The Toron went from the front of the Damian Lillard trade sweepstakes to a team that got kicked right in the gut by the basketball powers that be after the Milwaukee Bucks acquired him for a package centered around Jrue Holiday.
The Raptors had hoped to convince Lillard of the idea that coming to Toronto could help build a championship contender, but Dame was not as receptive to those overtures.
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Lillard expanded his list of acceptable destinations to include the Bucks and Brooklyn Nets. The Raptors had interest in him, but he was reportedly very resistant to playing in Toronto. The price of playing in Canada strikes again.
In Milwaukee, Lillard could compete for multiple championships alongside Giannis. In Brooklyn, Lillard would be the main star on a young team in the biggest media market America has to offer. Toronto, no matter what it could have offered, could have provided Lillard with either of those things.
The Toronto Raptors went from the front of the Damian Lillard trade sweepstakes to a team that got kicked right in the gut by the basketball powers that be after the Milwaukee Bucks acquired him for a package centered around Jrue Holiday.
The Raptors had hoped to convince Lillard of the idea that coming to Toronto could help build a championship contender, but Dame was not as receptive to those overtures.
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Lillard expanded his list of acceptable destinations to include the Bucks and Brooklyn Nets. The Raptors had interest in him, but he was reportedly very resistant to playing in Toronto. The price of playing in Canada strikes again.
In Milwaukee, Lillard could compete for multiple championships alongside Giannis. In Brooklyn, Lillard would be the main star on a young team in the biggest media market America has to offer. Toronto, no matter what it could have offered, could have provided Lillard with either of those things.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo called losing Jrue Holiday to Portland in the Lillad deal “bittersweet.” “You get Dame, who is a great player, but you lose a great guy,” Antetokounmpo said, via Bleacher Report. “Jrue took us to the promised land…At the end of the day, Jrue will always be my brother for life. He’s one of the best human beings I’ve been around.”
- The Golden State Warriors will be the host of the 2025 NBA All-Star Game at their brand-new arena in San Francisco. The festivities in the Bay Area, which will show off one of the newest and most technologically advanced stadiums in the league, will follow the 2024 NBA All-Star game in Indianapolis.
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