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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo appears to be in the Stephen Curry, Tim Duncan, and Kobe Bryant one-team man mold, but in today’s NBA, there are no such guarantees. Antetokounmpo said as much during his podcast appearances, basically telling the Bucks front office that he could be a flight risk if the team fails to […]

NBA superteams are common nowadays, but fans would be hard-pressed to find more than a couple of instances where the collective star power of the team’s two top guys is greater than that of the Milwaukee Bucks. Fresh off acquiring Damian Lillard, general manager Jon Horst put into focus the historical significance of this mega-trade. […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo, almost all offseason long, was indirectly urging the Milwaukee Bucks to make some upgrades to show that the team, indeed, was serious about making another run for the championship. And to the Bucks’ credit, they pulled it off. The team that finished with the best regular season record in the NBA last year […]

Containing Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2023-24 season will be difficult. In fact, even Lillard isn’t sure how opponents will defend Milwaukee’s pick-and-roll between himself and Giannis, via ClutchPoints. “Obviously I’m a pick-and-roll player, I’ve played a lot of pick-and-roll in my career,” Lillard said during Media Day. “And when […]

No NBA star knows Damian Lillard more than CJ McCollum. The two have formed an elite duo that struck fear into the hearts of the Portland Trail Blazers’ opponents for years. This is why when the trade that sent Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks dropped, his former running mate was one of the first to […]

The NBA’s Eastern Conference has undergone a significant shake-up in recent days, after Damian Lillard joined the Milwaukee Bucks and Jrue Holiday departed for Portland, only to be almost immediately traded to the Boston Celtics. Now, these two modern-day powerhouses of the East will enter the 2023-24 season as notably different teams to what they […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have found their primary backup for superstar point guard Damian Lillard. Free-agent floor general Cam Payne has agreed to a one-year deal with the new-look Bucks, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Payne spent the last four seasons with the Phoenix Suns, backing up Chris Paul since 2020-21. The Suns traded […]

Damian Lillard has officially arrived in Milwaukee. The former Portland Trail Blazers star was recently dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a three-team trade. On Saturday, he made his first appearance in the city following the blockbuster trade. Video from the Bucks, via ClutchPoints. Damian Lillard has arrived in Milwaukee for the first […]

We have finally made it. After months of trade rumors and drama surrounding some of the biggest names in the league, the 2023-24 NBA season is right around the corner with training camps set to begin. This offseason proved to be a wild roller-coaster ride, especially with the likes of Chris Paul, Bradley Beal and […]

There’s nothing that brings professional athletes together than shared adversity. And during the Milwaukee Bucks’ run to the championship, the team certainly went through a ton of turmoil, forever binding the star trio of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, and Jrue Holiday in the annals of NBA history after they hoisted the franchise’s first championship in […]

When Damian Lillard first made his trade request to Joe Cronin and the Portland Trail Blazers, he made it clear he wanted to go to the Miami Heat. However, Cronin and the Blazers didn’t love what the Heat had to offer if they weren’t including one of their stars. There was little movement on the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks made a trade recently that could become the story of the entire 2023-2024 NBA season. The Bucks added Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers in a move that has led to mixed feelings for the team’s foremost superstar, Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo and Lillard have already made NBA history before taking the […]

A painful day-and-a-half for Portland Trail Blazers fans just got infinitely worse. Damian Lillard, who was dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks in an earth-shattering move Wednesday afternoon, said he tried to rescind his trade request but was rebuffed by general manager Joe Cronin, per Chris Haynes of TNT and Bleacher Report. Whoa. Just when NBA […]

Damian Lillard is finally waving farewell to a long and legendary stint with the Portland Trail Blazers. He is now headed to team up with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton in search of his NBA title with the Milwaukee Bucks. A new change of scenery and culture is looming for one of the best point […]

On Wednesday, the Portland Trail Blazers traded All Star point guard Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a three-team deal that also featured the Phoenix Suns. With the move, the Bucks were forced to unload guards Jrue Holiday and Grayson Allen, but acquired one of the most prolific scorers in the NBA […]

The blockbuster trade that sent Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks where he will join Giannis Antetokounmpo as a big-time scorer is helping that team reach a level that only one other team has ever met in the past. According to @EliasSports: Lillard and Giannis will become the 2nd teammates in NBA history to play […]

The Milwaukee Bucks acquired Damian Lillard in a three-team trade with the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. The trade worked out for all the teams involved in the end. However, Lillard’s former Blazers teammate CJ McCollum was shocked by the deal. “I was very surprised,” McCollum said of the trade while speaking […]

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 […]