The Portland Path Blazers have entered commerce negotations on Damian Lillard within the offseason of 2023 with the expectation of receiving the identical sort of return for him because the Brooklyn Nets did on the commerce deadline for Kevin Durant, or the Utah Jazz for Rudy Gobert within the 2022 offseason. 

Lillard, nonetheless, is about to show 33 and is attempting to direct himself to the Miami Warmth. The Warmth can’t put collectively a package deal to rival what the Nets and Jazz acquired once they traded their stars. 

“Damian Lillard needs to be in Miami,” stated Adrian Wojnarowski. “Portland seems at what Miami has to supply them in a commerce: draft picks, younger gamers, property. It does not enthrall them. 

“So what’s incumbent on Portland now’s to exit within the market and discover somebody who will supply them extra. That is what they’re attempting to do now. They see a participant of Damian Lillard’s stature, All-NBA participant, 32 years previous they usually take a look at what the Nets received for Kevin Durant. They take a look at Rudy Gobert in Minnesota. They see these sorts of returns. That is what they think about for Damian Lillard. However this can be a completely different day. A brand new collective bargaining settlement in place. It is going to take a while for this market to develop and to get an actual sense of what’s out there for them on the market. They’re definitely in no rush to do a cope with Miami. They would wish a 3rd workforce to tackle Tyler Herro. I believe it is simply going to take time”