Whether it’s this summer or sometime during the upcoming season, Damian Lillard will likely end up playing for the Miami Heat. But as the Heat and Portland Trail Blazers have apparently reached an impasse on Lillard trade talks, it might be time to start thinking about other options for general manager Joe Cronin and the Trail Blazers.
Maybe it’s a deal with the Brooklyn Nets for a package of picks. Maybe the Utah Jazz get involved with their own picks and a young player or two. Maybe the San Antonio Spurs decide it’s time to speed up the rebuild and give Victor Wembanyama an All-NBA point guard to play off of.