holy shit, dame. do not destroy your legacy for this.
Rrypl
Dude went from “I got loyalty inside my DNA” to “I’ma Ben Simmons these bitches”
rollingdown23
unless his agent or dame himself is saying this. I wouldnāt be taking any such reports seriously.
Kermitt7979
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WallOld615
I was always on the side of player empowerment because fuck the owners and whatnot but you gotta at least give a couple teams you wanna go to. This seems like a little much. That or handle this whole situation in private.
nerdeagle2
Wow Dame is willing to sacrifice $60M just to play for the heat. Wild
dkdoki
LOL. Ill believe it when i see it
s_malik25
They said Kawhi was going to sit out the whole season after he got traded to Toronto lmao
SaNMaN-9
Dameās agent working overtime.
rattatatouille
Not even Vince “sandbagged the Raptors” Carter did this. Not even Ben Simmons did this.
Damian Lillard, what you doing?
Carcrusher3
Aight bro
SmoothCriminal2018
Dudeās 33 and wants a ring, no way he would give up multiple years of his remaining career
Got_That_Dawg_In_Me
Dude is just dying to get knocked out of the ECF by Boston next year
TrouauaiAdvice
Press X for doubt
Doc_Mattic
If I was the Portland Gm Iād say buckle in – no trade. You donāt play you donāt get paid – see how his attitude adjusts. or wait until the off season is done so thereās no free agents left then gut the Miami team as part of the trade – enjoy the play in.
grahamtasticj
This is embarrassing at this point. Dame is my guy and I get it, but, bro has made a gazillion dollars from the team and is acting toxic. All he wanted was to be on a team that could contend and now heās obsessed with joining the eastern conference champs. Come on Dameā¦
SadakMahdhi
Alright see you in 4 years then buddy
KuyaJohnny
guy went from loyality to nephew in record time lol
tinami23
Dame should just pick the Knicks and force to replace Randle
KingAdo94
I honestly hope they trade him to Utah and he doesnāt report for 4 years and loses 200M. Utah would appreciate the cap flexibility and the Blazers would get a draft haul + a potential future star in THT.
TheyNeedLoveToo
Iām not the best poker player but Iām a bit of a sadist, call this manās bluff
renaissance_pancakes
Cronin should come out and say that they’ve decided not to move him and are looking forward to his services for the next 4 years.
fieryscribe
> one person familiar with Lillard’s thought process … said he “just wouldn’t report” to a team that isn’t the Heat.
> Medina did note the person stressed Lillard is “not a disruptor” and **would honor his contract**
The person “familiar with Lillard’s thought process” took both sides so he’d always be right.
karlbrunswick
Talk about running from the grind
AzorAhai1TK
Lmfao there is zero chance this is true. He’s under contract for several more years, he either reports or retires and gives up $200M
JackMeHoff266
Not a good look for Dame. Someone needs to make a Curb Your Enthusiasm meme off of this, going back to when he was talking about players ārunning from the grind.ā Now he literally refuses to play for any other team than the team that he wants
Readitiztrash
3 years left on a supermax contract at 33 years old.
Dameās only option is to retire or play.
feardabeard30
Banish him to Detroit
MadDogTannenOW
Sounds like Dame has unofficially retired then
DM_me_yo_Pizza
You know what team he will report for? Portland. He will be in the roster on opening night.
levopress
What a cry baby
amlah6
Dame to Utah truly is the best option just to get to watch him in the press conference talk about how excited he is to be in SLC with a young team around him and how the reports of him acting like a whiny diva the past week were all false.
The_Skyro
250 mil says he does report
MR___SLAVE
At this point Blazers need to just shut down all trade discussion for a while. Ignore Lillard and Miami’s FO until after the season starts.
They need to publicly state they have no intention of trading him and his only choice is to suit up or sit out with no pay. He has a contract and if he doesn’t honor it he doesn’t get paid.
Portland doesn’t really need the cap space ATM, especially this season. If they can’t get any real value for him, might as well just eat his contract. Trading with Miami just leads to paying players they don’t want the same amount.
There is zero benefits to Portland trading him this season unless it is for an adequate return. Outside of the C position and a backup or two, Portland has pretty much determined it’s roster. So unless trading Dame lands them a upgrade or young prospect to replace Nurkic, getting Herro, Duncan or Lowry back is no better than simply paying Dame to sit on the bench.
thisismyname03
After defending Dame at the start of thisā¦. God damn he really coming off as a villain now.
Not a good look.
SnooLemons5457
So contracts are basically worthless now.
I’m all for player empowerment, but there has to be something they give up to the team in exchange for their empowerment. In this case it is money/years.
gotpez
it wonāt happen but this is such a perfect example of what is wrong with the nba and adam silver should absolutely step in if it came to this. dame is not a free agent. allowing players to dictate where they go when theyāre under contract, especially without a no trade clause, is laughable
MrErnie03
Man this guy sucks now. True nature is definitely showing if this report is true
The_Mootz_Pallucci
This whole thing is costing Lame Time his credibility and respect in the fan base.
He’s a punk walker like any other, a liar and hypocrite.
Not even a Blazers fan.
I wish I could hear Chuck on this – with regards to how easy NBA players today have it – what with the leniency and massive contracts.
HisExcellency20
It’s actually wild to me that people STILL have way more of an issue with KD going to the Warriors *as a free agent* than Lillard *forcing his way to the Eastern Conference Champions* a year after signing a max deal with Portland.
