Damian Lillard has been dealt to the Milwaukee as part of a three-team trade between the Blazers, Bucks and Suns, according to a report.
Lillard, a native of Oakland, Calif., has thus far loaded his resume in impressive fashion despite being a three-star prospect coming out of high school. He attended Weber State in Utah, where he eventually became the top point guard prospect in the nation as a redshirt junior.
Entering his 12th NBA season after being the No. 6 overall pick by Portland in 2012, he’s gone on to be a seven-time All-Star, a one-time All-NBA First Team member , 2012-13 Rookie of the Year and is part of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team that honored 75 players as among the league’s greatest ever in 2021. He was also on the Team USA squad that won gold in the Tokyo Olympics.
Missing from his resume is an NBA Finals ring, however. Portland’s best run with Lillard came in the 2018-19 season, when it reached the conference finals. However, the top-seededLillard will hope to have an improved shot at winning the NBA’s ultimate prize in his new chapter with the Bucks, who were ousted by the eighth-seeded Heat in the first round of last year’s playoffs.. He was traded to the Bucks in a 2020 deal that immediately led to the end of the franchise's 50-year title drought.
He and Ayton join a Portland core that includes Anfernee Simons, Shaedon Sharpe and 2023 No. 3 overall draft pick Scoot Henderson. Phoenix, meanwhile, turned Ayton into four depth pieces after acquiring Bradley Beal from the Washington Wizards earlier this offseason.
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