The Damian Lillard trade drama is hitting new heights on Friday. The day began with TrueHoop's Henry Abbott reporting that Lillard would be requesting a trade away from the Portland Trail Blazers in the coming days, setting off a frenzy of speculation. Blazers teammate Jusuf Nurkic angrily shot down that rumor, and Yahoo Sports' Chris Haynes noted that Lillard would be speaking about the report after Team USA practice on Friday.

Now the latest report from Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian says Lillard won't actually be asking for a trade.

This has been a roller-coaster ride of a day. Haynes is usually the go-to source for Damian Lillard reporting, and he doesn't have a definitive answer yet on this. He's likely letting Lillard do his own talking on this situation. You can believe what you want to believe, but the best bet is just letting the Blazers star speak for himself.

We do know that Lillard does have his concerns about Portland. The Blazers have continually fallen short in the playoffs, and he admitted his frustrations in his latest interview with Haynes, who has also reported on Dame's frustrations in the recent past.

If Lillard actually does ask out, every other NBA team should be putting in a call to Portland. If he's still not ready to leave, he has sent enough warning shots to the franchise that they should know he means business about requesting a trade in the near future.

It's going to be one interesting Damian Lillard press conference on Friday.