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The NBA is shocked now that Damian Lillard is joining the Milwaukee Bucks. Some players, like Jimmy Butler, are upset at Lillard joining the Eastern Conference powerhouse. However, one of Butler’s teammates is nothing but supportive of Lillard’s next journey. Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro revealed that he is buying Lillard’s new jersey despite being on […]

NBA stars are often consulted by front offices before big trades occur. Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo wasn’t though. Prior to the Bucks acquisition of Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers, he reportedly wasn’t asked about the deal since Jrue Holiday, his close friend, was involved, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. “He literally played no […]

The Milwaukee Bucks now have the best odds to win the 2024 NBA Finals after trading for Damian Lillard. However, you can also bet on some specific player props for the team’s new franchise duo. Over/under odds for points and assists are available at BetOnline for Lillard and head-to-head in points for the two of […]

When the Milwaukee Bucks completed a surprise blockbuster trade for Damian Lillard with the Portland Trail Blazers, it was a surprise for many to see that Jrue Holiday was involved and was going to Portland. The Trail Blazers are planning to trade Jrue Holiday to a contender. In the meantime, Holiday came out with a […]

The Damian Lillard trade sent ripple effects through the entire NBA landscape. Lillard is, without a doubt, one of the best players in the NBA, and for years, he was loyal to the Portland Trail Blazers. Eventually, he had had enough and requested a trade. While a team like the Miami Heat seemed like the […]

Although the Milwaukee Bucks agreed to send Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers as part of the Damian Lillard trade, the veteran guard could start the 2023-24 season back on an Eastern Conference contender. The Trail Balzers are expected to quickly flip Holiday elsewhere in exchange for draft picks. The Boston Celtics top the […]

The NBA world was in a state of shock when the Milwaukee Bucks acquired Damian Lillard. Fans thought Lillard was going to the Miami Heat, but the Bucks came through with the trade offer to sway the Portland Trail Blazers. The trade was a three-team deal that saw Jrue Holiday and Deandre Ayton go to […]

Eight months ago, the Brooklyn Nets were thought to have hit rock bottom. Kyrie Irving requested a trade, then Kevin Durant. Brooklyn acquiesced to both, completing the implosion of what many considered the most talented big three in NBA history. With Durant, Irving and James Harden all requesting trades within a year, the questions about […]

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, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers may have finally pulled the trigger on the much-awaited Damian Lillard trade, but it wasn’t quite as smooth-sailing as every involved party hoped it would. In fact, in recent weeks, it seems like Lillard was resigned to the fact that he’ll be starting the 2023-24 season still as a member of […]

The Milwaukee Bucks just put the pedal to the metal. Amid the looming possibility that Giannis Antetokounmpo bolts this season, the Bucks decided to go all-in again and trade for Damian Lillard. Lillard will be Giannis’ best teammate by a country mile. With this move, Milwaukee becomes a bona fide contender for the 2023-24 season. […]

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 […]

Damian Lillard’s storied tenure with the Portland Trail Blazers has only just come to an end. Before ever suiting up for the Milwaukee Bucks and chasing championships alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo, though, the greatest player in franchise history is already dreaming of a return to Rip City. Mere hours after he was traded to Milwaukee, Lillard […]

After much ado, Damian Lillard has finally received his much-anticipated trade — but not towards his initial preferred destination, the Miami Heat. On Wednesday afternoon, the Milwaukee Bucks pulled off a blockbuster trade with the Portland Trail Blazers, bringing in the seven-time All-Star point guard to improve the team alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo. Even after bringing […]

Well hasn’t the outlook of the Milwaukee Bucks changed drastically? Granted they were a contender before the Damian Lillard-Jrue Holiday trade just as they are after it, but a whole new set of circumstances surrounds this team now heading into the 2023-24 season. Clearly, the talent that they have at their disposal is significant, but […]

The NBA is unrecognizable with all the blockbuster player movement that has been happening since the offseason started. It started with the Boston Celtics trading away Marcus Smart in exchange for Kristaps Porzingis. It was followed by Bradley Beal moving out of the Wizards. Now, Damian Lillard is on his way to play for the […]

It’s been close to a year and a half since Isaiah Thomas last appeared on an NBA court, but that hasn’t stopped the former All-Star from offering up his services to the Milwaukee Bucks after they stunningly brought in Damian Lillard in exchange for Jrue Holiday on Wednesday. Thomas’ career, of course, unravelled in sad […]

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 […]

