Live Bar October 20, 2019 Today, Blazers star Lillard publicly said in an interview that he would not leave Portland.
In addition, Lillard said Trail Blazers coach Billups was the main reason he stayed on the team, and a series of conversations he had with Billups this summer helped him focus on Portland.
"I think (my change in mindset) depends a lot on the conversation I had with Changsi (Billups) and we saw the same thing. I'm not going to share the details of our conversations, but when I talk to some other people, they rarely get to see what I see, whether it's watching the game or observing people, not many people can see what I see. But I saw a lot of things, Billups also saw, and that was important to me, and it was a big deal. Lillard said.
In addition, Lillard said he interacted a lot with Billups, and because of their communication, their relationship is now deeper than ever. Lillard said he could feel the strength of Billups not to accept defeat, the same momentum that kept him up for weeks after losing to the Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs last season.
"I love Portland and I want to stay the course." Lillard said.
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