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Raptors “Frontrunners” To Land Damian Lillard

Raptors “Frontrunners” To Land Damian Lillard

What a wild ride this offseason has been for Damian Lillard and the Miami Heat, however, it is not over yet. According to some, it is even close to being done.

Per Marc J. Spears of ESPN, the Toronto Raptors have emerged as the “frontrunners” to successfully trade for Lillard. Two team executives have confirmed this to him.

Insiders expect this deal to get done before Portland’s Media Day on October 2nd. As of today, there is no main team winning the race. Many believe it to be tied between the Heat and the Raptors, with some believing this headline is to gain leverage over Miami.

Spears did note that Toronto isn’t afraid to trade for players who are reluctant to head to a franchise like themselves. The most recent example is Kawhi Leonard from San Antonio to Toronto, the ex-Spurs player then led the Raptors to a championship in 2019.

Other teams interested in Damian Lillard are the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks.

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Joe Cronin Wanted Damian Lillard Gone

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In a bombshell report by Chris Haynes, fans are blown away that the Portland Trail Blazers were officially done with Damian Lillard – their franchise player.

It appears Lillard wanted to rescind his trade demand but it was denied by general manager Joe Cronin. Cronin said there was no going back and ignored Lillard on multiple occasions, even when they met in person several times.

“Cronin’s response to the seven-time All-Star was that there was no coming back,” Haynes reported. “Lillard was shocked, sources said. He said it was discouraging to hear he couldn’t return, but added that he didn’t want to be somewhere he wasn’t wanted, and he ended the meeting.”

On September 11th, Lillard started showing up to the team facility for the preparation of training camp. He was there for 8 days, and despite being there for an entire week, Cronin did not talk to Lillard once. According to Lillard, the general manager gave a nonexistent reaction to seeing him since their conversation.

This was the moment Lillard knew it was time to go through with the trade demand, which is something Lillard would have taken back if Cronin wanted him back. However, Cronin stiff-armed Lillard and decided to end their relationship on a sour note.

Remember this Blazers’ fans, Damian Lillard was ready to come back after the Miami Heat trade talks stalled out. Now, Cronin’s own ego and poor judgment landed him with the Milwaukee Bucks and made their own conference even harder to compete in.

Lillard was respectful during the meeting, showed up after the meeting to get training, and was ready to return. This falls onto Joe Cronin completely.

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