Loyalty has an expiration date and the Trail Blazers know it.
The Portland Trail Blazers are actively shopping both the No. 3 pick in this year’s NBA Draft and rising star guard Anfernee Simons to build a contender around Damian Lillard,“My league sources say that Portland’s interest in building around Lillard is genuine,” O’Connor said. “The front office is exploring deals for the No. 3 pick, and it’s also open to moving Anfernee Simons.
Throughout Lillard’s 10-year productive career with the franchise, he has averaged 25.2 points, 6.7 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game while racking up multiple All-Star and All-NBA appearances.Despite averaging a career-high 32.2 points per game this past season, the Blazers missed the playoffs and Lillard’s patience with the team to build a contender is running thin.“We got an opportunity, asset-wise, to build a team that can compete.
Considering the talent in this year’s upcoming NBA draft plus the continued ascension of Blazers guard Anfernee Simons, a trade for an All-Star caliber guard certainly seems feasible. Nets forward Mikal Bridges, in particular, could make sense for Portland as he and Lillard have been seen together often this offseason in workouts and more recently on Instagram Live.The 26-year-old Bridges is coming off the best stretch of his career averaging 27.7 points per game in 30 games for the Nets.But more importantly, it could put Lillard one step closer to his ultimate goal — an NBA title.
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