Potential Lakers Target Dame Lillard Breaks Silence on Trade Rumors

The Los Angeles Laker shave been linked to many superstars in the NBA. This includes Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard is definitely on the list of potential targets. Well, great Dame Lillard decided to speak his mind on all the trade rumors surrounding his next move.

Lillard heard the rumors that he is trying to sign with another team. Guess what… The Blazers veteran shut down each and every rumor. He did leave the door open for great changes. Dame puts pressure on his team to add new players to the roster in the offseason. Portland is not even close to the playoffs and Lillard wants to change this.

“I woke up to those reports with a lot of people reaching out to me, but it’s not true,” Lillard told reporters during a July 16th press conference. “I’ll start off the rip and say it’s not true. I said the last time I spoke to you guys that a lot of things are being said and it hasn’t come from me. So, No. 1 it’s not true, and secondly, I’ll also say I haven’t made any firm decision on what my future will be. So, there’s really no need for anybody else to speak for me or report this or report that. If there’s something to be said, as I said the last time, I’ll speak directly with my team and with [Blazers GM Neal Olshey]. So, you know, that’s that.”

Dame Lillard addressed trade rumors

The whole thing started when Henry Abbott from True Hoops said that Dame would request a trade “in the days to come.” The veteran pushed back against this notion. According to hi, the Lakers will have him around next season.

Lillard emphasized the fact that he hasn’t made a “firm decision” on his next move. In an interview with Chris Haynes from Yahoo Sports, Dame discussed the importance of this offseason.

“There are few reasons: One being I’m not getting any younger,” Lillard explained. “Our environment has always been great. We’re not losing a lot, but we were eliminated by a shorthanded Denver team that I felt we should have beat. I just walked away from that really disappointed. I was like, ‘Man, this just isn’t going to work.’ We’re not winning the championship, but we’ve got a successful organization. We’re not a franchise that’s just out here losing every year and getting divided. We have positive seasons; we just don’t end up with a championship. So I feel like at this point, I basically made the decision that if you do what you’ve always done, you’ll always be where you’ve always been.”