If the Miami Heat are indeed trying to trade for Damian Lillard, it appears they will have to wait. Despite Lillard’s publicly-known preference for the Trail Blazers to trade the No. 3 pick for veteran help, Portland’s selection of Scoot Henderson came and went without a trade demand from Lillard. Now, reports indicate that Lillard may take his time on making a decision about his future.
Sources told The Athletic’s Shams Charania that Lillard’s timeline to make a decision “likely extends now between tonight and the start of free agency and into free agency.” TNT’s Chris Haynes reported that Lillard had not been in touch with Trail Blazers officials as of late Thursday night.