In this video we analyze hypothetical NBA trades proposed by ESPN that send Damian Lillard to teams that are NOT the Miami Heat…
ESPN Article – https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/38378452/damian-lillard-trade-possibilities-miami-heat-philadelphia-76ers-toronto-raptors-new-orleans-pelicans
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Dame to bucks am calling it
The 76ers aren’t offering Maxey for Lillard and especially not giving up Harden, Harris and Springer too that’s absurd and will not happen. Lillard is over 10 years older and Maxey could potentially be better than Dame within 2-3 years
Dame to Toronto…if not Miami. Raptors roster depth chart post trade:
CP: Poeltl/Achiuwa/Koloko
PF: Siakam/Porter Jr
SF: Barnes/McDaniels/Temple
SG: Trent Jr/
PG: Lillard/Schroder/Flynn
Potential Post Trade Minimum F/A signings: SG Terrence Davis, SG Jaylen Nowell, SG Terrence Ross, PF Nerlens Noel
This is boutta be bad for Portland whether they trade Dame to the Heat or not now. They just show their new franchise star that they just got that despite the loyalty a player can give, they will not do right by you. If I were Scoot, I would leave as quickly as I could
@hoops reference no shot raptors are trading for dame. their team has no depth so gutting the team for dame doesnt make sense as dame is not in the same category as a kawhi that can carry and play defence. dame on the raptors are not contenders after they gut the team to trade for him unless they are willing to take a thad young otto porter, garett temple chris boucher and picks package for dame.
Clippers get robbed in first deal
I can sense him giggling calling Embiid the MVP 😂
Hoops Reference you fell off when you said Keegan Murray would be a draft bust. You are falling off harder for thinking Lillard won't end up on the Miami Heat
Ooga booga
Damian Lillard is old. You’d have to be a moron to trade for him if you weren’t a legitimate title contender. Let him eat that contract. I’m tired of players taking the money, and then demanding a trade.
Why would they give up zion for dame he young dame & cj didn't accomplish anything together u just saying stuff now
That first trade sounds pretty damn feesable if you ask me. Just need Philly to let go of the Maxy hype fr
He has been a good boy for like a decade. Get him to Miami
Not happening. For one Dame made clear as of now he's not reporting to training camp for any other team than Miami or Portland. Also Dame is 33 years old undersize PG with a huge contract. The amount or assets that has to to be move will be entirely too much for a guy his age with his contract especially with the new CBA coming which will throw majority of those teams into the luxury tax where they can't sign anymore free agents. Now with Giannis, Embiid and now Zion rumors most teams are focusing their attention their. The Miami heat trade package is the best the Blazers will get so it's matter of WHEN Dame is traded to Miami not it.
Lillard wants to go to Miami for the hoes, you not gonna break him
The way you solve this problem is communication with GM's of four to five teams who wish to make trades with relevant players and see if you can switch 5-10 players around 4-5 teams. Hornets can trade their girlfriend beater, and Houston has a problems, and so do the Pelicans. That's a good start.
Why would the Blazers want Tyrese Maxey when they already have Simons, Sharpe, & Scoot. Same reason they don't want Tyler Herro.
The Pelicans trade is mehh, nothing special.
The Raptors trade is solid tho, makes sense for both sides, kinda low return for Raptors tho considering how stingy they've been with OG trade prospects the last 2 years.
I’m a Portland fan and the reported Miami offer of ‘27, ‘29, ‘31, plus another 1st rounder from whoever takes Herro, Jovic, pick swaps, and possibly second rounders is still a better deal than all these ideas.
For comparison, OKC got 5 first rounders, 2 pick swaps, SGA and Gallinari. Yes, it would be nice to get someone like SGA back in a trade but no one was predicting him to become a All-NBA MVP candidate type of player after his first season. He was a young promising player at the time on the same lines as Jovic albeit more proven.
Portland has no leverage because they waited too long to make a move and Lillard is doing the Blazers a favor by asking for a trade because I don’t know what their vision is other than drafting undersized scoring guards, asking them to play the two and tanking the second half of seasons.
Your trade proposals are worst than the heat one. I dont get the point.
Scoot and Simons for Zion and trey Murphy
Dame is the biggest hypocrite in the nba honestly tired of hearing about him. He’ll never win a chip and actually ended up running from the grind just like harden
Portland can call his bluff because the only person who can lose is Dame if he wants to sit out his contract is in jeopardy & we know Dame likes his money also he’s aging so either he plays or loses money + prime years
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