Damian Lillard is one of the last remaining stars to be playing for the team that drafted them. Now, with questions surrounding his future with the Portland Trailblazers, he has connected with numerous teams. Franchises like the Miami Heat and the Brooklyn Nets to the Los Angeles Lakers are all said to be salivating at the prospect of landing the 6’2” point guard. The whispers about him joining the Miami Heat got louder recently though after footage of him bopping to the track ‘Welcome to Miami’.
The rumors were clarified by his agent Aaron Goodwin in a statement addressing Lillard’s future. But one day after the incident, Lillard was spotted with Draymond Green fueling yet more rumors about where Dame could be playing next season.
Damian Lillard spotted with soon-to-be free agent Draymond Green
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At this point, it seems that Dame is testing every possibility of what he can do to win a championship next year. The 32-year-old guard was drafted overall 6th pick by the Portland Trailblazers, and he has been the team’s leader almost from the get-go. Active players with the most tenure at a single franchise are Stephen Curry, Lillard and Draymond Green. Among them, only Dame is still to win a championship.
Amidst the rumors of him pairing up with Jimmy Butler in Miami, the 7x NBA All-star was spotted at a star-studded event in Paris with Draymond Green who will become an unrestricted free agent come June 30. He was also spotted with Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt.
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The day Green declined a contract extension offer with the Warriors, he himself was spotted at a party in France with his good friend LeBron James. Rumors have started circulating about Green potentially joining the Los Angeles Lakers?next season.
Bron and Draymond were seen in France together on Sunday 👀
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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 20, 2023
Dame’s engagement at the event with Green and Vanderbilt further lends weight to the possibility of Dame Dolla wearing the purple and gold next season.
Would Dame and the Lakers fit together?
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Dame values his loyalty. Unfortunately, fans are brutal and they often leave Lillard out of the conversation of top players due to his lack of a championship. He would surely like to change this before he hangs up his boots. The?Los Angeles Lakers desperately need a third Star player in the team alongside LBJ and Anthony Davis who can thrive as an on-ball offensive player. Of course, the Lakers will have to dish out a lot of talent to secure Lillard’s services.
Recently Dame expressed his concerns over the treatment of Russell Westbrook in the Lakers team, he didn’t like to see him coming off the bench and said he is a hall-of-fame player who should have been treated better. So, one can imagine that he might have apprehensions about the Lakers’ treatment of star guards.
Damian Lillard’s future still remains a puzzle, and only time will tell where he actually ends up next season.
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