NBA: “In a perfect world”, Lillard already regrets the Blazers

Where will Damian Lillard be on October 24, when the NBA resumes its rights? This is the question that is on everyone’s mind, especially since the leader of the Trail Blazers spoke at the beginning of the week on the show “It Is Was It Is”. The 33-year-old also took a very political approach when asked if he wanted to stay with the Portland Trail Blazers for the upcoming season.

Appearing YouTube channel Come And Talk 2 Me, Damian Lillard stated that ” in a perfect world “, he could spend his entire career playing for the franchise that initially drafted him in 2012. But everyone knows, in the NBA the world is never perfect. The general director of Trail Blazers de Portland, Joe Cronin, confirmed on July 1 that Lillard had requested to be traded. “ We made it clear that we wanted Dame here, but he informed us today that he wanted out and would prefer to play elsewhere. What hasn’t changed for us is that we are determined to win, and we are going to do what is best for the team in pursuit of that goal. »

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Portland wants to move forward

If the separation caused a lot of noise, particularly because it represented a certain form of loyalty rare in the Great League, it is not an end in itself. Unfortunately, the sporting project of the Oregon franchise cannot remain the same forever and with a youth full of promise (Anfernee Simons, Shaedon Sharpe, Scoot Henderson), the franchise wants to move forward. Even if Lillard is still one of the best players in the NBA, he is well aware that his team wants to move on.

“We no longer want the same thing”

« At some point you have to stop taking things like an idiot […]. We no longer want the same thing and they showed me that they no longer want the same thing. We no longer want the same thing. » said the 33-year-old leader. Now for the future, but where? Portland is ready to let go of its superstar, but not against just anyone. Brian Windhorst from home ESPN indicated in recent days that Portland wanted a package worthy of that of Suns pour Kevin Durant. A package that the Heatfavorite on the file, has so far still not succeeded in putting together.