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The Miami Heat Can Continue Their Pursuit Of Damian Lillard After Portland Trail Blazers Draft Scoot Henderson at No. 3

ESPN analyst Brian Windhorst says teams are lining up to make trade offers for Damian Lillard if Portland keeps No. 3 pick
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The Miami Heat Can Continue Their Pursuit Of Damian Lillard After Portland Trail Blazers Draft Scoot Henderson at No. 3
The Miami Heat Can Continue Their Pursuit Of Damian Lillard After Portland Trail Blazers Draft Scoot Henderson at No. 3

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The Miami Heat received the good news they were hoping for tonight during the NBA draft. 

The Portland Trail Blazers used the No. 3 pick to select G League star Scoot Henderson, which means they are planning on developing a young player instead of using it as trade bait for an experienced superstar. Blazers guard Damian Lillard had hoped for the latter, but now the chances of being traded are more likely.  

Lillard has said he wants to play for a contender but refuses to compete for a team in the middle of a youth movement. On Thursday's episode of "Get Up" on ESPN, NBA analyst Brian Windhorst said teams are already lining up to make offers for Lillard if the Blazers choose to keep the pick. 

"Portland isn't admitting that but the rest of the league knows it," Windhorst said. "And they're preparing their offers for what happens in the next 24 to 72 hours ...They are already getting ready for the moment to happen."

The Blazers were reportedly interested in trading the No. 3 pick to the Heat in exchange for center Bam Adebayo. Those talks ended when the Heat said they weren't interested. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

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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