After the Blazers stopped the first round of the 2021 playoffs, Damian Lillard's loyalty to the team was ultimately tested. After that, Lillard questioned for the first time the team's winning ability and future commitment.
Even though Lillard has publicly responded to the rumors, fans are aware that there is uncertainty about whether they will remain with the Blazers. According to Lillard's disclosure to Yahoo Sports reporter Chris Haynes, LeBron James invited Lillard to his mansion in Brentwood this offseason:
However, in this report, Lillard did not consider the meeting to be recruited, and James only asked Lillard's views on the current situation and told him what he would face if he made a choice, and Lillard also said that joining hands with Zhan Mei was attractive, but this is not attribution:
Eventually, after several conversations with management over the addition of the Blazers' new head coach, Changsi Billups, Lillard finally decided to stay with the Blazers.
So far this season, the Blazers have only won 3 wins and 5 losses and are ranked 11th in the Western Conference, which simply does not seem to be a competitive team this season, but Lillard will still insist on maintaining loyalty to the team on the issue of where he is going.
Just considering that Lillard has been recruited by LeBron James and Anthony Davis, it is undoubtedly very interesting to see which players will be recruited this offseason.