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Damian Lillard Speaks On All The Offseason Trade Speculation

Miami Heat target Damian Lillard is preparing for a wild free agency
Damian Lillard Speaks On All The Offseason Trade Speculation
Damian Lillard Speaks On All The Offseason Trade Speculation

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Portland Trail Blazers is arguably the biggest name involved in free agency speculation this offseason. 

The Miami Heat are among the teams who have been linked with him this summer. Lillard recently spoke about the rumors during an Instagram Live session. 

"I keep seeing this clip about Miami and all these other teams," Lillard said. "Y'all be talking that, `aw, he's loyal and you gotta do this.' Y'all don't got to walk in my shoes. I'm going to do me." 

While Lillard has said he wants to remain with the Blazers, anything is possible during free agency. Last year the Heat were linked with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook before coming up with nothing. 

There's still plenty time left before July 1, but Lillard is confident he can help a team. 

"I just had the best season of my career," Lillard said. "I'm healthy. I'm strong and it ain't going to stop no time soon. It's crazy how they be speaking on it as if I ain't capable of what I'm capable of." 

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Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here