Following a terrible campaign in which theyāve completely given up before the regular season ended, the Blazers made moves to try and help Damian Lillard this year.
However, it didnāt work out. With not many games left in the 2022-23, Portland is 13th in the Western Conference with a 31-40 record, which makes it hard for them to believe in a playoff spot.
Itās a shame for Dame, who has continued to prove heās one of the greatest shooters in NBA history this season. At 32, Lillard has made it clear to the front office that heās done with the rebuilding mentality.
Damian Lillard warns Blazersā brass heās tired of rebuild mode
āThatās not what Iām interested in,ā Lillard said in regard to rebuilding, via NBA Central on Twitter. āThatās what the frustrating part of it is. Talking about whatās gonna happen next season. And us ābuilding.ā Thatās not what Iām here to do, especially at this stage of my career.
āWe pretty much fallen out of the race for the 10th spot,ā Lillard said his teamās loss to the Clippers on Sunday. āI love to play, I love the competition and I havenāt been ready to give that up. But it does come a point in time when do you stop putting your competitive nature out front.ā
Fans can certainly feel for Lillard, who is definitely one of the leagueās biggest stars who had little to no help throughout his career in Portland. Unfortunately, this is how things are. The Blazers will have to once again retool their roster, but they musttake Dameās mood into account.
