Damian Lillard is currently under contract through the 2024-25 with the Trail Blazers. That tenure could extend through the 2026-27 season if Lillard and the Blazers agree to a lucrative two-year extension in the 2022 offseason. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, that looming negotiation sits at the center of the Blazers’ search to replace recently-fired President of Basketball Operations Neil Olshey.
On Tuesday, Wojnarowski explained that Lillard’s drive for an extension has added friction to the Blazers’ operations.
Lillard wants a two-year, $107 million extension in July, and he and his agent need the next general manager to sell ownership on the idea.