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Social media post resurfaces of Damian Lillard saying he’d play for the Lakers or Jazz

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Brady Akins

With rumors circulating around whether or not Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is willing to spend the rest of his career in the Pacific Northwest, a tweet from Lillard has resurfaced providing a hint of where he might want to play next.

Specifically, the tweet from the Blazers star listed two teams that he would be interested in playing for, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz.

With some recent backlash surrounding the Blazers’ hiring of Chauncey Billups to the role of head coach, it is reported that Lillard might now be looking to move on from Portland on his own accord.

The longtime Portland point guard is currently under contract until the 2024-25 season, but if recent reports and Lillard’s past tweets are to be believed, he might be looking to force the Blazers’ hand into trading him, with the Lakers as a potential landing spot.

Brady Akins

Brady is a native of Eugene, Ore., who has been writing about men’s and women’s basketball at the college level at Oregon State University since 2019. Growing up as a fan of the Kobe Bryant Lakers of the 2010s, he has kept an eye on Los Angeles Lakers basketball for years and is looking forward to getting the chance to cover them for Lakers Daily.

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