Damian Lillard has broken his silence about why he never landed with the Miami Heat.
The new Milwaukee Bucks guard voiced his desire to play under Erik Spoelstra this offseason, but despite rumored attempts to get a deal done, nothing materialized.
Portland Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin had zero interest in accommodating the superstar in any way, shape or form, Lillard told The Athletic’s Sam Amick.
“It was anything to go against what I would have wanted,” Lillard said, according to Amick‘s October 23 story. “That part was irritating. Just based off how it was happening, I knew [it wouldn’t be Miami]. [The Blazers] hadn’t talked to Miami. So once it started happening like that, then I started hearing about all these other random teams, I was like, ‘I’m probably not going to Miami.’ So I wasn’t holding on to that too [much].
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