The American basketball team has a new goal under the table with the idea of taking the Texas player to the lead
The road of basketball is often winding, full of emotions, rivalries and unexpected changes. He recent transfer of Damian Lillard, the emblematic point guard of the Portland Trail Blazers, to the Miami Heat, has left the nba in a state of shock and expectation, thus giving birth to a new name, Jimmy Butler. After 11 years, the relationship between Damian Lillard and Portland has come to an end. The night of the NBA Draft, where the Blazers selected Lillard in 2012, also marked the end of this story.
A setting full of symbolism, where the blazers they selected Scoot Henderson, the base called to be a generational talent and the great successor of Lillard. Thus, last season already hinted that something was changing. The Blazers knew that without significant trades, they could lose Lillard, considered by many to be the greatest player in franchise history.
Searching for the ring when Lillard’s patience runs out
Throughout his career, Lillard has always shown an unconditional love for the city of Portland. and its franchise. However, after years of waiting for a ring that would consecrate him as one of the best point guards of all time, Lillard has decided to put his interests before those of Portland. It’s hard to accept that, having one of the best players in the world for 11 years, a franchise has only managed to reach the conference finals once and never set foot in the NBA Finals.
Names like Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge and CJ McCallum have accompanied Lillard during his stay in Portland, but they never managed to achieve glory. Now, Lillard knows that it is time to look for a team that guarantees him what he so desperately needs: a championship ring. And in this sense, the Miami Heat, with Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, seems like the perfect franchise to do it.
The perfect relay with Scoot Henderson
Lillard’s departure is undoubtedly a heavy blow for the Blazers. However, the arrival of Scoot Henderson, third selected in the Draft, is a light of hope for the franchise. Henderson is a generational talent who has been compared to the greatest Derrick Rose and is expected to become one of the faces of the league.
so while Damian Lillard heads to Miami In search of that coveted ring, Portland welcomes a new talent with the hope of writing a new success story. A bittersweet end to Lillard’s career in Portland, which has shown that, while in short supply, loyalty still exists in the nba. In this way, a comeback is expected in the very near future.