Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Damian Lillard recently stated that he believed he was nearly traded to the New York Knicks. But what would a trade of that kind have even looked like?
For once in our lives, the Portland Trail Blazers received the longer end of the What If stick. The idea of seeing Damian Lillard wearing anything other than a Blazers uniform feels almost sacrilege. Time and time again, he’s made it clear that winning in Oregon means more here than anywhere else.
But in his interview with Vanity Fair earlier today, we learned through the rumor vault that it hasn’t necessarily always been this easy.