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Report: Damian Lillard Requests Trade, Listing Miami Heat, Brooklyn Nets As Top Destinations

All-Star guard Damian Lillard reportedly now wants to leave Portland Trail Blazers
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Report: Damian Lillard Requests Trade, Listing Miami Heat, Brooklyn Nets As Top Destinations
Report: Damian Lillard Requests Trade, Listing Miami Heat, Brooklyn Nets As Top Destinations

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Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard has finally requested a trade. 

Lillard, one of the league's top guards, reportedly lists the Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets as his top destinations according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Lillard and the Heat have been linked since the end of the season. 

The Heat lost to the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals, causing many to believe they need another superstar to take the next step. Pairing Lillard with Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and possibly Tyler Herro gives the Heat a strong collection of offensive weapons. 

Lillard is coming off perhaps his best season, averaging 32.2 points, 7.3 assists and 4.8 rebounds. He has spoke in the past about his friendship with Adebayo, whom he often works out with in the offseason. 

Even if the Heat have to part ways with Herro, their third-leading scorer, the move would still be beneficial. 

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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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