Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard’s trade request has been a primary talking point among NBA fans this summer. However, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe, who was speaking on a recent episode of “The Lowe Post,” the Trail Blazers haven’t received any serious interest in the All-Star guard.
“I’ve heard there’s been nothing,” Lowe said. “I mean no meaningful dialogue at all. And more pointedly — I know Brian Windhorst said something about this while I was on break — I just don’t think there’s been another team. If there is, I don’t know about it.”
Lillard, 33, has one of the most undesirable contracts in the NBA. The Trail Blazers star has two years remaining on his current deal, worth an average of $44 million per year, before a two-year, $121 million extension kicks in. Lillard could potentially earn $63.2 million as a 35-year-old.
Couple Lillard’s contract with his vocal desire to team up with Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo on the Miami Heat, and it’s easy to see why other teams around the league have steered clear. Lillard is still among the elite guards in the league, but there’s no guarantee he would be happy in a situation that doesn’t reside on South Beach.
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