In a transfer no person noticed coming, the NBA has stolen the NFL’s thunder yet one more time with a blockbuster industry. As reported by way of Shams Charania of The Athletic and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Damian Lillard is headed to the Milwaukee Dollars as a part of a three-team industry, in conjunction with the Phoenix Suns.
The haul? The Trailblazers get Jrue Vacation, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, and draft alternatives in trade for Lillard. Headed to the Suns are Jusuf Nurkic, Grayson Allen, Nassir Little, and Keon Johnson.
After listening to concerning the Miami Warmth being the frontrunner within the Dame sweepstakes for the previous six months, this information is most certainly surprising to maximum. The Dollars were discussed extra lately (in conjunction with Toronto and others) as suitors for Lillard however no longer essentially first in line. There’s been communicate of Giannis Antetokounmpo doubtlessly leaving Milwaukee, and a transfer like this virtually promises he’ll be round every other few years.
Obtaining Dame will make the Dollars a favourite for plenty of, with the NBA season simply across the nook. They’d’ve been favorites for plenty of already, particularly to win the Japanese Convention, and bringing Lillard in handiest cements that perception. The East has temporarily gotten harder with what may just grow to be the most productive tandem within the affiliation. What they lose defensively in Vacation, Lillard makes up for, after which some at the offensive finish. If Khris Middleton can keep at the courtroom constantly, we might be regarding Cream Town as name the city once more actual quickly.