Before arriving in Milwaukee, Damian Lillard only wanted to join the Heat. But faced with the Blazers’ veto, a few franchises were also on his trail. Particularly the Raptors who have never been afraid to make big moves, and we all remember the exchange between DeMar DeRozan and Kawhi Leonard, with the results that we know. This rumor of a move to the Raptors took shape, and Lillard really thought he was joining Canada when he received a text from OG Anunoby.
“Nothing was decided yet…” Lillard tells Yahoo! Sports. “I was on my phone when I got a message from OG Anunoby saying, ‘Welcome to Toronto!’ »
OG, the joker
Even though they have never played together, the All-Star point guard and the Raptors winger know and like each other. “He’s always having fun and joking and doing things like that. We trained a little during the summer” explains Lillard, who decides to contact him to find out for sure. “I told myself I had to call to find out. I ended up calling him and he didn’t answer. Then he called me back, laughing. I was like, “Okay.”
So it was a joke, and Lillard was able to relax, as the nerves grew by the day about not being transferred before practice resumed. Finally transferred to the Bucks, he said he was delighted to join Giannis Antetokounmpo. During the photo session, surrounded by the other starters, he admitted that he had never been so well surrounded in his entire career.
