Since the moment he stepped into Portland, Lillard has expressed his loyalty to the Blazers, wants to become another legend of the league, of course, he also very much hopes to win a championship ring for himself in Portland, but in a recent interview with a show, Lillard said that he did not play for the championship: "I think the championship ring or those worthless things can't represent anything, I don't chase those, that's why I don't play for the championship ring." As soon as this word came out, Lillard did slap himself a little, because 2 months ago Lillard also made it clear that he wanted to become an MVP and wanted to win the championship, and he did not feel ashamed to say that these were any shames, and as a result, in the case of 1/3 of the season, he said that he was not playing for the championship.
Coincidentally, in addition to Lillard, there is also a star who also said this kind of self-slapping face talk, last season also played for the Wizards Of Wei Shao, in the case of consecutive triple-doubles, but by the United States Yang Yi Stephen Smith anger, think that the first three-double data in the history of Westbrook is not worth mentioning, only to win the championship is meaningful, but Westbrook then responded quickly, saying that winning the championship or not will not change his life, he can enter the NBA to play, he is already a champion, It doesn't have to be an NBA championship.
After being traded to the Lakers by the Wizards in the offseason, Wei Shao also immediately changed his mouth, saying that the team's job is to continue to work hard, keep a low profile, and focus on the same goal - to win the championship. However, compared to The Lakers and James, thick eyebrows, the two superstars, Lillard is indeed a light rod commander in the Blazers, and it is true that the second-in-command CJ does have a good scoring ability, but there is still a great distance from the super giant.
This season, after the Blazers replaced the manager with a rookie Changsi Bilups who had no previous head coach experience, the offensive strength and defensive weakness have still not been effectively improved (109.6 offensive efficiency is 14th in the league, and the defensive efficiency of 113.2 is the third-to-last in the league), and currently only ranks 11th in the West with a record of 13 wins and 20 losses.
As the only All-Star player in the current Trail Blazers, Lillard is not in good shape this season, at the beginning of the season, his average score per game was not even 20, although the recent feel has picked up, but it has not helped the Blazers change the decline, as of now, he only averages 23.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game, and the three-point shooting rate is only a career-low 32.8%.
If the Blazers continue to be so unashamed and unwilling to attract strong reinforcements for Lillard, then Lillard, who wants to be one person and one city, wants to fulfill his championship dream in Portland, it is indeed unlikely, and now that he says that playing is not for the championship, it seems that Lillard still succumbed to the high salary offered by the team. Espn reported that Lillard can get a 2-year 107 million maximum salary extension next summer, but Lillard is not sure whether the team is willing to give him this super fat contract, so this time it is out of the slap, to some extent, it may also mean that Lillard really wants to compromise with the 107 million contract extension.