With more than a quarter of the season in the books, let’s open up the Mailbag for your questions on the Blazers, the Coach of the Year race, a (fictional) LeBron return to Cleveland, the up and down Celtics and the next coach of USA Basketball …
What does the shakeup in Portland mean for the future of Damian Lillard? -Stephen, Eugene, Oregon
Lot to unpack here. Let’s start with what Damian Lillard wants. The Athletic reported this week that Lillard has voiced support for a deal that would bring Ben Simmons to Portland.