ESPN.com · Jul 1, 2023
Sources: Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard requests trade
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard has requested a trade and the franchise is expected to work to accommodate him, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne.
Lillard has stuck with the franchise that drafted him with the No. 6 pick in the 2012 NBA draft through two years in which Portland did not make the postseason following eight consecutive trips. But after the Blazers opted to use their No. 3 pick in last month's draft on guard Scoot Henderson, the future direction of the franchise was clear.
Lillard met with Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin on June 26 to discuss the future of the team.
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