Windhorst: Heat could trade for Damian Lillard
Damian Lillard has remained loyal to the Trail Blazers during his NBA career so far. The 32-year-old superstar completed his 11th season in Portland and for the second straight year missed the playoffs.
It seems that the player is losing patience as he called for major changes on the roster to make the Blazers a competitive team.
As far as potential trade destinations for Lillard are concerned, NBA insider Brian Windhorst thinks that the Heat make the host sense.
“The team I’m watching is the Miami Heat,” Windhorst said on First Take. “The Heat are ready to go to their next star window. This is what the Heat do, the Heat hunt stars.
“His time would match with Jimmy Butler in terms of age. They have tradable things that potentially the Blazers could want. I’m being a little premature, but that’s kind of what I see happening.”
Lillard has two more years left on his current 4-year, $176 million contract. He is set to earn $45.6 and $48.8 million over the next two years.
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