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Miami Heat Reportedly Lose Out On Damian Lillard To Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks are set on a pairing Giannis Antetokounmpo with Damian Lillard, leaving the Miami Heat on the outside.
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Miami Heat Reportedly Lose Out On Damian Lillard To Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks
Miami Heat Reportedly Lose Out On Damian Lillard To Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks

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After a nearly three-month chase, the Miami Heat have apparently lost out on Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard. 

The Milwaukee Bucks and Blazers have reportedly agreed to trade terms according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The report said Lillard is part of a three-team trade, including the Phoenix Suns, that sends him to the Bucks. 

It means the Heat will enter this season will most of last year's lineup that lost to the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals. The Heat were hoping the addition of Lillard would bolster their chances of winning another championship. 

The Heat now will likely keep guard Tyler Herro, who was the centerpiece of trade talks for Lillard. Herro missed last year's playoff run after breaking his hand in the first round against the Bucks. 

For the Heat, it's a double negative because they were in talks to land Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo if they were unable to trade Lillard. Now, the chances of Antetokounmpo are less likely because of their strong roster. 

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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

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