Marc Spears said on the Oregonian’s Sports by Northwest podcast that Jayson Tatum contacted Damian Lillard, trying to recruit him to the Boston Celtics. Tatum and Boston’s interest in Lillard had been previously reported, but Lillard remains intent on Miami and it’s unclear how Boston could pull off a trade given Portland’s dissatisfaction with the Heat’s potential offers.
“I think at 33 years old, (Lillard) looks at the landscape of the West and it’s like, ‘I think my chances are better to go out East, and if Miami is able to make the Finals without somebody like myself, what can they do with me?