Damian Lillard reportedly joined Bucks from Blazers

Damian Lillard is being traded from the Portland Trail Blazers to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team deal that also includes the Phoenix Suns.

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The Bucks are sending Jrue Holiday to the Blazers, Deandre Ayton to the Blazers, and Jusuf Nurkic to the Suns.The Blazers are also getting an unprotected 2029 first-round draft

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pick and two unprotected first-round pick swaps in 2028 and 2030.Lillard requested a trade from the Blazers on July 1, after the team failed to make the playoffs for the

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seventh time in eight seasons.The Bucks are hoping that Lillard will help them win another championship, after they were surprisingly eliminated in the first round of the

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playoffs by the Miami Heat this past season.The Bucks fired coach Mike Budenholzer and replaced him with Adrian Griffin after the playoff loss.Lillard wanted to go to Miami,

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but the Blazers decided to trade him to Milwaukee instead.The Bucks are trading away two-time All-Star Holiday to acquire Lillard, who is a seven-time All-NBA selection.

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Antetokounmpo has a player option for the 2025-26 season, and the Bucks are hoping that adding Lillard will convince him to stay in Milwaukee long-term.

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The Blazers are getting a massive package in return for Lillard, but he is owed a lot of money over the next four years.

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Acquiring Lillard is likely to make the Bucks even more of a title contender, as he is one of the most explosive offensive players in the NBA.

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