When Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard requested a trade, it wasn’t the first time a superstar asked out with four years on his deal.
Just three years ago, James Harden asked the Houston Rockets for a trade after some nine years with the team and failing to reach the NBA mountaintop.
While Lillard’s business will always feel unfinished in Portland, he is expected to exit the franchise as one of, if not the best player in franchise history, much like Harden did when he left Houston.
Here’s a look at the framework of the deal that sent Harden from the Rockets to the Brooklyn Nets in Jan.