The moment the Portland Trail Blazers selected top point guard prospect Scoot Henderson with the No. 3 overall pick in Thursday night's 2023 NBA Draft — and even before then — questions arose about whether seven-time All-Star Damian Lillard would finally request a trade from the only franchise he has ever known.
"I'm told a timeline for where the future will land with Damian Lillard likely extends now between this point tonight to the start of free agency and potentially into free agency," Stadium's Shams Charania reported at the end of the first round, "just seeing exactly what Portland is able to do.