Damian Lillard personally wants to go to the Miami Heat, but this team has not yet brought a player package attractive enough for the Portland Trail Blazers to nod.
In recent times, the Miami Heat have always been considered the leading partner of the Portland Trail Blazers in negotiating the exchange of Damian Lillard.
But according to many reputable journalists, another Eastern team has recently appeared in the hope of “steаling” Lillard from Miami. This is the team that defeated the Golden State Warriors to win the NBA championship in 2019 – Toronto Raptors. .
Damian Lillard in a cоnfrоntatiоn with the Toronto Raptors
ESPN said that the Toronto Raptors have overcome many strong opponents to become the team leading the race to get Dаme’s signature .
The Canadian team can offer a fairly quality player package including Scottie Barnes (Rookie of The Year 2022), striker OG Anunoby, Pascal Siakam (two-time All-Star) or long-throwing rookie Gradey
It is known that the Portland Trail Blazers, along with young talent Scottie Barnes, are especially interested in Gradey Ԁick. The quality pitcher with a height of 2m03 has just been selected with the 13th pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.
Rookie Gradey Ԁick and Rookie of The Year 2022 Scottie Barnes (right) is one of the young factors that the Toronto Raptors can bring to the Portland Trail Blazers
ESPN further notes that the Raptors have had discussions with the Blazers in the past few days and have made certain progress, but the two sides have not reached any agreement.
However, the ESPN reporter said that experts believe in the scenario that Damian Lillard will be traded soon, which could be in early October, right before the training camp.Damian Lillard personally wants to go to Miami Heat and this is also the partner that the Portland Trail Blazers have most actively exchanged with in recent months. However, the Heat have not brought a player package attractive enough for the Blazers to nod.This opens up opportunities for other teams, the clearest example is the Toronto Raptors with many young talents, capable of long-term development such as Scottie Barnes (22 years old) or Gradey Ԁick (19 years old).
Will the Toronto Raptors have enough power to take advantage of the Miami Heat in the trade for Damian Lillard?
Not only the Toronto Raptors or Miami Heat, many other teams have shown interest in Damian Lillard and spoke with the Portland Trail Blazers.
ESPN reporters said names like the Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers and Chicago Bulls have all expressed interest in the seven-time All-NBA defender.With Training Camp and the 2023-24 NBA pre-season approaching, the heat surrounding Damian Lillard is expected to increase in the next 7-10 days.
In case no exchange deal breaks out, it is likely that Lillard will still join forces with the Portland Trail Blazers, contrary to what James Harden is planning to do with the Philadelphia 76ers, which is absolutely not to appear.