jrue Holiday has been traded to the Celtics. Considering the Clippers are also keen on Holiday, they wouldn’t be looking to help the Celtics complete the deal unless there was another team about to beat them both to the punch. GO DEEPER Hollinger: Damian Lillard deal questions and Jrue Holiday trades that make sense Boston’s toughest roadblock is …

Damian Lillard moves to Milwaukee Bucks in a blockbuster three-team deal
1 year, 2 months ago

Damian Lillard moves to Milwaukee Bucks in a blockbuster three-team deal

Hindustan Times  

Seven-time All-NBA selection Damian Lillard is all set to play alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo at the Milwaukee Bucks this season. Lillard was part of a three-team deal which saw Jrue Holiday and Deandre Ayton move to the Portland Trail Blazers and Jusuf Nurkic, Keyon Johnson and Grayson Allen head to the Phoenix Suns. Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Bucks now appear to be …

How the unexpected blockbuster Damian Lillard trade to the Bucks came together
1 year, 2 months ago

How the unexpected blockbuster Damian Lillard trade to the Bucks came together

New York Times  

Update: Jrue Holiday was traded to the Boston Celtics on Oct. 1. As the NBA offseason calendar shifted to September and there was no trade in sight to his preferred trade destination of the Miami Heat, Damian Lillard incorporated himself back into the Portland Trail Blazers’ ecosystem. On a call between Lillard’s agent, Aaron Goodwin, and Blazers general manager Joe …

Damian Lillard’s league-changing move and the Chicago Bears tank watch
1 year, 2 months ago

Damian Lillard’s league-changing move and the Chicago Bears tank watch

New York Times  

This is the digital version of The Pulse. At 33, Lillard’s still in his prime, but it’s not like he can wait out his contract and still be this Dame for a subsequent team. Zach Harper’s trade grades are here, with no losers but one clear winner: “tremendous pull by Milwaukee.” Mays Day: NFL Week 4 prep I roped Robert …

Damian Lillard traded from the Trail Blazers to the Bucks in 3-team deal
1 year, 2 months ago

Damian Lillard traded from the Trail Blazers to the Bucks in 3-team deal

Associated Press  

Damian Lillard was once asked to pick a player he’d want as a teammate, and Giannis Antetokounmpo was his answer. The seven-time All-Star — a player so elite that he was selected to the NBA’s 75th anniversary team — goes from the Trail Blazers to the Bucks in a three-team deal that sends Jrue Holiday from the Bucks to Portland, …

Toronto Raptors emerge as favourites to trade Damian Lillard away from Portland Trail Blazers: Report
1 year, 2 months ago

Toronto Raptors emerge as favourites to trade Damian Lillard away from Portland Trail Blazers: Report

Hindustan Times  

With just a week to go for the training camp, the Toronto Raptors have emerged as NBA star Damian Lillard’s next possible destination. The Raptors recently had conversations with the Portland Trail Blazers about Lillard but sources told ESPN that no deal has yet been finalised. Damian Lillard, #0 of the Portland Trail Blazers, in action against the Houston Rockets …

Damian Lillard traded by Blazers to Bucks in 3-team deal involving Suns
1 year, 2 months ago

Damian Lillard traded by Blazers to Bucks in 3-team deal involving Suns

New York Times  

By Shams Charania, Eric Nehm, Doug Haller, Jason Quick, William Guillory The Portland Trail Blazers traded All-NBA guard Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team deal involving the Phoenix Suns, the teams announced Wednesday. The full trade involves the Blazers receiving Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, the Bucks’ 2029 first-round pick and Bucks draft swaps in 2028 …

Damian Lillard to the Bucks? A deal that makes the NBA say, ‘Holy (bleep)!’
1 year, 2 months ago

Damian Lillard to the Bucks? A deal that makes the NBA say, ‘Holy (bleep)!’

