Damian Lillard’s future on the Portland Trail Blazers becomes a point of speculation every offseason. The story usually plays out like this: fans and media members beg Dame to request a trade from the only team he’s ever played for, Lillard appears to toy with the idea early in the summer before eventually coming to the same conclusion: he’s not “running from the grind.”
Could the story have a different ending this offseason? The Blazers are coming off a 33-49 season, and own the No. 3 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Lillard, who turns 33 years old this summer, is coming off arguably the best season of
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