Today Damian Lillard met with the Portland Trail Blazers executives to further discuss his own future.
Previously, there was a lot of news that Lillard was about to apply for a trade and go to another team to compete for the championship, especially after the Blazers took potential defender Scottie Anderson with the No. 3 pick in this year's draft, and the outside world believed that this was the most suitable time for the two sides to break up.
And the Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets are ready to offer Lee with enough good chips.
After today's meeting, Blazers general manager Joe Cronin announced that the meeting between the two sides was very good, and they will continue to build a championship team around Lillard. It also means that Lee will continue to stay with the Blazers this year, adhering to the belief that one person, one city.
Lillard, who is 32 years old this season, has played in 58 games, averaging 32.2 points, 4.8 boards and 7.3 assists per game, and even has an explosive performance of 71 points per game. But the Blazers' rebuild didn't go well, finishing 13th in the West with just 33 wins and 49 losses, missing the playoffs for the second year in a row.
And then it's the Blazers' turn to deliver on their promises, and their current Simmons, Nurkic and newly drafted Scotty Henderson may all be traded chips to strengthen the team, and it remains to be seen whether they can arrange enough teammates for Leigh.