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DENVER, CO – MAY 7: Damian Lillard (0) of the Portland Trail Blazers shows signs of frustration against the Denver Nuggets during the third quarter on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. The Denver Nuggets versus the Portland Trail Blazers in game five of the teams’ second round NBA playoff series at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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DENVER, CO – MAY 7: Damian Lillard (0) of the Portland Trail Blazers shows signs of frustration against the Denver Nuggets during the third quarter on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. The Denver Nuggets versus the Portland Trail Blazers in game five of the teams’ second round NBA playoff series at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Things have been going south for Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard since last two years. Despite his court domination, the franchise failed to qualify the previous two seasons. The 7x NBA All-Star doesn’t seem to hold it any longer in his 11-season-long ringless journey with Blazers. In the recent addition to his 2023 offseason trade fiasco, Lillard added another feather but was quick to remove it.
The NBA world witnessed several persistent trade requests in the current offseason from the likes of James Harden, Giannis Antetokounmpo and others. Even though the Greek Freak issued only a warning, Harden seemed more adamant about leaving the Philadelphia 76ers. In Lillard’s case, he had openly mentioned his desired team to jump to several times. He reiterated that in his recent online activity.
Damian Lillard deletes IG post regarding his offseason trade
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Things might get too hot to handle for Damian Lillard as the 2023-24 season opener is right around the corner. The teams will start opening their gates for training camps. Moreover, a Sports Illustrated article suggested that the team management would themselves look to trade Lillard, reacting to their impatient star. Amid all this chaos, 33-year-old star uploaded an Instagram story related to his trade and deleted it later.
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Brady Hawk’s X handle, formerly known as Twitter, shared a screenshot of Lillard’s deleted IG story. In the image, the Blazers star had reshared a story from another user which featured one of his IG post. Moreover, the story included an important piece of phrase that read, “Future Heat Legend @damianlillard soon.” Moreover, Hawk’s message along with the screenshot read, “A now deleted Damian Lillard IG story post:”
A now deleted Damian Lillard IG story post: pic.twitter.com/aDToWfA2Nw
— Brady Hawk (@BradyHawk305) September 15, 2023
Fans quickly reacted to the deleted story expecting a trade sooner. The Miami Heat had a pretty impressive post season in 2023. And if Lillard joins it, it could become indestructible team.
Meanwhile, as training camps’ gates are set to open anytime soon, prominent NBA insider breaks an important update
NBA Insider updates on Dame
Ever since Lillard put forward his trade request to the Blazers about his interest in Heat, the Blazers have been non-cooperative, reported Bleacher Report. Moreover, in response to the approaching training camps, the NBA insider for The Athletic, Shams Charania dropped his theory: “At this point… the only two training camps that Damian Lillard would report to, in theory: Portland and Miami.”
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“At this point… the only two training camps that Damian Lillard would report to, in theory: Portland and Miami.”
NBA Insider @ShamsCharania updates us on Damian Lillard. pic.twitter.com/zdUyUwWiko
— The Rally (@TheRally) September 11, 2023
But all said and done, the fans have to wait to find the team that Dame Time will end up before the start of regular season
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