New York Times  

Update: Jrue Holiday was traded to the Boston Celtics on Oct. 1. The implications for the Bucks, the Heat, Giannis, Dame, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, the NBA’s In-Season Tournament, Jimmy Buckets, Scoot Henderson, ESPN and Turner, closing times in the Deer District, and a dozen or two other interested parties around the league are metallic balls, endlessly clanging …

What led to Damian Lillard’s trade from Blazers to Bucks? A timeline of the offseason saga
1 year, 2 months ago

What led to Damian Lillard’s trade from Blazers to Bucks? A timeline of the offseason saga

New York Times  

In a blockbuster move Wednesday, the Portland Trail Blazers agreed to trade star guard Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks, pairing Lillard with two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and immediately forming one of the most prolific duos in the NBA. The goal now is to add some veteran players who can continue to ramp up this team.” GO DEEPER Trail Blazers …

Bucks trade for Damian Lillard signals one thing: It’s time for another championship push
1 year, 2 months ago

Bucks trade for Damian Lillard signals one thing: It’s time for another championship push

New York Times  

From the moment Damian Lillard asked the Portland Trail Blazers to trade him to the Miami Heat on July 1, his final landing spot for the 2023-24 season became one of the NBA’s most dominant storylines. On Wednesday, though, Bucks general manager Jon Horst shocked the basketball world and swung a deal to bring Lillard to Milwaukee, bypassing the Heat, …

Hollinger: James Harden, Damian Lillard could define limits of NBA player empowerment
1 year, 4 months ago

Hollinger: James Harden, Damian Lillard could define limits of NBA player empowerment

New York Times  

Damian Lillard was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks on Sept. 27th in a three-team trade. That’s what I’m wondering as the Damian Lillard and James Harden situations drag on into extended standoffs between player and team, with no sign of resolutions anytime soon. Lillard signed a two-year, $122 million extension with Portland in July 2022; he could be an unrestricted …

Damian Lillard’s goal remains the same + were the Clippers robbed in 2020?
1 year, 4 months ago

Damian Lillard’s goal remains the same + were the Clippers robbed in 2020?

New York Times  

This is the digital version of The Bounce. The latest I’m hearing in my conversations with people who have direct knowledge of the situation, including people inside the Blazers organization, is that there remains no shift in Lillard’s mindset and goal of playing for the Miami Heat in the wake of the league’s initiative to warn Lillard and his agent …

NBA issues discipline memo on Damian Lillard trade request to Miami Heat
1 year, 4 months ago

NBA issues discipline memo on Damian Lillard trade request to Miami Heat

The Hindu  

Damian Lillard and his agent were warned in an NBA memo that any comments suggesting that the Portland Trail Blazers star guard wants a trade only to the Miami Heat will be subject to league discipline, as will any similar behavior from other players, according to multiple reports. “Goodwin and Lillard affirmed to us that Lillard would fully perform the …

NBA sends memo to all 30 teams regarding Damian Lillard’s trade request to only Heat: Sources
1 year, 4 months ago

NBA sends memo to all 30 teams regarding Damian Lillard’s trade request to only Heat: Sources

New York Times  

Damian Lillard was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks on Sept. 27th in a three-team trade. The NBA informed all 30 teams that they interviewed Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Damian Lillard and his agent, Aaron Goodwin, about Lillard’s stance he only wants to play for the Miami Heat, league sources confirmed to The Athletic on Friday. Here’s what you need to …

What I’m hearing about Damian Lillard, James Harden, Chris Paul and more: Notes from Vegas
1 year, 5 months ago

What I’m hearing about Damian Lillard, James Harden, Chris Paul and more: Notes from Vegas

New York Times  

Damian Lillard was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks on Sept. 27th in a three-team trade. But if the folks who run the NBA’s premier summer league want to really capture the mood of the moment and give a not-so-subtle nod to the James Harden and Damian Lillard storylines that appear destined to dominate the offseason, it’s time to give Guns’ …

Lillard still waiting, hoping that Summer League gives Blazers and Heat chance to talk trade
1 year, 5 months ago

Lillard still waiting, hoping that Summer League gives Blazers and Heat chance to talk trade

