Count Damian Lillard as unsure if he will make himself available for Olympic selection next summer given the shorter-than-usual break between the end of the NBA season and the Tokyo Games.
Lillard, the Portland Trail Blazers star point guard, said he would “possibly” stay in the U.S. selection pool if Portland makes an NBA playoffs run.
The Tokyo Games Opening Ceremony on July 23 will likely be within a week of the end of the NBA Finals. The NBA season starts Dec. 22, two months later than usual and with 10 fewer regular-season games per team.