'Dame Time' in Milwaukee as Blazers trade Lillard to Bucks

Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (R) in action against Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray (L) during the second half of the NBA basketball game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, March 3, 2023. Erik S. Lesser, EPA-EFE/File." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/07/02/070223_nba_por-damian-lillard_epa.jpg"/><figcaption>Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (R) in action against Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray (L) during the second half of the NBA basketball game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, March 3, 2023. <em>Erik S. Lesser, EPA-EFE/File.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>LOS ANGELES - Damian Lillard is headed to the Milwaukee Bucks, where he&#x27;ll team with two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo after a blockbuster trade from Portland.</p><p>ESPN was among multiple media outlets reporting the three-team trade Wednesday, less than a month before the start of the season.</p><p>Lillard, a seven-time All-Star and the 2013 Rookie of the Year, confirmed the move on the X social media platform.</p><p>&quot;The casuals won&#x27;t be addressed but the trailblazers fans and city of Portland that I love truly will be ... and they will be addressed truthfully. Stay tuned</p><p>&quot;Excited for my next chapter! @Bucks,&quot; Lillard wrote.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The casuals won’t be addressed but the trailblazers fans and city of Portland that I love truly will be … and they will be addressed truthfully. Stay tuned<br/><br/>Excited for my next chapter! <a href="https://twitter.com/Bucks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Bucks</a> 🎟️</p>— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dame_Lillard/status/1707114644589215854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2023</a></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>ESPN and The Athletic reported that Lillard, who has spent all 11 of his NBA campaigns in Portland but requested a trade in July, was headed to Milwaukee in a three-team trade deal that also included the Phoenix Suns.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/02/23/nba-damian-lillard-wants-trade-prefers-deal-to-miami">NBA star Lillard wants trade, prefers deal to Miami: reports</a></li></ul><p>Portland will receive All-Star point-guard Jrue Holiday and draft picks from the Bucks. The Trail Blazers also land the Suns&#x27; Deandre Ayton and Toumani Camara, while the Suns get Grayson Allen from the Bucks and Jusuf Nurkic, Nassir Little and Keon Johnson from Portland.</p><p>Lillard averaged a career-high 32.2 points and 7.3 assists and matched a career-best by shooting 46.3% over 58 games last season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N75xdNVM65M?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>However, Portland finished 33-49 and missed the playoffs for the second season in a row.</p><p>His move to Milwaukee goes a long way to satisfying Antetokounmpo&#x27;s recent call to the Bucks to do everything they can to maintain their status as a top Eastern Conference contender.</p><p>Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to the NBA title in 2021. They had the best record in the league last season at 58-24 but were stunned in the first round of the playoffs by the Miami Heat -- the team that was reportedly Lillard&#x27;s preferred trade destination.</p><p>Antetokounmpo upped the pressure on Milwaukee management last month when he indicated he wouldn&#x27;t sign a contract extension until he was convinced the team was committed to maintaining a championship-caliber team.</p><p>&quot;I would not be the best version of myself if I don&#x27;t know that everybody&#x27;s on the same page, everybody&#x27;s going for a championship, everybody&#x27;s going to sacrifice time away from their family like I do,&quot; he told the New York Times. &quot;And if I don&#x27;t feel that, I&#x27;m not signing.&quot;</p><p><br/>This coming season, the Trail Blazers visit the Bucks on November 26 and the Bucks play in Portland on January 31.</p><p>In Milwaukee, Lillard will reunite with Terry Stotts, the former Blazers head coach who joined the Bucks coaching staff in June.</p><p>Stotts is an assistant to Adrian Griffin, who was appointed head coach after Mike Budenholzer was sacked in the wake of the team&#x27;s abrupt playoff exit.</p><p>bb/js</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>FROM OUR ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KxjbC03Gw4M?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Damian Lillard is headed to the Milwaukee Bucks, where he'll team with two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo after a blockbuster trade from Portland.

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'Dame Time' in Milwaukee as Blazers trade Lillard to Bucks

'Dame Time' in Milwaukee as Blazers trade Lillard to Bucks

Agence France-Presse

Published Sep 28, 2023 06:08 AM PHT

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Updated Sep 28, 2023 11:48 AM PHT

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