with the Phoenix Suns. Lillard will now get to team up with Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee, which is sure to make them favorites in the Eastern Conference this season.
The Suns landed Jusuf Nurkić, Grayson Allen, Nassir Little and Keon Johnson in the trade. The Trail Blazers received Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara and Jrue Holiday, though Holiday is expected to be moved again in the near future. Portland also received a 2029 unprotected first round draft pick from Milwaukee in the deal, and unprotected swap rights in 2028 and 2030.
Lillard had spent his entire career with the Trail Blazers, and will now leave as the franchise's all-time leading scorer. He made it to the playoffs eight times and the Western Conference finals once, but couldn't win a title there. He officially requested a trade on the second day of free agency earlier this offseason, and. That sparked a complicated and messy several weeks.
Clearly, Lillard's wish to play in Miami didn’t happen. That left Heat star Jimmy Butler pretty upset on social media on Wednesday afternoon. “Yo NBA man, y’all need to look into the Bucks for tampering,” Butler said on an Instagram story. “You do. I’m just going to put that out there.”
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