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The Portland Trail Blazers are officially heading into a brand new direction after trading franchise star Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks last week. At Media Day on Monday, both Joe Cronin and Chauncey Billups spoke out on the blockbuster for the first time. All quotes via Sean Highkin: “I want to open up thanking […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have a completely new look this season after the departure of Damian Lillard, and their new center Deandre Ayton, who they acquired in the three-team deal with Lillard involving the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns, is super motivated to change the narrative on him this season. “I have accomplished a lot […]

The Portland Trail Blazers front office appears to have stumbled upon a trick that longtime players of NBA 2K’s MyLEAGUE game mode have used over the years — trade players with tons of value for players who could bring back even more assets, rinse and repeat. This was exactly what Joe Cronin and company did […]

The Portland Trail Blazers front office, led by general manager Joe Cronin, finally traded away Damian Lillard, but not to the Miami Heat. Instead, they dealt him to the highest bidder, the Milwaukee Bucks, for a package headlined by Jrue Holiday, the two-time All-Star and one of the best defensive guards in the association. This […]

Center Robert Williams III was getting ready for a big year with the Boston Celtics. He was finally healthy and appeared good to go for training camp and beyond. Yet, with just a few weeks left in the offseason, Williams was involved in a massive trade that’ll send him to the Portland Trail Blazers in […]

It’s been a big few days for the Portland Trail Blazers. After they at long last secured a trade for one of the greatest players to ever don their jersey in Damian Lillard, they moved on Jrue Holiday – who they secured in the Lillard trade – and acquired Malcolm Brogdon in the process. They’ve […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have gotten quite the haul for Damian Lillard following the trade. The initial trade saw the Blazers get Jrue Holiday and DeAndre Ayton in return for Lillard and Jusuf Nurkic. However, it was widely expected that Portland would deal Holiday to a contender to recoup more draft picks. It hasn’t even […]

The Boston Celtics have completed a trade for star point guard Jrue Holiday from the Portland Trail Blazers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Celtics traded Malcolm Brogdon, Robert Williams, a 2024 first-round pick (via Golden State), and an unprotected 2029 first-round pick to the Blazers in exchange for Jrue Holiday. The Celtics are […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have dominated NBA headlines this week, first with their shocking Damian Lillard trade involving the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns, and then following that up by trading Jrue Holiday to the Boston Celtics. The Blazers’ goal during this entire ordeal has been to get young pieces and draft picks. Now that […]

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 […]

There’s a real world where Damian Lillard could have been reporting to training camp on Monday as a member of the Brooklyn Nets. With trade talks between the Portland Trail Blazers and his top destination, the Miami Heat, going nowhere, Lillard instructed his agent to inform the Nets and Milwaukee Bucks he was interested in […]

Jrue Holiday turned 33 in June and has already openly mulled retirement—a possibility he’s since squashed. The two-time All-Star is also set to be a free agent next summer, no doubt planning to decline the player option on his current contract in favor of one last long-term, big-money deal before his extended prime turns into […]

The Philadelphia 76ers would probably love to find a way to turn James Harden into Jrue Holiday. Just don’t expect the Sixers to make it happen. Despite speculation of a three-way trade that would put Jrue Holiday on the Sixers and Harden on the Los Angeles Clippers, no such deal appears to be on the […]

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 […]

Portland Trail Blazers fans knew they were likely going into NBA training camp without Damian Lillard, but looking to the future can still be agonizing regardless. There are many who believe the seven-time All-Star was not given the supporting cast he deserved over his 11-year tenure in Rip City, which can make it difficult to […]

Several teams have expressed interest in acquiring Jrue Holiday from the Portland Trail Blazers following the Damian Lillard blockbuster that sent the seven-time All-Star to the Milwaukee Bucks. One team that emerged as a potential suitor is the Dallas Mavericks. There were several players who moved addresses during Wednesday’s blockbuster deal that finally ended the […]

Former Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton’s time in the Valley ended Wednesday when the team traded him to the Portland Trail Blazers. Ayton was selected No. 1 overall by the Suns in the 2018 NBA Draft. He and the team reached the 2021 NBA Finals and won a franchise-best 64 games in 2021-22. Ayton is […]

For the majority of the 2022-23 NBA season, the Portland Trail Blazers were in contention for a playoff spot or play-in spot. With the roster they had compared to the rest of the Western Conference, that was a huge testament to how good Damian Lillard is. As the season began to wind down, however, 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 […]

When Damian Lillard first asked for a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers early in the offseason, he made it clear that his desired destination was the Miami Heat. Throughout his whole career, Lillard had professed his desire to remain with the Blazers despite outside calls from fans and media alike to push for a […]

On Wednesday, the Portland Trail Blazers traded star point guard Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team deal that also involved the Phoenix Suns. Lillard had long been the subject of trade speculation dating back to his initial request earlier this offseason, and the Blazers finally made the move with just days to […]

On Wednesday, the Portland Trail Blazers traded star point guard Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a three-team deal also involving the Phoenix Suns. The move ended Lillard’s 11-year tenure with the Blazers, giving him a chance to compete with fellow star Giannis Antetokounmpo in the process. Now, Lillard is reflecting on […]

Damian Lillard ends his Portland Trail Blazers career as one of the best players in franchise history. The Trail Blazers sent Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday in a three-team deal that included the Phoenix Suns. The Trail Blazers get Deandre Ayton and Jrue Holiday in the transaction, while the Suns get Jusuf Nurcic. […]

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 Portland Trail Blazers are saying goodbye to superstar Damian Lillard after trading him to the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday. The star point guard was an instrumental part of many of the Trail Blazers teams through the 2010s and was a 7x All-Star member during his 11-year career with the Blazers. As Lillard takes off for […]

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 […]

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 Portland Trail Blazers just made a blockbuster Damian Lillard trade, sending the seven-time All-Star to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Deandre Ayton and others. Now, the Blazers still have moves to make — with a Jrue Holiday trade tops on their list — and according to rumors, the New York Knicks are one […]

After a massive blockbuster trade that saw Damian Lillard head to Milwaukee and Jrue Holiday land in Portland, the Los Angeles Clippers should be blowing up the Blazers’ phones in an effort to land Jrue Holiday in a trade. The Clippers won’t be alone in a pursuit to land Holiday, as he’s the perfect third […]

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 […]

There’s no better way than to just rip the band-aid off. All offseason long, there was a lot of speculation about when the Portland Trail Blazers would trade Damian Lillard. The star point guard requested a trade earlier after 11 years with the team. With a lot of years left on his contract, though, there […]

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 […]

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 Milwaukee Bucks made things a whole lot more interesting heading into NBA training camp by landing Damian Lillard. This is bad, bad news for the Philadelphia 76ers, who now see one of their superior conference adversaries get even better. There is a way the Sixers can salvage the situation, though: bringing back Jrue Holiday. […]

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 […]