Damian Lillard on Blazers, Future in Portland: ‘I Have No Comments About The relaxation’
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Lower than one week after the Portland Path Blazers’ season ended, Damian Lillard is now not in point of truth giving any insight into where he’s at true now with the group.
In a text response to a chain of questions from The Athletic’s Jason Quick about the notify of the Blazers, Lillard did now not remark noteworthy.
“I in point of truth don’t own any comments about something else,” the six-time All-Neatly-known particular person said.
Even if Lillard did now not want to dispute something else at this second, he said plenty right thru his postgame press conference following the Blazers’ Game 6 loss to the Denver Nuggets that ended their season:
“I construct now not know what a shakeup looks delight in or what adjustments will likely be made or may maybe well well most doubtless moreover very successfully be made, but clearly as is, it wasn’t appropriate ample. We came up quick against a group with out their delivery line guard and shooting guard (Will Barton and Jamal Murray). … Clearly, where we’re is now not in point of truth appropriate ample to take a championship if or now not it’s now not appropriate ample to win out of a first-spherical sequence with two of their most efficient three or four gamers now not on the ground.”
Portland has already made one important lag by agreeing to a mutual parting of how with head coach Terry Stotts after nine seasons.
Per Jabari Young of CNBC, Lillard plans to peek what the Blazers and usual manager Neil Olshey construct this offseason before he makes any selections about his future.
The Path Blazers are in a refined notify to doubtlessly invent important roster adjustments this offseason. They already own $124.9 million in salary commitments for 2021-22.
Norman Powell may maybe well well most doubtless change right into a free agent if he turns down the $11.6 million player possibility on his current deal. Carmelo Anthony is determined to change into an unrestricted free agent.
Lillard is the using pressure within the abet of Portland’s success. The 30-year-veteran averaged 28.8 factors and 7.5 assists per sport this season. He made 39.1 p.c of his three-point makes an strive on a profession-high 10.5 makes an strive per contest.