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The Damian Lillard trade speculation is over. On Wednesday afternoon, it was the Milwaukee Bucks who were able to land the seven-time All-Star in what turned out to be the biggest deal of the offseason. In a three-team trade involving the Phoenix Suns as well, the Bucks were able to acquire Lillard at the cost […]

The Miami Heat lost out on the Damian Lillard trade when the Portland Trail Blazers dealt the star to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team deal with the Phoenix Suns. Now, the Heat are left looking for plan B. Could a James Harden trade with the Sixers be on the table? The answer to that […]

The Milwaukee Bucks shocked the NBA world on Wednesday, swooping in and making a Damian Lillard trade with the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns, stealing the seven-time All-Star from the Miami Heat. How did it happen? NBA insiders Shams Charania and Sam Amick have a fantastic timeline of how it went down. On Thursday, […]

Talk about a trade that came out of literally nowhere! The Portland Trail Blazers officially traded Damian Lillard… to the Milwaukee Bucks! Despite not even being mentioned in trade talks, Milwaukee swooped in to scoop the star point guard away. Lillard was initially rumored to be joining the Heat, but talks significantly slowed down between […]

The Portland Trail Blazers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Phoenix Suns completed a blockbuster Damian Lillard trade on Wednesday that shocked the NBA world when the superstar guard ended up with the Bucks instead of the Miami Heat. After the deal, sources revealed what the final Heat offer was for Lillard before this trade went down. “For […]

The trade of Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks took the NBA world by storm on Wednesday, but when it was revealed that Jrue Holiday was heading to the Portland Trail Blazers in the deal and would be flipped to another contender, that created another story to watch before the start of the season, and […]

For decades, the Miami Heat have been a force in the Eastern Conference. This is mainly due to the fact that Pat Riley and their front office have been able to lure All-Star after All-Star in pursuit of championships. They did so with LeBron James and Chris Bosh during 2010 free agency, as well as […]

Damian Lillard definitely wasn’t surprised to be moving on from the Portland Trail Blazers shortly before training camp. His ultimate destination in wake of a very public trade request, though? It turns out the seven-time All-Star had not only advanced knowledge, but advanced approval of his trade to the Milwaukee Bucks. As trade talks between […]

The Miami Heat have made some roster moves on the heels of the blockbuster three-team Damian Lillard trade. First off, the Heat, via a post on X (formerly Twitter) announced that they have released the pair of Jamaree Bouyea and Caleb Daniels before signing Jon Elmore and Cheick Diallo. However, the Heat immediately cut Elmore. […]

Blockbuster deals are the best type of trades, especially when they come out of left field. That’s what happed Wednesday afternoon when the Milwaukee Bucks swooped in out of nowhere to swing a massive trade with the Portland Trail Blazers for seven-time All-Star and All-NBA player Damian Lillard. Shams Charania of The Athletic laid out […]

The Miami Heat may have missed out on trading for Damian Lillard, but there’s an easy response to the Milwaukee Bucks becoming the new favorite in the Eastern Conference. It’s time for Pat Riley and the Heat to pick the phone back up and trade with the Portland Trail Blazers for Jrue Holiday. Jrue Holiday […]

Holy crap. That actually happened. The Milwaukee Bucks struck the move of the NBA offseason just days before the start of training camp by swinging a three-team deal with the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns to acquire Damian Lillard. Here are the full trade details according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Full trade, […]

Damian Lillard has been traded to an Eastern Conference championship contender. Still, the seven-time All-Star didn’t get his wish from the Portland Trail Blazers, sent to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday in a three-team blockbuster despite his very public preference to end up with the Miami Heat. As the dust settled on the NBA’s latest […]

The Milwaukee Bucks swooped in and traded for Damian Lillard on Wednesday despite the Miami Heat being linked to the superstar for most of the offseason. Jimmy Butler immediately questioned the Bucks for potential “tampering” after the deal was announced. Tyler Herro, who may have been traded away if the Heat acquired Lillard, doubled down […]

The Portland Trail Blazers just traded superstar Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-way trade between the Trail Blazers, Bucks, and Phoenix Suns. This news is devastating for the Miami Heat, who were the leading team in the Lillard trade rumors for much of the offseason until now. In the trade, the Bucks […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard was the center of trade discussions for the entire offseason. Now, he is officially headed to the Milwaukee Bucks in a stunning turn of events despite the Miami Heat being the favorite all the way along. Heat star Jimmy Butler isn’t entirely happy with the way things turned out, […]

In an offseason story that seems to go nowhere but around in circles, Damian Lillard still remains a member of the Portland Trail Blazers despite making his bombshell trade request over two months ago, with the Miami Heat being his preferred destination. But with less than a month left to go until the 2023-24 NBA […]

It seems as if the NBA World has been transported back in time and is currently embroiled in an Old West standoff between the Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat, with Damian Lillard vulnerably left in the danger zone. A trade between both sides has seemed inevitable since the star point guard requested one at […]

Boston Celtics fans should not get their hopes up about the team potentially acquiring Damian Lillard via trade from the Portland Trail Blazers. Although the possibility has been mentioned at times, it is unlikely to occur. League sources told Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints that Boston hasn’t offered a “real proposal” yet despite reportedly inquiring about […]

