Jody Allen wanted Blazers to 'turn the page' during uncertain future of Damian Lillard
Blazers President Dewayne Hankins recalled Allen putting an end to the mounting questions during a Zoom call in early September: “We really need to move on. We’ve got great young talent. We’re not like other rebuilding teams who don’t have a strong core of young players. It’s time to turn the page.” Those marching orders led the Blazers to ditch Plan B and remove Lillard entirely from their promotional materials in favor of Henderson, guard Anfernee Simons and other members of their young core.
Source: Ben Golliver @ Washington Post
Source: Ben Golliver @ Washington Post
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StatMuse @statmuse
Most 50-point games in the 2020s:
10 — Damian Lillard
6 — Steph Curry
Nobody else has more than 5. pic.twitter.com/sI51bjtYhc – 7:20 PM
Most 50-point games in the 2020s:
10 — Damian Lillard
6 — Steph Curry
Nobody else has more than 5. pic.twitter.com/sI51bjtYhc – 7:20 PM
Evan Sidery @esidery
The Heat are expected to emerge alongside the Clippers as a top contender to potentially trade for James Harden, per @ShamsCharania.
Could Miami pivot from Damian Lillard to Harden? pic.twitter.com/ukZpjeuGc9 – 2:40 PM
The Heat are expected to emerge alongside the Clippers as a top contender to potentially trade for James Harden, per @ShamsCharania.
Could Miami pivot from Damian Lillard to Harden? pic.twitter.com/ukZpjeuGc9 – 2:40 PM
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Complete list of players to tally at least 700 rebounds, 600 assists and 400 made three-pointers while posting a True Shooting percentage above 55% over their first three NBA seasons:
Dame Lillard
Trae Young
Luka Doncic
…and…
Immanuel Quickley
–end of list — pic.twitter.com/BOdbvQOP9l – 1:55 PM
Complete list of players to tally at least 700 rebounds, 600 assists and 400 made three-pointers while posting a True Shooting percentage above 55% over their first three NBA seasons:
Dame Lillard
Trae Young
Luka Doncic
…and…
Immanuel Quickley
–end of list — pic.twitter.com/BOdbvQOP9l – 1:55 PM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Feature: The Portland Trail Blazers waved goodbye to Damian Lillard. Now what?
– Jody Allen’s directive
– Joe Cronin on the messy end
– Blazers mull a Dame statue
– Scoot eyes Rookie of the Year @washingtonpost @PostSports
washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/10… – 12:01 PM
Feature: The Portland Trail Blazers waved goodbye to Damian Lillard. Now what?
– Jody Allen’s directive
– Joe Cronin on the messy end
– Blazers mull a Dame statue
– Scoot eyes Rookie of the Year @washingtonpost @PostSports
washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/10… – 12:01 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
“He brings the best out of both of us.”
Giannis on playing with Dame 👏
(via @SiriusXMNBA)
pic.twitter.com/p8MZyNRJFk – 10:17 AM
“He brings the best out of both of us.”
Giannis on playing with Dame 👏
(via @SiriusXMNBA)
pic.twitter.com/p8MZyNRJFk – 10:17 AM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“I feel like I’m way more locked in…when you have a guy like Dame next to you, you have to be ready”
Giannis talks to @TheFrankIsola and @Scalabrine about his newest teammate
Hear our Season Preview shows here: siriusxm.us/NBARadioSeason…
@Bucks | @Giannis_An34 | @SiriusXMSports pic.twitter.com/5qeSrIfFDm – 9:03 AM
“I feel like I’m way more locked in…when you have a guy like Dame next to you, you have to be ready”
Giannis talks to @TheFrankIsola and @Scalabrine about his newest teammate
Hear our Season Preview shows here: siriusxm.us/NBARadioSeason…
@Bucks | @Giannis_An34 | @SiriusXMSports pic.twitter.com/5qeSrIfFDm – 9:03 AM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Damian Lillard, Jrue Holiday and the ripple effect that will shape the 2023-24 NBA season usatoday.com/story/sports/n… via @usatoday – 12:59 AM
Damian Lillard, Jrue Holiday and the ripple effect that will shape the 2023-24 NBA season usatoday.com/story/sports/n… via @usatoday – 12:59 AM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Excited to appear on My Main Man Michael Smith — love this show — and break down where things stand after the Lillard and Holiday trades.
Who is the best duo in the NBA?
youtu.be/6BxChixigB8?si… – 12:53 AM
Excited to appear on My Main Man Michael Smith — love this show — and break down where things stand after the Lillard and Holiday trades.
Who is the best duo in the NBA?
youtu.be/6BxChixigB8?si… – 12:53 AM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Story from today’s Blazers training camp in Santa Barbara, on Anfernee Simons embracing his new leadership responsibilities in a post-Damian Lillard world:
rosegardenreport.com/p/trail-blazer… – 8:07 PM
Story from today’s Blazers training camp in Santa Barbara, on Anfernee Simons embracing his new leadership responsibilities in a post-Damian Lillard world:
rosegardenreport.com/p/trail-blazer… – 8:07 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“The beauty of my image is that I’ve never tried to have an image. What you see is what you get”
Damian Lillard looks back on this summer with @TheFrankIsola & @Scalabrine
Hear our Season Preview shows: siriusxm.us/NBARadioSeason…
@Bucks | @Dame_Lillard | @SiriusXMSports pic.twitter.com/WuFv2zJ3Vg – 6:44 PM
“The beauty of my image is that I’ve never tried to have an image. What you see is what you get”
Damian Lillard looks back on this summer with @TheFrankIsola & @Scalabrine
Hear our Season Preview shows: siriusxm.us/NBARadioSeason…
@Bucks | @Dame_Lillard | @SiriusXMSports pic.twitter.com/WuFv2zJ3Vg – 6:44 PM
More on this storyline
“[Lillard] and I went through it this summer,” Cronin said. “It wasn’t always amicable and perfect. To be omitted from that [letter], I didn’t take as anything more than it being a hard summer that we had both gone through. I wasn’t one to be thanked at that moment. … Our directions didn’t line up. Things didn’t work out. We had pure intentions in our desire to build a winner around him. We were just unable to pull it off. I don’t think that was a lie. We just couldn’t get it done.” -via Washington Post / October 6, 2023
Clutch Points: Brian Scalabrine: “Superstars just feed off each other. What has it been like so far?” Giannis: “I feel like I’m way more locked in… When you have a guy like [Damian Lillard] next to you, you have to be ready.” 👀 (via @SiriusXMNBA) pic.twitter.com/z5E9Rdjf54 -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / October 6, 2023
Suddenly, Jayson Tatum’s path back to The Finals became exceedingly more challenging when Lillard arrived in the East. “I was surprised,” Tatum told B/R. “You saw the Damian Lillard trade talks all summer, and I never saw Milwaukee in that conversation. I never heard about them [being interested]. So, opening up my phone and seeing that definitely shocked me. “They’re going to have a hell of a team. There’s no way around that. They have two of the best players in this league at two of those prime-time positions. They’re going to be tough, but it’s gonna be fun. I’m looking forward to this season. It’s a lot of really, really good teams in the league and it’s going be some good basketball this season.” -via Bleacher Report / October 5, 2023