Ready for a possible Damian Lillard sweepstakes to take centerstage of the NBA off-season?
After a second consecutive losing season for the Portland Trail Blazers and recent remarks by the franchise star about an urgent need to compete, that nightmare will likely become reality once the playoffs wrap.
But unless Lillard requests a move, Portland won’t entertain trading the seven-time All-Star, according to an anonymous NBA executive who spoke with Sean Deveney of Heavy Sports.
“They’re not going to trade him on their own. He is going to have to come to them and say, ‘OK, it is time, let’s move on,’” one NBA executive told Heavy Sports.