Speaking of Lillard, the first thing that people think of is his watch reading moments, will think of his loyalty, will think of his cold-blooded killer nature, burden hero is also synonymous with him, Lillard is also a leader in the guard of the league today, his technology, body, flexibility, basketball IQ and temperament on the court are admirable, since entering the league, he has been playing for the Blazers, but also the core of the Blazers, he and McCollum composed of the backcourt double gun is also the Blazers' biggest advantage, the Blazers for several years, He has always been very competitive and has also reached the finals in the West, but he can't always go further. With expectations and disappointments year after year, the team management has lost confidence in such a state.
In the early stage, many media suggested that the Blazers should trade one or both of them, and the team began to rebuild, which is also in line with the normal operation of the NBA, but then Lillard spoke up, saying that he would not apply for a trade, he would stay in Portland, and asked the team to renew a 4-year super salary contract with him in advance. Seeing this, many fans exploded, saying that Lillard was selfish, bent on his own interests, and did not consider the team's reinforcements and championship competition.
Where does Lillard go from here? If the team doesn't meet his requirements, should he reconsider a pay cut or leave decisively to find another way out of the title? Lillard once publicly joked that Durant originally chose to join the Golden State Warriors, saying that he would rather never have a championship for life than a group, which made people admire him, but now he does not have any honors, some are just that kind of rhetoric and loyalty in hand, he sees curry, James, alphabet brother, Durant, Leonard, Irving and other superstars around him holding the O'Brien Cup, whether his heart is calm as water, or full of jealousy, we don't know.
Many times, these superstars, in the face of the temptation of money and the desire for the championship of the double choice, the heart is also difficult to choose, this may be the fish and the bear paw can not be both. At present, Lillard is in Portland, in another 3 years, his peak has passed, after the team began to rebuild the road, obviously in three or five years can not be among the champions, Lillard's strength is recognized, if he can choose to hold the group in the next 3-5 years, joined hands with the other two superstars, the possibility of the championship is still very large, but his salary will definitely drop a lot, 4 years less than 20 million is at least, will he choose this way for the championship? Or will they stick to their money and loyalty, choose to stay in Portland, and eventually old Portland, we will wait and see!