The Bucks have landed Damian Lillard in a three-team commerce with the Blazers and the Suns, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting.

“Portland will obtain Jrue Vacation, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, Milwaukee’s 2029 unprotected first-round draft choose, and unprotected Milwaukee swap rights in 2028 and 2030, sources advised Wojnarowski,” he wrote. 

“The Suns will obtain Jusuf Nurkic, Grayson Allen, Nassir Little and Keon Johnson, sources advised Wojnarowski.”

It has been virtually three months since Lillard requested to be traded from Portland.

He leaves the franchise after 11 seasons wherein he made seven All-Star and All-NBA groups, plus led the franchise to the playoffs a complete of eight instances.

Lillard himself took to X to handle his followers and let the Bucks know he’s excited to a part of the franchise.

“The casuals received’t be addressed however the trailblazers followers and metropolis of Portland that I really like actually will probably be … and they are going to be addressed honestly. Keep tuned

“Excited for my subsequent chapter! @Bucks”

The casuals received’t be addressed however the trailblazers followers and metropolis of Portland that I really like actually will probably be … and they are going to be addressed honestly. Keep tuned

Excited for my subsequent chapter! @Bucks 🎟️

— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) September 27, 2023

33-year-old Lillard is coming off a profession yr, the place he averaged averaging 32.2 factors, 4.8 rebounds and seven.3 assists on 46.3 p.c capturing from the sphere.

The commerce will put Milwaukee proper up there as championship contenders by having two superstars in Giannis Antetokounmpo and Lillard as his co-star.

The betting markets are already tipping the Bucks as favorites to win the title this upcoming 2023-2024 season.

Milwaukee now have a bunch of veteran gamers like Giannis, Lillard, Brook Lopez, Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis, who will little question have one aim in thoughts.

Giannis has spoken rather a lot this offseason about everybody on the Bucks being on the identical web page and gunning for a championship, so it appears as if the entrance workplace heeded his name.

Though Dame wished to be traded to Miami, a minimum of he has landed at one other extremely aggressive crew and never Toronto.