After months of waiting, we finally know where “Former Blazer” is headed, since the Portland Trailblazer traded Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks, as part of a 3-team trade also involving Phoenix and Portland. Bucks already release an official statement regarding the trade.
The casuals won’t be addressed but the trailblazers fans and city of Portland that I love truly will be … and they will be addressed truthfully. Stay tuned
Excited for my next chapter! @Bucks 🎟️
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) September 27, 2023
In the trade,
Bucks will received;
- Damian Lillard
Trail Blazers will received;
- Jrue Holiday
- Deandre Ayton
- Toumani Camara
- 2029 unprotected 1st round pick (from MIL)
- Unprotected MIL swap rights in 2028 and 2030
Suns will received;
- Jusuf Nurkic
- Grayson Allen
- Nassir Little
- Keon Johnson
Milwaukee… IT'S DAME TIME! ⏱️#FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/xPR2uL6Q4n
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) September 28, 2023
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) September 28, 2023
Thank you, Grayson 💚 pic.twitter.com/A16Bgru4cD
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) September 28, 2023
The trade will surely make Bucks the favorite to win it all this year and will give Giannis Antetokounmpo that much needed help in the Playoffs, it also give Deandre Ayton a new home after being unhappy with the Suns for the past couple of years. As for the Suns, it will give them the much needed body and supporting cast for Durant and Booker to contend in the West.
Source: NBA
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