Miami Heat continues to “upgrade” the player package to exchange with the Portland Trail Blazers in the hope of recruiting Damian Lillard right in this offseason.
After an initial phase of back-and-forth negotiations, the Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers appear to have reached a dead end on the Damian Lillard exchange.
In addition to the agent’s insistence on bringing Lillard to Miami at all costs, no new information has been updated about the 1990 defender since the Summer League… until today.
According to reputable journalist Shams Charania, the Miami Heat has just made a new offer to the Portland Trail Blazers, meeting some more requirements that Dame’s management team made earlier.
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More specifically, the Miami Heat are ready to put on the table to exchange Tyler Herro, 3-4 first-round picks, one or more second-round picks, one or more pick exchange rights and a few young players.
This might be the closest the Miami Heat can make to the Portland Trail Blazers, considering there are only two teams working together.
Both the Heat and the Blazers will be “easier” to have a third team join the exchange, but no partner is currently interested in this deal, leaving a dilemma for both Miami and Portland.
The Miami Heat offered 3 first-round picks, former Sixth Man of the Year Tyler Herro and a young player, Nikola Jovic or Jaime Jaquez Jr. But the Portland Trail Blazers have yet to nod.
In terms of picks, Portland wants one or more second-round picks and the right to pick-swap. As for the players in the exchange package, the Blazers have no need to get Herro because they already have an equivalent player, Anfernee Simons.
The bottleneck named Tyler Herro is the reason why experts say that without finding a third team to participate in the exchange, it is difficult for the Blazers and Heat to find a common voice.
In addition to the Miami Heat, which is willing to wait patiently, several teams have shown interest in Damian Lillard. However, no team has really negotiated for too long with the Portland Trail Blazers for various reasons.
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Part of the reason is that Dame’s salary is so high, reaching $58.5 million and $63.2 million in the next two seasons, respectively. Not every team is willing to bet with a star who is about to turn 35 and 36 years old with the same huge salary as above.
The rest lies with Lillard and his agent Aaron Goodwin, arguing that Dame just wants to go to the Miami Heat. If not traded to Miami, Lillard will be “not very happy”, even refusing to play for another team.
This statement of Aaron Goodwin has just been whistled and warned by the NBA. If Lillard shows any signs of being unprofessional in training or playing, the six-time All-Star will face suspension.
Currently, the Miami Heat are very willing to wait, and the Portland Trail Blazers are still constantly making claims about the price paid for the defender in 1990. It seems that the longer it is, the more difficult it is for the transfer blockbuster revolving around Damian Lillard to explode. than.