ESPN Sep 27, 2023, 2:36 PM ETLread: 3 min.
Damian Lillard and his best plays of the season
The Portland Trail Blazers point guard is one of the few basketball players who have been faithful to the franchise that selected him in the draft.
The Portland Trail Blazers are trading Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a three-team deal that includes the Phoenix Suns, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Los Portland Trail Blazers are trading point guard Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a three-team deal which also includes the Phoenix Sunssources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Portland will receive Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camarathe unprotected 2029 first-round draft pick of Milwaukee and Milwaukee’s unprotected trade rights in 2028 and 2030, sources told Wojnarowski.
Give me time. In the hot moments of games, it’s time to give the ball to Damian Lillard.Getty Images
Los Suns will receive Jusuf Nurkic, Grayson Allen, Nassir Little y Keon Johnsonaccording to Wojnarowski.
The agreement comes months after Lillard will formally request to be traded in early Julywhen the Blazers They decided to take a patient approach to negotiations.
Lillard deja Portland after 11 seasons in which he was part of seven All-Star and All-NBA teams and led the franchise to the playoffs eight times, including an appearance in the Western Conference finals in 2018-19. He ranks first all-time in team history in both points and three-pointers made and is second in assists.
Lillard, 33, had a great year last season, averaging 32.2 points and 7.3 assists, but he played in only 58 games and was out the final month of the season. The highlight of the season Lillard arrived on February 26 against the Houston Rockets when they exploded with 71 points.
Los 32.2 PPJ of Lillard son the most for a player who changes teams the following seasonaccording to ESPN Stats & Information research.
Despite the heroic acts of Lillard, Portland He failed to make the playoffs for the second consecutive season and for the first time in his career. The Blazers They chose to keep their draft pick after both seasons, and most recently selected shooting guard Scoot Henderson with the second overall pick. Lillard’s trade request came shortly after.
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