Getty Image Damian Lillard never needs an excuse to remind everyone of his rap prowess as Dame D.O.L.L.A., but a blockbuster trade from the Portland Trail Blazers to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday afternoon is as good of an excuse as he’ll ever find. Shortly after ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news of the trade, …
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Why The Blazers Chose The Bucks Offer Over Miami’s For Damian Lillard
Getty Image For months, the NBA world has been waiting for Damian Lillard to be traded, with the expectation being that the star would eventually end up in his preferred destination of Miami. Instead, Lillard was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday in a stunning three-team blockbuster that sees Dame pair up with Giannis …
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Giannis Antetokounmpo And Damian Lillard Now Have Everything They Could’ve Wanted
Getty Image/Merle Cooper Giannis Antetokounmpo made headlines at the end of August when he said he wouldn’t sign an extension with the Milwaukee Bucks unless he felt assured that everyone in the organization was committed to competing for championships. Four weeks later, the Bucks have pulled off the biggest trade of the offseason, acquiring Damian …
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Damian Lillard Is ‘Excited For My Next Chapter’ With The Bucks
Getty Image One outstanding question in the aftermath of the Milwaukee Bucks’ gigantic trade for Damian Lillard revolved around how the deal would be received by its centerpiece. It was made abundantly clear that Lillard wanted the Portland Trail Blazers to send him to the Miami Heat, which is not going to end up happening. …
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The Blazers Are ‘Immediately’ Shopping Jrue Holiday To Contenders After The Damian Lillard Trade
Getty Image Damian Lillard is headed to the Milwaukee Bucks in a massive, league-shaking trade that saw Giannis Antetokounmpo get paired with the best point guard he’s ever played with — and Damian Lillard get placed on the best team he’s ever been on. In exchange, the Bucks are sending a 2029 unprotected first rounder, …
Jimmy Butler Would Like The NBA To Investigate The Bucks For Tampering After The Damian Lillard Trade
TNT Damian Lillard has finally been traded by the Portland Trail Blazers, but he is not headed to the Miami Heat as long has been expected. Instead, the Milwaukee Bucks were able to work out a deal to get Giannis Antetokounmpo a new superstar teammate, sending Jrue Holiday, a pick, and a pair of swaps …
An Old Damian Lillard Tweet About Wanting To Play With Giannis Made The Rounds After His Trade To The Bucks
Getty Image Damian Lillard is finally on the move to an Eastern Conference powerhouse. The catch: Lillard is not on his way to the Miami Heat. Instead, the Milwaukee Bucks pulled off a blockbuster trade for the Portland Trail Blazers’ All-Star guard in a three-team deal that also includes the Phoenix Suns. It is a …
Marc Spears Says The Raptors Are Now Considered ‘Frontrunners’ For Damian Lillard By Some Top NBA Execs
Getty Image With training camp rapidly approaching, the Damian Lillard trade talks and rumors have heated up over the last week, as Portland and other teams now have a soft deadline of sorts approaching in the form of media day to serve as the catalyst for some action. The Miami Heat still want Lillard, but …
Report: The Blazers Have ‘Strongly Considered’ Trying To Get Deandre Ayton In A Damian Lillard Trade
Twitter One idea that’s been thrown around since the beginning of the Damian Lillard trade sweepstakes is for a third or fourth team to get pulled into talks to help facilitate a deal. At the start of the saga, that theoretically meant finding a third team for Tyler Herro, as Lillard wants to go to …
The Blazers Reportedly Refuse To Talk To The Heat About A Damian Lillard Trade
Getty Image For the first time in weeks, it seems like there is some sort of momentum building towards a Damian Lillard trade actually happening. While Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported that there’s nothing imminent on that front, the Portland Trail Blazers are apparently having conversations with other teams as we get closer and closer …
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Report: Damian Lillard Trade Talks ‘Intensified This Week,’ Although Nothing Is ‘Imminent’
Getty Image As training camp approaches next week, the NBA’s biggest trade saga still has no conclusion. Damian Lillard issued a trade demand to Portland early in the offseason and the career-long Blazer has been adamant about a move to the Miami Heat. With both the NBA Draft and free agency in the rearview mirror, …
Damian Lillard Explained Why He’d Rather ‘Lose Every Year’ Than Join The Warriors
Damian Lillard has, for the most part, kept quiet this offseason in terms of speaking publicly about his ongoing trade request from the Portland Trail Blazers. The star guard has not wanted to answer questions directly about his impending departure from Portland, likely in part due to the league making it clear that they will …
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