Koreen: Damian Lillard is the wrong trade target at the wrong time for the Raptors

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Koreen: Damian Lillard is the wrong trade target at the wrong time for the Raptors
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There are reports the Raptors are involved in trade talks for Lillard, but how much sense would a deal make?

. But that would leave them without their best and most versatile defender, and precisely the type of player you would want to have next to Lillard, especially as he ages.. This is the type of package that makes the most sense to me, although reasonable minds can opt for an Anunoby-and-picks-centred deal and I wouldn’t gripe. Regardless, Barnes makes less than Anunoby, which would necessitate including Trent in a trade.

Also, we haven’t even talked about the idea that Lillard wants to go to Miami, and there is a playbook readily available for stars, even those under contract for multiple years, who want to get to a desired location. Lillard doesn’t seem like the type, but you never know, especially when a player is staring down the back half of his career.

Perhaps the Raptors front office could convince itself the Lillard trade would be the first move in getting it an even better star in a year or two: Antetokounmpo or

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