Where there’s a big sports news, there’s Skip Bayless. Take for example the blockbuster trade on Wednesday that saw superstar point guard Damian Lillard go from the Portland Trail Blazers to the Milwaukee Bucks. For Bayless, adding Lillard at the expense of Jrue Holiday did not make Milwaukee better. “Trading Holiday for Lillard just made […]

The Milwaukee Bucks sent shockwaves through the NBA world on Wednesday when they pulled off a massive three-team trade with the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns for superstar Damian Lillard. It was widely known that Lillard’s preferred destination was the Miami Heat while other teams such as the Toronto Raptors were mentioned in recent […]

The Damian Lillard trade saga is finally over. The seven-time All-Star is headed to the Milwaukee Bucks to form a superstar pairing with Giannis Antetokounmpo. Milwaukee agreed to land Lillard in a three-team deal with the Portland Trail Blazers and the Phoenix Suns. Portland will receive Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, the Bucks’ 2029 […]

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 […]

Damian Lillard’s public trade request didn’t result in his preferred destination. Just because he failed to end up with the Miami Heat, though, hardly means the seven-time All-Star was unprepared to leave the Portland Trail Blazers before training camps tips off ahead of the 2023-24 season next week. Case in point? Lillard, who raps as […]

Damian Lillard is joining Giannis Antetokounmpo on the Milwaukee Bucks after a three-team trade involving the Phoenix Suns and the Portland Trail Blazers. Stephen A. Smith had a powerful response to Lillard teaming up with Antetokounmpo. Malika Andrews asked Smith to describe the Lillard-Antetokounmpo pairing in one word, via NBA on ESPN. Smith replied, “Lethal.” […]

The NBA world exploded when Damian Lillard was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. It is one of the biggest trades in the history of the sport and automatically gives the Bucks one of the best one-two punches in the NBA. Lillard was traded in a three-team deal that saw Jrue Holiday and Deandre Ayton go […]

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 finally been traded. After an offseason full of speculation and the Miami Heat emerging as Dame’s preferred landing spot, the seven-time All-Star now finds himself heading east to join Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. As soon as he had requested a trade from the Blazers right at the start of free […]

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 […]

Grayson Allen was part of the blockbuster Damian Lillard trade between the Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns, and Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday, and after the five-year NBA vet found out he was on the move, he realized the promise he made to fans to not change his jersey number again went out the window. Allen […]

Damian Lillard is teaming up with Giannis Antetokounmpo after a three-team trade sent Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks. After all the bluster about the Miami Heat, Lillard is going to the team that lost to the Heat in last season’s playoffs. Making this all the more interesting is a 2022 tweet that showed Dame’s interest […]

It was only a month ago that Giannis Antetokounmpo said he wouldn’t sign a contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks, wanting to see if the organization was committed to trying to win a championship. It’d be hard to find stronger proof that the Bucks will do it all takes in search of another title than […]

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 […]

Damian Lillard was the longtime face of the Portland Trail Blazers before the Blazers traded Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks in a blockbuster deal before the 2023-24 season. Lillard is a seven-time All-Star over 11 seasons, and he’s still considered one of the best guards in the NBA today, especially since he’s coming off a […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have finally traded away longtime franchise staple Damian Lillard. He is now going to the Milwaukee Bucks after a wild turn of events, and Jimmy Butler has since called out Milwaukee for tampering. Nonetheless, Lillard’s time with the Blazers is over with the franchise that drafted him, and all eyes will […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have completed a blockbuster trade for Damian Lillard to pair with Giannis Antetokounmpo, and right away there is a ton of anticipation for the season as training camp and preseason rapidly approaches, leaving many fans asking when he will make his debut with the team. We now know that Damian Lillard will […]

With their blockbuster trade for Damian Lillard, the Milwaukee Bucks have completely shaken up the NBA. With a top flight pairing of Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks have seen the NBA Finals odds skyrocket. Milwaukee is now the favorite to win the 2024 NBA Finals after seeing their odds go from +480 to +360, […]

NBA fans and media members weren’t the only ones taken aback by the news that the Portland Trail Blazers agreed to trade Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday. Several NBA players were also shocked by the Blazers-Bucks trade, and they couldn’t help but comment on the new pairing of Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo. […]

Right before training camps are set to begin, the NBA world has been set ablaze after Damian Lillard was traded on Wednesday afternoon. As part of a three-team deal that also involved the Phoenix Suns, the Portland Trail Blazers agreed to trade Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks in a package revolving around two-time All-Star guard […]

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 […]