Lately, news about Damian Lillard being traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, where he’ll team up with Giannis Antetokounmpo which aims to create one of the most impressive superstar duos in recent history resulted in mixed reactions from fans. Apparently, Lillard prefers landing into the Miami Heat, but didn’t go successful for the player.
Meanwhile, the longtime Portland Trail Blazers guard was traded to the Bucks in a blockbuster trade package that includes several renowned players like Jrue Holiday, DeAndre Ayton, and Jusug Nurkic, as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
“Lillard goes Milwaukee as part of a 3-team deal with Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, a 2029 unprotected MIL 1st, and unprotected MIL swap rights in 2028 and 2030 to Blazers,” writes Wojnarowski. “Phoenix lands Jusuf Nurkic, Grayson Allen, Nassir Little and Keon Johnson.”
Although the Blazers have consistently toyed with the notion of trading Lillard to a team other than the Heat, such as the Toronto Raptors, who came out as prime contenders just lately, it was considered a challenging time to imagine a situation where Lillard won’t be able to play along in Miami.
The 33-year-old Lillard has consistently emphasized his interest in being traded to the Heat. Aaron Goodwin, on the other hand, Lillard’s agent, told Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson that he wants to play in Miami.
“I do what I should for my client,” Goodwin told the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson. “Some teams I did call. Other teams have called me. It’s a respectful relationship with most teams. Truthfully, he wants to play in Miami. Period.”
On a different note, the dynamic All-Star duo Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo has made an appearance twice in the NBA Finals in the last four seasons. Unfortunately, they fell short on both occasions. Lillard, in particular, was viewed as the essential addition that could elevate the Heat to become people’s favorite for the championship.
It might be over for NBA fans now that the Lillard series finally met its end. However, the Heat had placed all their hopes for winning the championship in the 2023-24 season on getting Lillard. But they’re left without their top pick, leaving them with chunks of difficulties as they aim to make it to the NBA Finals once more.
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