Damian Lillard isn’t going to the Miami Heat after all.
It was no secret that Lillard had interest in playing in Miami after he requested a trade this offseason, but the Portland Trail Blazers moved him to another Eastern Conference contender instead.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Portland traded Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a three-team deal with the Phoenix Suns. The Trail Blazers landed Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara and draft capital as part of the move.
The development led to plenty of Heat-based reaction on social media:
Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
Heat fans right now: pic.twitter.com/Am3Z0zjzEK
StatMuse @statmuse
Heat fans right now: pic.twitter.com/Y5uh9GqHGA
SportsCenter @SportsCenter
Heat fans rn 😅😅 😅 pic.twitter.com/XwzmFdd3gz
FanDuel Sportsbook @FDSportsbook
Jimmy Butler rn: pic.twitter.com/UWi4D3tUOi
Jai @Jai_305_
Jimmy and Bam in the four years together with a g league roster around them:
4 playoff appearances
3 ECF appearances
2 Finals appearances
They asked for one player that could help them get over the hump and the Miami Heat failed. pic.twitter.com/RAGG5JgvtK
Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz @LeBatardShow
pic.twitter.com/NZ6jiiztWo
Legion Hoops @LegionHoops
The Heat lose out on landing BOTH Giannis and Dame in the same day.
Cold world. pic.twitter.com/VdC0pgNc7B
Dreadlef Schrempf @TheLesterLee
Tyler Herro showing up to the first Miami Heat practice pic.twitter.com/RZofCXwxPS
shannon sharpe @ShannonSharpe
Heat thought Blazers would give Dame 2 them 4 free. Outside of Butler/Bam everyone else would’ve been expendable along with draft picks.
Robert Griffin III @RGIII
Heat fans right now pic.twitter.com/xO8ErEILAw
Lillard likely has a better chance to win a championship with Milwaukee than he would have in Miami anyway thanks to the presence of Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Heat have consistently fallen just short of the title in recent years, and the seven-time All-Star is someone who could have helped push them over the top.
Instead, he may face them in a playoff series.
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