ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski Says Miami Heat Still Monitoring Damian Lillard Situation In Portland
The Damian Lillard-Miami Heat saga could go down to the wire.
Even though Lillard has said he wants to remain with the Portland Trail Blazers, an NBA insider thinks there is still a chance he ends up in Miami.
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski said on a recent appearance on the Pat McAfee Show that he believes Pat Riley could make a play for Lillard.
"They're going to be very anxious to watch what happens in Portland to see if there is any point this summer where Damian Lillard becomes available," Wojnarowski said. "He's not available now. He says he wants to be in Portland and the Blazers have shut down anybody who's called about the possibility of trying to trade for him. But certainly, Pat Riley is always going to be real aggressive in trying to improve his team. They want to make that last step. I'm sure they're going to continue to be real active during the summer."
While Riley said earlier this week he isn't looking to wreck the Heat's current roster, they would jump at the chance to pair a player of Lillard's caliber alongside Jimmy Butler.
"They're always big-game hunting in Miami," Wojnarowski said. "Pat Riley is always looking for the next big star. They're not afraid to trade their future draft picks because they have shown they can go out without picks or with second-round picks and find rotation players, starting-level players. It's remarkable."
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