Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, with the Miami Heat as his preferred destination.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported during a Sunday appearance on SportsCenter that the Trail Blazers do not plan to simply grant Lillard’s wish and send him to the reigning Eastern Conference champions. “The Blazers front office, their organization, they made it clear to teams who called yesterday about Damian Lillard that they are open for business everywhere in the league on him,” Wojnarowski said.
Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers celebrates with teammates after a 134-124 victory over the Utah JazzThe seven-time All-NBA guard would net a massive haul in a trade for the rebuilding Trail Blazers. But Lillard’s preferred destination of Miami wouldn’t exactly net that same haul, and the only way he really ends up there is as a thank you from the team for his 11 seasons in Portland.