In the early morning of February 10, Beijing time, according to BR reporter Chris Haynes, many teams were interested in Damian Lillard, but the Blazers management apparently told these inquiries that Lillard's team rice was not for sale and would not be traded.
According to previous reports, the Blazers' goal this season is still the playoffs, and they intend to trade the Raptors for Anunoby to continue to improve the team's defensive ability, but the Raptors asked for Sherden Sharp, which made the Blazers a little unacceptable, because Blazers management believes that Sharp will be an All-Star shooting guard in the future. In addition, the Blazers only want to give the Raptors 2 first-round picks, and the Raptors believe that OG is worth at least 3 first-rounders.
Lillard just scored 33 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds against the Warriors, and he scored consecutive points in key moments to help the Blazers win and the Blazers secured the 10th place in the West.
Many American fans began to recruit Lillard to the Clippers after Durant joined the Suns, and they felt that only Lillard + George + Leonard could fight the Suns. It's just a pity that the pioneers are reluctant to trade rice.
In fact, the deal to get Lillard is very risky, and last summer Lillard renewed a two-year, $122 million super huge contract with the Blazers ahead of schedule.
$42.5 million, $45.6 million, $48.8 million, $58.5 million, $63.3 million (player option) from '22-23 to '26-27, respectively, translates to Lillard's salary of more than $216 million for the remaining four years.
Lillard will turn 33 this year, and he will be 37 in 2027, when he will take 63.3 million, these offers His team has not considered the issue of Lillard's contract? At that time, salary experts analyzed that Lillard's peak was difficult to extend beyond the age of 35, and this two-year contract was equivalent to the pension contract given to him by the Blazers.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream