Damian Lillard has named the Miami Heat as his preferred trade destination for several reasons. Among those, presumably, are financial prospects caused by tax differences in Florida and Oregon. If Lillard doesn’t have direct incentive to join Miami, he’s certainly going to get paid handsomely for it without altering his contract a bit. This adds an interesting wrinkle in the competitive tapestry of the NBA. Let’s explore it in this edition of the Blazer’s Edge Mailbag.
Dave,
You keep mentioning money as a motivation for Dame to go to Miami because of the tax rate?