The NBA sent a statement to the 30 franchises that play there in order to avoid any comments in favor of a possible change of star Damian Lillard to the Miami Heat or similar.
TNT journalist Chris Haynes revealed that the body that governs the best basketball in the world wants to prevent star players and their agents from rigging transfers at their convenience, as well as help managers and team owners keep their rosters balanced. .
The NBA sent a statement to the 30 franchises referring to Damian Lillard’s transfer request and his desire to play “only in Miami.”
In it, it is warned that any similar comments in the future (transfer requests with firm declarations of wanting to play only in a… pic.twitter.com/mO0IderGgi
– Rhythm NBA (@RitmoNba) July 28, 2023
In fact, The Athletic media added that the NBA could apply sanctions to stars like Damian Lillard if they publicly express their desire to be sent to a specific entity. It must be remembered that the Portland Trail Blazers point guard has acknowledged that he wants to reinforce the Miami Heat for the 2023-2024 season.
Of course, the Portland executive train has not yet decided whether to transfer the selected to seven All-Star Games, and over whom they have control until the 2025-2026 campaign in exchange for more than 150 million dollars.
The NBA sent a memo to all 30 teams about Damian Lillard’s trade request and the stance that he only wants to play for the Miami Heat. pic.twitter.com/9ttsNWz0zO
— Sixth Man (@6toHombreLATAM) July 28, 2023
For its part, the idea of the Miami Heat is to join Damian Lillard with the stars Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo in order to play the NBA Finals for the second year in a row, and win them for the first time since 2013.
2023-07-29 15:00:43
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