Damien Lillard has made it clear in various ways, subtly and not so subtly, that there is an urgency that he does want to see them. I think other teams are better positioned to give him a chance to go further in the playoffs than the blazers are right now. And if he wants to stay even as some combination of, hey, listen, I want you to do everything possible to try to win at the highest level while I'm still here.
Zach Lowe and Howard Beck discuss the Damian Lillard situation, preview free agency, and pick their 5 Most Intriguing offseason teams.
Dame situation (1:09)
3 paths for Blazers (5:51)
No easy outs in the West next year (9:58)
Stop telling Dame what he should do (12:56)
Blazers appear to be in philosophical limbo (16:47)
Looking back at the CJ McCollum trade (23:18)
Teams that could realistically make a deal for Dame (25:38)
Intriguing off-season teams (32:50)
Kings (33:43)
Nets (43:01)
Mavs (47:38)
Suns (49:13)
Bulls (53:05)
Clippers (59:29)
Raptors (1:05:07)
Magic (1:08:40)
John Collins trade (1:13:26)
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