2023-07-29 21:12:00
NBA
Superstar gets a big push from the NBA
Published on July 29, 2023 at 11:12 p.m.
The NBA sent a statement Friday to all 30 franchises in the league regarding the trade request for Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard. The latter conceded that the person concerned and his agent, Aaron Goodwin, had been warned that any comments suggesting that the player would leave only for Miami would be subject to league discipline.
Damian Lillardwho would prefer an exchange to Miami Heatasked to be traded by Portland in early July, shortly after the start of free agency in the NBA. THE Trail Blazers confirmed the request for Lillard in a statement, saying they would explore trade opportunities that were in the best interest of the team. So, Aaron Goodwin told the teams that were not located at Miami what to recover Lillard would be synonymous with recovering an unfortunate player.
The NBA investigates
“We interviewed Goodwin and Lillard and we also spoke with several NBA teams that Goodwin spoke to,” said the memo the NBA sent to the various franchises. “Goodwin denied telling or indicating to any team that Lillard would refuse to play for them. Both Goodwin and Lillard told us that Lillard would fully perform the services requested under his player contract under any business scenario. The affected teams provided descriptions of their communications with Goodwin that were mostly, but not entirely, consistent with Goodwin’s statements made to us. »
The NBA threatens the entire league
“We have advised Goodwin and Lillard that any future comments, made privately or publicly to the teams, suggesting that Lillard will not fully perform the services requested under his player contract in the event of a trade, will subject Lillard to the discipline of from the NBA. We have also informed the Players Association that any similar comments from players or their agents will be subject to discipline in the future. » Lillard33, was a pillar of the Blazers, for 11 seasons. The point guard is also coming off what is arguably his best season in the NBA, averaging 32.2 points, 7.3 assists and 4.8 rebounds in 58 games. It is therefore clear that the franchise that will recover it will be very happy.
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