Damian Lillard really wants a trade before moving to the Bucks
Damian Lillard said he was not traded to the Miami Heat. Lee Tran
Superstar Damian Lillard was recently traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, forming a dangerous superstar duo with Giannis Antetokounmpo. There is no doubt that the Bucks are one of the best teams in the league. However, Lillard originally wanted to join the Miami Heat, who reached the 2023 NBA Finals.
We recently saw the point guard talk about his initial desire to join the Heat, and Lillard noted that the Portland Trail Blazers told him they were open to him joining Miami. “I don’t think it was a secret that Miami was where I wanted to go when I asked for the trade,” Damian Lillard told Joey Mistretta of ClutchPoints. “When that conversation even started, where it was like, ‘we can’t build this team, we’re going to help you get to where you want to go.’” And that’s where I wanted to get to at the time.
“I thought, ‘Okay, this is where I want to go.’ You said you were going to help me get to where I wanted to be. It got to the point where there was no communication for the team. I feel like it was more about starting a dialogue with this team than “I’m not going to show up.” How I performed regardless… I don’t know any other way.
In the end, the Trail Blazers took the best offer for themselves. The Trail Blazers received four players and three first-round picks for Lillard, and it’s safe to say it was a good bet.
Damian Lillard averaged 32.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game on 37.1% shooting last season. He is certainly a difference maker for the Bucks and many people believe they are a better target for him than the Heat because of the talent on the roster.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has already revealed what the Bucks need to do to succeed
There is no doubt that Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard need to develop chemistry to have an elite season. In fact, Antetokounmpo once shared what he and Lillard need to do to be successful, and that includes watching a lot of film.
“We’ve got to watch film together because we have to expedite our chemistry. We cannot just wait to play in training camp and the first game of the preseason and then figure things out. We need to get in the film room and talk to each other to see how we’re going to click. At the end of the day, I know we’re both willing to be ourselves and let the other guy be himself. I need Dame to be Dame, and I think he needs me to be me.”
Hopefully, we do see Antetokounmpo and Lillard’s partnership succeed going forward. The ceiling for the duo is very high and it is quite possible that the duo will win the championship in 2024.
The Milwaukee Bucks are a legitimate threat to the Final
Clearly, the Milwaukee Bucks are a legitimate threat to reach the Finals this season. They have the roster to at least make it out of the Eastern Conference and may even win the championship in 2024.
The main road team of the Bucks would be the Boston Celtics. They also have plenty of talent as the team traded for Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis this offseason.
It remains to be seen how well the Bucks
do next season. They will have to develop
chemistry and cohesion throughout the
regular season to achieve their ultimate
goal, and this is clearly one of the most
important seasons in their franchise
history.
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