There have been rumors recently that Damian Lillard is about to ask the Portland Trail Blazers to trade. However, it didn’t take long for the six-time All-Star man to directly clarify these claims and clarify that these reports are not true.
After the U.S. team trained at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas on Friday, Lillard responded to NBA trading rumors, saying that he intends to remain a trailblazer throughout his career. He admitted that he wanted to win everything, but made it clear that he would prefer to do so in Portland, ESPN Report.
“Now I am not sure what I am going to do. All I can say is my intention, and my heart has been dedicated to wearing the Trailblazers jersey throughout my entire career,” Lillard said.
He continued, “But I think over time, you want to win everything. I want to win everything in the Blazers uniform. But we must all move in this direction.”
The rumors of Lillard’s request for a deal originated from a report by Henry Abbott Really hoop, He claimed that an unnamed source close to the player had informed him of the incident.
It’s worth mentioning that Lillard Contract until 2024In the next four years, he has not signed a $176 million supermax contract with the Trail Blazers. The fourth year is the player option.
Although he made it clear that he will continue to be the Trail Blazers next season, the Trail Blazers should not be taken lightly. Lillard said he is confident they have a good team, but further adjustments are needed.
“I just think we have reached this point, well, that’s not enough. Do we really want to win everything? Is this our goal? We have to do something to prove it. We have to take action. In The desire to win at that level-this is the only thing I have ever done,” Lillard said.
Currently, he is focusing on doing his part with the US team for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Trade negotiations involving him should be put on hold for now. However, if the Trail Blazers failed to make progress in previous games, then trade negotiations are likely to heat up again.
On November 18, 2018, No. 0 Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers watched the game at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC in the second half against the Washington Wizards.
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