2 Trade Ideas To Send Damian Lillard To Minnesota Timberwolves

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Damian Lillard has spent his entire career to date with the Portland Trail Blazers. Over that time, they’ve generally been competitive. In the same breath, they’ve consistently fallen short of seriously competing for the NBA championship.

Over his nine years with the team, they’ve been to the Conference Finals once. Even then, nobody seriously expected them to beat the Golden State Warriors. The Blazers, for better or worse, are perpetual “also-rans”.

If they haven’t been able to put together a serious contender in all that time, what makes anyone think they’ll be able to now?

After all, this team went 27-55 last season. Granted, Lillard was injured for most of the year. The plan seems to be to flip some of the future-focused assets they acquired throughout the year.

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Meanwhile, at 31, Lillard isn’t getting any younger.

If he joined the Minnesota Timberwolves, they may enter the championship fray. Here are two trades that land Lillard on the squad.

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James Piercey

When it comes to exploring the endless possibilities of NBA trades, there's no one quite like James Piercey. With a keen eye for player dynamics, salary cap intricacies, and a knack for discovering uncharted trade territory, James has risen to prominence as the preeminent expert in the realm of hypothetical NBA trades. James is also known for his work covering the Houston Rockets for SB Nation's The Dream Shake — a blog that gives a daily, comprehensive look at the team. He has written for various outlets, including FanSided and Last Word on Sports, among others.

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