The Portland Path Blazers have ramped up discussions on a Damian Lillard commerce over the previous few weeks. Lillard requested a commerce from the Blazers to the Miami Warmth on July 1st and talks have been gradual to develop.
“My sense is that the Blazers have performed much more speaking with groups within the final, say 10 to 14 days, than they did in all probability in a minimum of a month plus prior,” mentioned Adrian Wojnarowski on ESPN. “A giant a part of that’s the league is again to work now after Labor Day, and coaching camp is beginning to strategy. And that’s the subsequent actual deadline on this course of.
“However I believe Portland, what they’ve been attempting to do, is see how they might put collectively multi-team offers that may get them the property that they’d need. Draft picks, younger gamers. There may be a group that their finest asset is a veteran participant that doesn’t curiosity the Blazers, however there’s a 3rd group who would possibly wish to tackle that veteran after which ship whether or not it’s a younger participant or picks partially to Portland.
“So I believe they’ve been in communication with a variety of groups looking for a construction of a deal that may get them a Damian Lillard commerce. We’ll see now how a lot traction they will get between now and the beginning of camp.”
The Blazers are ready to deliver Lillard into camp if he isn’t traded earlier than then.