Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard requests trade

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard has requested a trade after spending the first 11 seasons of his career with the team.

"We have been clear that we want Dame here but he notified us today he wants out and he'd prefer to play someplace else," Portland general manager Joe Cronin said in a statement Saturday. "What has not changed for us is that we're committed to winning, and we are going to do what's best for the team in pursuit of that goal."

The Miami Heat, LA Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers are three teams that will have interest in exploring trades for Lillard, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne.

Lillard's preference is to be traded to the Heat, a source…