I mean I realize the Warriors were an objectively better team than the Heat and KD was a much better player than Dame (still is, but he also was) but still. KD was a free agent and Lillard is not. He is also *only willing to play for one team, with no assets of value that they are willing to trade*.
I’m not saying this isn’t a big deal and no one cares obviously it is and they do, but this is so much worse than what KD did and it has no chance of being received that way.
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Ya okay sure dude guy
I truly just don’t believe that lmfao
holy shit, dame. do not destroy your legacy for this.
Dude went from “I got loyalty inside my DNA” to “I’ma Ben Simmons these bitches”
unless his agent or dame himself is saying this. I wouldnāt be taking any such reports seriously.
X
I was always on the side of player empowerment because fuck the owners and whatnot but you gotta at least give a couple teams you wanna go to. This seems like a little much. That or handle this whole situation in private.
Wow Dame is willing to sacrifice $60M just to play for the heat. Wild
LOL. Ill believe it when i see it
They said Kawhi was going to sit out the whole season after he got traded to Toronto lmao
Dameās agent working overtime.
Not even Vince “sandbagged the Raptors” Carter did this. Not even Ben Simmons did this.
Damian Lillard, what you doing?
Aight bro
Dudeās 33 and wants a ring, no way he would give up multiple years of his remaining career
Dude is just dying to get knocked out of the ECF by Boston next year
Press X for doubt
If I was the Portland Gm Iād say buckle in – no trade. You donāt play you donāt get paid – see how his attitude adjusts. or wait until the off season is done so thereās no free agents left then gut the Miami team as part of the trade – enjoy the play in.
This is embarrassing at this point. Dame is my guy and I get it, but, bro has made a gazillion dollars from the team and is acting toxic. All he wanted was to be on a team that could contend and now heās obsessed with joining the eastern conference champs. Come on Dameā¦
Alright see you in 4 years then buddy
guy went from loyality to nephew in record time lol
Dame should just pick the Knicks and force to replace Randle
I honestly hope they trade him to Utah and he doesnāt report for 4 years and loses 200M. Utah would appreciate the cap flexibility and the Blazers would get a draft haul + a potential future star in THT.
Iām not the best poker player but Iām a bit of a sadist, call this manās bluff
Cronin should come out and say that they’ve decided not to move him and are looking forward to his services for the next 4 years.
> one person familiar with Lillard’s thought process … said he “just wouldn’t report” to a team that isn’t the Heat.
> Medina did note the person stressed Lillard is “not a disruptor” and **would honor his contract**
The person “familiar with Lillard’s thought process” took both sides so he’d always be right.
Talk about running from the grind
Lmfao there is zero chance this is true. He’s under contract for several more years, he either reports or retires and gives up $200M
Not a good look for Dame. Someone needs to make a Curb Your Enthusiasm meme off of this, going back to when he was talking about players ārunning from the grind.ā Now he literally refuses to play for any other team than the team that he wants
3 years left on a supermax contract at 33 years old.
Dameās only option is to retire or play.
Banish him to Detroit
Sounds like Dame has unofficially retired then
You know what team he will report for? Portland. He will be in the roster on opening night.
What a cry baby
Dame to Utah truly is the best option just to get to watch him in the press conference talk about how excited he is to be in SLC with a young team around him and how the reports of him acting like a whiny diva the past week were all false.
250 mil says he does report
At this point Blazers need to just shut down all trade discussion for a while. Ignore Lillard and Miami’s FO until after the season starts.
They need to publicly state they have no intention of trading him and his only choice is to suit up or sit out with no pay. He has a contract and if he doesn’t honor it he doesn’t get paid.
Portland doesn’t really need the cap space ATM, especially this season. If they can’t get any real value for him, might as well just eat his contract. Trading with Miami just leads to paying players they don’t want the same amount.
There is zero benefits to Portland trading him this season unless it is for an adequate return. Outside of the C position and a backup or two, Portland has pretty much determined it’s roster. So unless trading Dame lands them a upgrade or young prospect to replace Nurkic, getting Herro, Duncan or Lowry back is no better than simply paying Dame to sit on the bench.
After defending Dame at the start of thisā¦. God damn he really coming off as a villain now.
Not a good look.
So contracts are basically worthless now.
I’m all for player empowerment, but there has to be something they give up to the team in exchange for their empowerment. In this case it is money/years.
it wonāt happen but this is such a perfect example of what is wrong with the nba and adam silver should absolutely step in if it came to this. dame is not a free agent. allowing players to dictate where they go when theyāre under contract, especially without a no trade clause, is laughable
Man this guy sucks now. True nature is definitely showing if this report is true
This whole thing is costing Lame Time his credibility and respect in the fan base.
He’s a punk walker like any other, a liar and hypocrite.
Not even a Blazers fan.
I wish I could hear Chuck on this – with regards to how easy NBA players today have it – what with the leniency and massive contracts.
It’s actually wild to me that people STILL have way more of an issue with KD going to the Warriors *as a free agent* than Lillard *forcing his way to the Eastern Conference Champions* a year after signing a max deal with Portland.
I mean I realize the Warriors were an objectively better team than the Heat and KD was a much better player than Dame (still is, but he also was) but still. KD was a free agent and Lillard is not. He is also *only willing to play for one team, with no assets of value that they are willing to trade*.
I’m not saying this isn’t a big deal and no one cares obviously it is and they do, but this is so much worse than what KD did and it has no chance of being received that way.