The Portland Trail Blazers are one of the teams to watch in this NBA offseason, especially since Damian Lillardās future looks up in the air. The Miami Heat, among other teams, are keeping an eye on the guardās situation to make a move if he becomes available.
Dame has been loyal to the Blazers all these years, even during the toughest moments. But the 7x All-Star may not tolerate another offseason of rebuilding, since his championship window wonāt last forever.
At 32, Lillard still has enough left in the tank to pursue a highly desired ring. The Blazers know their aspirations depend on him, which is why theyāre reportedly preparing a great offer to get a Heat star.
Rumor: Blazers preparing huge package to pair Lillard with Bam Adebayo
According to Jake Fischer of Yahoo! Sports, the Portland Trail Blazers are preparing a ācompelling packageā to trade for Bam Adebayo. The Heat big man played a pivotal role in Miamiās deep playoff runs in recent years, including trips to the NBA Finals in 2020 and 2023.
Thatās why he would be an interesting addition to help Lillard, but itās also the same reason Pat Riley wouldnāt let him go so easily: āMiami brass seems very unlikely to consider any Portland overture that doesnāt include standout rookie Shaedon Sharpe, in addition to a package of the No. 3 pick and Anfernee Simons that the Blazers, sources said, have made available in discussions with other teams.ā
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Fischer added that the only way the Blazers surrender their No. 3 pick is they get a number of āpremiumā targets in return. Like with any trade rumor, weāll have to wait and see, but itās safe to say Portland will be expecting more than Adebayo to give up their privileged draft pick.