It won’t be long until the 2023-24 NBA season kicks off as September runs out of days. This offseason has been full of rumors and stories revolving around Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers after the seven-time All-Star requested a trade from the team early on in the summer. One of the most talented […]

The Damian Lillard trade saga has clouded the Miami Heat throughout the 2023 offseason. There is an ongoing standoff between the Heat and the Portland Trail Blazers with regard to a deal that finally gets Dame Time out of RIP City and into the sunny beaches of the 2022-23 NBA season’s runners-up. The Heat won’t […]

Iconic R&B singer Usher knows Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade’s reputation as a ferocious dunker and competitor all these years. Dwyane Wade and his wife Gabrielle Union attended one of Usher’s recent concerts. The eight-time Grammy Award winner approached the couple in their front-row seats and made a profound statement about the recent Hall of […]

The Damian Lillard trade saga has been a dragged-out, largely anticlimactic affair through most of the offseason, but the NBA world could finally be on the verge of some chaos this week. The Portland Trail Blazers are ramping up talks and engaging multiple teams. Do not sleep on the Toronto Raptors as the potential victor […]

In 2010, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers were on top of the NBA world, having won their second consecutive championship — the Black Mamba’s fifth in the process. While Bryant was achieving the pinnacle of success, there Dwyane Wade and LeBron James were, unable to break through despite posting varyingly successful campaigns during […]

Amid the Damian Lillard trade drama, fans were able to dig deep and find an old social media post from the Portland Trail Blazers star highlighting how much his stance on Superteams have changed. Before Lillard came into the league in 2012, he was also a fan looking in and commenting on various issues in […]

While the Portland Trail Blazers have not traded Damian Lillard yet, the rumor mill has been heating up over the last couple of days. If the Blazers do in fact deal Lillard to the Miami Heat, one name that would surely be in the mix is Miami’s Tyler Herro, who could be on his way […]

There’s still no doubting where Damian Lillard wants to continue his career. As the Portland Trail Blazers engage in trade talks with every team interested in the seven-time All-Star but the Miami Heat, though, two other suitors have emerged as realistic destinations. “At this juncture, Toronto and Chicago have been the two possible destinations for […]

The Portland Trail Blazers want to move Damian Lillard before training camp opens on October 2nd. As they canvas the league for potential suitors and take calls from teams with a real interest in adding the eight-time All-Star, though, general manager Joe Cronin and the Blazers’ front office are apparently “refusing” to engage the Miami […]

Damian Lillard definitely wants to play for the Miami Heat. Is the feeling mutual? As trade talks for the Portland Trail Blazers’ stranded superstar ramp up in advance of training camp, the Heat’s level of urgency to bring in Lillard has suddenly come into question. Miami is not “desperate at all” to trade for Lillard, […]

The countdown to the new NBA season is underway, with opening tip-off set for Oct. 24. While that date might be exciting for some teams, there are others who are surely feeling the pressure to make last-minute roster moves. None are faced with more urgency than the Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat. Many fans […]

There’s nothing quite like the myth that is the famed Miami Heat culture among those well-versed in NBA lore. It’s the habits ingrained deep within those who enter the Heat organization that seems to make the roster add up to something more valuable than the sum of its parts. Even veterans who didn’t exactly spend […]

Shannon Sharpe may be known as both a legendary NFL tight end and a fiery sports media personality, but his interviewing skills apparently have some room to improve. Sharpe recently had retired Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade as a guest on his “Club Shay Shay,” and one of Sharpe’s questions quickly drew a host of […]

The Miami Heat are one of the most successful franchises in the entire NBA. The Heat have been the best franchise in the Eastern Conference for quite some time by various metrics, culminating in a trip to the NBA Finals last season. Wade was given his flowers by current Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler recently, […]

Damian Lillard’s future does not appear to be with the Portland Trail Blazers. Despite spending the last 11 years as the face of the franchise, remaining loyal to them through thick and thin, Lillard is wanting more as he nears the back half of his illustrious career. The Trail Blazers have slowly been declining in […]

The Miami Heat are coming off a playoff run for the ages. Even though the Heat didn’t win the 2023 NBA championship, their underdog run to the Eastern Conference crown must be applauded regardless. Remember, the Heat were in the play-in tournament. They lost their first play-in game. They were down by three points in […]

It’s been two and a half months since Damian Lillard asked to be traded, and the Portland Trail Blazers don’t appear to be any closer to moving the point guard. The idea that Damian Lillard would soon be traded to the Miami Heat has not come to fruition. It’s unknown when trade talks between the […]

Damian Lillard wants out of Portland. This has been known for quite some time, as the Portland Trail Blazers All-Star has made it clear he wants to join Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo on the Miami Heat. As the offseason has progressed, no ground has really been made on a potential trade, especially since Miami […]

Ever since Damian Lillard requesting his trade from the Portland Trail Blazers, the Miami Heat have been deemed the most likely destination. However, the Heat aren’t the only team in the Eastern conference with an interest in Lillard. A team from the Eastern conference outside of the Heat has been talking to the Blazers about […]

Miami Heat power forward Kevin Love made headlines this summer when he announced that he would be returning to the franchise on a two-year deal. Love was a surprising bright spot in Miami’s epic playoff run to the NBA Finals in 2023, and he is now opening up about what made up his mind to […]