![]() If Portland ends up not finding a trade and having to make a pick at No. 3 pick and even the other gems of the Trail Blazers - Shaedon Sharpe - is not going to get it done.Īs for the Miami dream of Portland trading Lillard, it’s less ridiculous but not as close to reality as Heat Nation hopes. The goal is to pair Adebayo and Lillard (and Butler), not trade them for each other, and the No. But for any package the Trail Blazers can put together? Not so much. Would the Heat trade Adebayo? Sure, for Joel Embiid or Nikola Jokić. It’s about finding another star and evolving the Heat, but with Adebayo a core part of that future. To be clear, sources NBC Sports has spoken to about the Heat over the past years have Miami looking more at how they transition from the Jimmy Butler/Adebayo era - which has gone to the NBA Finals two of the past four seasons - to Adebayo and whatever is next. ![]() This sounds like a counter, a “you think we want to trade Lillard, well…” reaction. But this is the definition of the NBA’s silly season. Never say never to any trade in the NBA because we’ve seen some stuff. I see Bam here, I hope, for his whole career.” I go back to Zo and Zo was a franchise face, and then Dwyane along with Udonis, and now I look at Bam the same way because of longevity. Riley on Bam in February: “It’s been a blessing to have him. Joe Cronin and Portland, good luck with that. He and Lillard played together for Team USA in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and have developed a close friendship, but the Heat have primarily searched to supplement Adebayo in recent transaction cycles, sources said, and have not pondered a future without him starring in the frontcourt. Portland’s dream is to trade for Bam Adebayo to put next to Lillard, reports Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports.Īccording to one source with knowledge of the situation, Portland is preparing what the team believes to be a compelling package for Miami to part with All-Defensive centerpiece Bam Adebayo… 3 pick in the Draft for another star, use the pick to select Scoot Henderson/ Brandon Miller, and a frustrated Lillard talks with Portland’s brass about it being time to move on. Most of it has focused on Miami hoping things play out this way: The Trail Blazers can’t trade the No. There’s been a lot of NBA Draft week trade speculation about the two NBA teams geographically farthest apart: The Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat. The Bucks play the 76ers in a key game on Sunday, but will do so without Thanasis Antetokounmpo. While Boston has the tiebreaker, it will need some help from Milwaukee to catch them. The Celtics are 1.5 games back of the Bucks for the No.1 seed in the East (and NBA), and they are two games back in the loss column. It’s easier to laugh when you are blowing out your opponent, and the Celtics made a statement with a 41-point win over the Bucks. Celtics on NBC Sports Boston March 31, 2023 Jaylen really gave Blake his mask □□□ /Gwn9AckWP3 Griffin was given a Flagrant 1 foul at the time, but mostly the Celtics had a good laugh. Thanasis ejected after head-butting Blake Griffin □ /gaQSIiFX59 The NBA didn’t find it as amusing and suspended Antetokounmpo for one game for the incident. ![]() The Celtics thought it was funny - Jaylen Brown jokingly offered Blake Griffin his mask after the Bucks’ Thanasis Antetokounmpo headbutted the Celtic forward. ![]()
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