Portland Trail Blazers Receive: G Tyler Herro, G/F Duncan Robinson, F Nikola Jovic, 2023 First-Round Pick (MIA), 2027 First-Round Pick (MIA), 2029 First-Round Pick (MIA), 2030 First-Round Pick (Swap – MIA) 

Miami Heat Receive: G Damian Lillard 

In some ways, this is a match made in heaven. 

Lillard has infamously refused to “run from the grind” in Portland. He seems committed to winning a title as a Blazer.

That kind of determination and drive is commendable. It’s also a quality the Heat look for in a player.

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This team’s culture is the stuff of legends. In some respects, Lillard embodies it. 

On the other hand, there’s an irony here. If Lillard did leave Portland, he’d have finally “ran from the grind”. That’s OK.

Something tells us the NBA at large won’t hold it against him. 

Should the Blazers help him run?