Lillard finally made the decision, now everything is in the hands of the Blazers.
The Damian Lillard – Miami Heat saga has just begun officially following Lillard’s request to be traded out of Portland.
There are some teams in the mix for his services, including the Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers and even San Antonio Spurs.
However, the Miami Heat have clearly been at the front of the sweepstakes for quite some time now.
Lillard’s preferred destination is the Heat. For months now he has been HEAVILY linked to Miami rumors. He spoke on a podcast and mentioned the Heat would “obviously” be his number 1 choice if he were to play elsewhere.
At the time though, everything was hypothetically speaking.
Now, the time has finally arrived.
Lillard reportedly has his sights only on Miami, and is prepared to be playing for them this upcoming season. It is ‘Heat-or-bust’ in the eyes of the superstar point guard.
Two of them most likely having to be both Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, who are close with Lillard and would love to see him rep a Miami jersey on route to another deep playoff run.
Woj reported just today that Portland doesn’t have to listen to Lillard and send him to his preferred destination.
That report contradicts prior ones, that actually mentioned Portland would take care of their beloved star player.