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Fans of the Portland Trail Blazers are going to have an extra long summer, which gives them more time to worry about the future of Damian Lillard.
Lillard, easily the team’s best player, has spent 11 years with the Blazers and has shown steadfast loyalty.
But with yet another disappointing season, some worry that he could be looking to move to greener pastures.
According to Lillard, he is instead focused on bringing new recruits to the team.
Casey Holdahl has reported that Lillard mentioned “needle-movers” who want to come to the Blazers.
Lillard said it’s all about bringing those needle-movers to the team now.
Dame says there are “needle-movers” who want to come to Portland, but now it comes down to acquiring those players.
— Casey Holdahl (@CHold) April 9, 2023
This statement from Lillard will create a huge sigh of relief for fans.
They were worried that Lillard would be asking for a trade this summer since his team has never been so far away from a championship.
Based on this comment, it sounds like Lillard is still extremely loyal to the Blazers and is looking to bring impactful players his way to back him up.
Who are those players and what would other franchises require to trade them?
That remains to be seen.
Regardless, we know that the summer is going to be very active and perhaps very consequential for the Blazers.
They have now missed the playoffs for the second year in a row and Lillard is surely unhappy.
If the front office cannot convince some needle-mover players in the league to Portland then they might be sending their biggest star away.
That is a worst-case scenario that the Blazers want to avoid at all costs.
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