Favorite Teams to Land Damian Lillard Revealed

While Damian Lillard has continued to express his desire to compete for a championship with the Portland Trail Blazers, he also understands that the organization may choose to move towards a rebuild. The superstar point guard has been open about wanting to win in Portland, but if the Trail Blazers are unwilling to part with major assets in order to bring in win-now pieces, a Lillard trade may be on the horizon.

If Lillard is dealt, the betting favorites to acquire him have already been revealed, and they are in this order:

Miami Heat (2/1), Brooklyn Nets (3/1), New York Knicks (3/1), Boston Celtics (4/1), San Antonio Spurs (9/1), Los Angeles Lakers (12/1), Dallas Mavericks (14/1), LA Clippers (14/1), Atlanta Hawks (16/1), Chicago Bulls (18/1), and the Memphis Grizzlies (20/1).

New Damian Lillard next-team odds, IF he doesn't return to the Blazers, have also changed, with the Heat on top and the Lakers not as high as you'd think (Spurs ahead of LA 👀), via @betonline_ag pic.twitter.com/NYfILkN55q
— Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) June 8, 2023

While some of these names are surprising, others make a lot of sense. The two LA teams could use a starting point guard this summer, depending on what D'Angelo Russell and Russell Westbrook decide to do in free agency, the Miami Heat could certainly use a point guard upgrade, and the two New York teams find their way on every list when a star player becomes available.

As for some of the others, the Boston Celtics may want a point guard upgrade, the San Antonio Spurs could look to win right away with Victor Wembenyama, and teams like Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and others may simply just be looking to shake things up.

Needless to say, if Damian Lillard becomes available, he will have a lot of teams interesting in acquiring him.

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