Damian Lillard Thinks Blazers Could Have Won Title Had Free Agent Not Departed

Does he make a salient point?

Last summer, former All-NBA Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard finally demanded to be traded to a contender after spending two straight seasons in the lottery-bound gutter with the club. He landed with the Milwaukee Bucks, where the now-34-year-old clearly became the second fiddle to All-NBA power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. The duo helped the team survive a midseason head coach firing and earn the Eastern Conference's No.

Appearing on former Bucks champion and one-time Atlanta Hawks All-Star point guard Jeff Teague's essential podcast "Club 520," Lillard revealed that he believes he could have won a championship during his tenure in Portland — had All-NBA power forward/center LaMarcus Aldridge not departed in 2016 free agency for the San Antonio Spurs. The club, led by Aldridge and All-NBA swingman Kawhi Leonard, won 67 contests and advanced to the Western Conference Finals in 2017.

“If would have never went to San Antonio, we would have won at least once already," Lillard reflected. "I would have into my own but he was that good.”

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