The Hindu  

Damian Lillard’s position has not and will not change: The seven-time All-Star wants to be traded to the Miami Heat. Lillard’s agent, Aaron Goodwin, confirmed that stance Thursday and said he hopes that the Portland Trail Blazers — the team that Lillard has spent the entirety of his 11-year NBA career with — can engage with the Heat on steps …

Damian Lillard says he's 'amazed people could know so much and so little'
1 year, 5 months ago

Damian Lillard says he's 'amazed people could know so much and so little'

Daily Mail  

Damian Lillard offered a cryptic message Thursday night as trade talks continue to heat up for the Blazers star. Lillard finally requested a trade away from Portland earlier this week, but has made life difficult for his longtime squad with a one-team list of the Miami Heat, as The Athletic's Shams Charania reported. Damian Lillard requested a trade away from …

Blazers star Damian Lillard requests trade - report
1 year, 5 months ago

Blazers star Damian Lillard requests trade - report

The Hindu  

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has requested a trade, The Athletic reported on Saturday. READ - James Harden picks up $35.6 million option with the 76ers: Sources The Trail Blazers drafted NBA G League Ignite point guard Scoot Henderson with the third pick. He averaged a franchise-record 32.2 points per game in 2022-23, the third-highest clip in the league, …

Damian Lillard or bust is the only path for the Heat. It’s also the correct one
1 year, 5 months ago

Damian Lillard or bust is the only path for the Heat. It’s also the correct one

New York Times  

Damian Lillard was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks on Sept. 27th in a three-team trade. There’s no doubt Lillard would be a natural fit with “Heat Culture.” Lillard’s back-and-forth decision-making process regarding his future in Portland has been an ongoing source of discussion the past few offseasons, with the likelihood of his potential departure now heating up on the second …

Damian Lillard asks Trail Blazers for a trade to title contender
1 year, 5 months ago

Damian Lillard asks Trail Blazers for a trade to title contender

LA Times  

Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, left, making a pass around Lakers forward Anthony Davis during a game last season, has requested to be traded after 11 seasons with Portland. Lillard asked the Trail Blazers for a trade, a move that will end the seven-time All-Star’s tenure with that team, two people familiar with the matter said Saturday. One of the …

Quick: Damian Lillard’s trade request, a long-time coming, marks the end of an era. It also offers resolution
1 year, 5 months ago

Quick: Damian Lillard’s trade request, a long-time coming, marks the end of an era. It also offers resolution

New York Times  

Damian Lillard was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks on Sept. 27 in a three-team trade. It appears the final straw may have come last week, when Blazers general manager Joe Cronin didn’t follow through on his goal to build a win-now product around Lillard. The other was like family — the best friend of perhaps his closest cousin, who was …

With Damian Lillard, the Blazers waited too long. Four possible trades, involving the Heat, Knicks, Sixers and Clippers
1 year, 5 months ago

With Damian Lillard, the Blazers waited too long. Four possible trades, involving the Heat, Knicks, Sixers and Clippers

New York Times  

Damian Lillard was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks on Sept. 27th in a three-team trade. In between, they coughed up other assets on “win-now” moves that weren’t going to be nearly enough for this team to actually win.. Hilariously, the final insult came mere hours before Lillard’s trade demand, when Portland agreed to pay Jerami Grant roughly double what he’s …

Why Damian Lillard finally asked out and sparked an all out blitz around the NBA to cut the Heat in line
1 year, 5 months ago

Why Damian Lillard finally asked out and sparked an all out blitz around the NBA to cut the Heat in line

New York Times  

Damian Lillard was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks on Sept. 27th in a three-team trade. When Damian Lillard finally asked out of Portland on Saturday morning, with his agent, Aaron Goodwin, relaying the word to Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin by phone just six days after the three of them had met in person inside his office, there was …

Damian Lillard to the Lakers? Discussing the possibilities
3 years, 5 months ago

Damian Lillard to the Lakers? Discussing the possibilities

LA Times  

A report Friday morning that Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, who is with Team USA preparing for the Olympics, will ask for a trade in the coming days started a new round of speculation on where he might land. The Times’ NBA reporters — Dan Woike, Broderick Turner and Andrew Greif — discuss the possibilities of a Lillard trade, …

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