Great love stories come to an end and that’s what happened to Damian Lillard after it became known this Sunday that he asked the Portland Trail Blazers to leave the franchise for next season.
According to The Athletic, the point guard wants a change of scenery and he officially informed the Blazers. For their part, as reported by ESPN, the Blazers are willing to let go of their top star since 2012 when he was chosen sixth in the NBA Draft.
After eight years defending the colors of the Oregon franchise and qualifying for the conference playoffs, the Blazers find themselves in the midst of a sports crisis and have already added two unclassified seasons. According to ESPN, Lilliard could be transferred to the Miami Heat or the Brooklyn Nets, while the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks are other interested teams but are not to the player’s taste.
If Lillard makes it out in this transfer window, even though he has a contract through the 2026-2027 season, he will take 11 seasons with him in Portland, where he was selected to the All-Star Game seven times and was selected to the All-Star Team seven times. the season.
Portland’s best sports result under Lilliard was the 2019 Conference Finals, in which they fell to the Golden State Warriors (4-0).
Damian averaged 32.2 points and 7.3 assists last season, but was only able to play in 58 regular-season games.
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