“Damian Lillard will be traded very soon. I expect it to be imminent. It’s imminent. I could even say within 24 hours. From what I’m hearing, I’m expecting a Damian Lillard trade.”. This statement is signed by John Gambadoro, and he is one of the most informed insiders in Phoenix.
According to him, it is the Suns who will unblock the situation while the Blazers have accelerated things in recent days to transfer their All-Star leader. Besides the Heat, the Bulls and the Raptors would also be on board, and the Suns would be there to facilitate the trade. How ? By proposing Deandre Ayton!
Where would Tyler Herro go?
According to Arizona Sports, the Blazers would be ready to let go of Jusuf Nurkic, and it is a pivot profile that interests the Suns. This is not really the same profile as Deandre Ayton, but ESPN explained after the elimination of the Suns in the playoffs that the Bahamian would be motivated by “ a new start » and that the Suns were going to explore the transfer market “ aggressively.”
On the Heat side, we have been waiting since July, and we still do not know what Pat Riley could offer since the Blazers would not be interested in Tyler Herro, and the Suns are already armored on the outside with the Beal-Durant-Booker trio. Unless the Pacers, who are looking for a base for Buddy Hield, also get involved in the Damian Lillard exchange to recover Tyler Herro and send Buddy Hield to Portland.
This remains unlikely… but let’s not forget that Buddy Hield and Deandre Ayton played together this summer in the Bahamas jersey.
