Blazers star guard Damian Lillard requested a trade following the first day of free agency. Lillard had previously met with Blazers general manager Joe Cronin along with his agent to discuss his displeasure with the Blazers drafting players instead of trading for veterans. He had given the Blazers a prior ultimatum that they trade the […]

  Damian Lillard, the Blazers star guard requested a trade this past week. It’s something the media has been angling at for years. The past few offseasons and trade deadlines, they have been ravenously pushing the narrative that he was growing tired of Portland’s inability to compete for a title, and that he wanted out. […]