There is only so much you can do, and Damian Lillard has done more for the Blazers. The 6’2 ”point guard has spent nine seasons of his career at Rip City and has been consistent beyond measure. But in return, the franchise gave him what it needed to live up to his talents and sacrifices.
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Aside from Dame’s rookie year, when LaMarcus Aldridge held the flag, Lillard has had the highest percentage of profits every season. Still, they couldn’t even reach the NBA finals in any of those eight consecutive playoffs. For a unlucky champion material like him, a former NBA champion has two pieces of advice.
Kendrick Perkins with a direct message to Damian Lillard
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2008 NBA Champion Kendrick Perkins always believed Dame Portland had to leave. After the team lost again in the first round, the 36-year-olds got another opportunity to stir up the topic. He went to Twitter to ask Damian Lillard to bring his services to one of the Lakers or Celtics.
Hello @Lady_Lillard It’s time brother! You have done enough for this organization, brother! It’s time for you to take your talents elsewhere! The @Lakers or @Celts would suit you well. Keep it up … IMOP
– Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) June 4, 2021
This year, in the postseason, the big game lady put up MVP numbers, Averaging calculation 34.3 points, 4.3 reps, 10.2 assists and 1 steal. These were his career-high playoff numbers and still to no avail. He did all the heavy lifting in game 5 and yet his team couldn’t match the efficiency that the series bundled into six games. So now the ground is open for other teams to take advantage of checkers’ misery.
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Will Blazers Statistics be interested in an offer?
Immediately after losing the series, Logo Lillard had gone to Instagram to write “How long should I stay engaged?” With that line at least it became clear that he had his doubts about a future that drags the Blazers.
Now, if one discusses the mix suggested by KP, one would see why Lakers and Celtics can be decent targets. Dame has three years left for his major involvement with the Blazers with a player option in 2024-25. But just for the sake of reasoning, assuming Dame wants a trade, he may be more interested in the Celtics than the Lakers. Reason? The Star Point Guard was never interested in creating super teams and therefore its chance in the shadow of. to play Lebron James and shaking hands with Anthony Davis are gloomy.
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March 7, 2021; Team Lebron Guard Damian Lillard celebrates the game winnings basket during the NBA All-Star Game 2021. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
As for the Celtics, they may be ready to let go of Kemba Walker and future Picks for an offer. And for lady it would be CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic replaced by young and dynamic Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. It would also mean playing in the less competitive European Championship.
So what do you think, is KP really speaking? Help us in the comments.
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