As the star most likely to leave the team this offseason, Lillard's final destination has always attracted the attention of fans, and in the past two days, in addition to Lillard's new news, Leonard, who faces player options, has also been exposed to jump out of contract to leave the Clippers, and the unopened market has added a potential "big fish".
The news that Lillard wants to join the Lakers has been spread for more than a day or two, and a recent new news in the US media may increase the possibility of the Lakers getting Lillard. Recently, American celebrity Steven A. Smith invited musician and film star Ace Cooper to participate in a talk show, and Ace Cooper revealed in the show that he had privately exchanged questions with Lillard about his future whereabouts, and he suggested that Lillard choose to stay in Portland if he wants to continue to be the boss of the team, and if he wants to compete for the championship, the Lakers are the best choice in the league.
At first glance, fans will think, how can a person in the entertainment industry mix things with the basketball world? What credibility does all this information about Lillard have? In fact, in addition to being a musician and film star, Escoper is also the co-founder of the BIG3 League, he and Aaron Iverson co-founded BIG3, so Ascubo is not only closely related to the basketball world, he is also a basketball president-level figure, so the information he discloses also has a certain weight, if Lillard seriously considers Escuber's suggestion, then the Lakers will go further in the possibility of getting Lillard.
In addition to Lillard, Leonard, who has been frequently rumored to have disagreements with the Clippers, has also had new news. According to Theringer reporter Kevin O'Connor recently, he himself received accurate information that Leonard has recently been in contact with the new general manager of the Lone Ranger Nico Harrison in private, and Harrison promoted Nike's sneaker contract with Leonard when he was an executive at Nike. Although the specific content of the meeting between the two has not been revealed, this behavior has also been seen by many professionals as a possible preliminary feasibility test for joining the team.
Not only with the Lone Rangers, but also with Leonard's current connection to the Heat. Yesterday, the US media exposed that Leonard and the Heat have reached a verbal agreement, the content of the agreement is that Leonard will jump out of the contract with the Clippers and sign a contract with the Heat after the free market opens, and the reason why Leonard may join the Heat The analysis given by the US media is that Xiaoka and Butler have a very good personal relationship, plus the Heat have a number of powerful stars such as Adebayo and Oladipo, and the prospect of winning the championship is better.