Damian Lillard rumors: NBA star would still request trade to Heat if Blazers send him elsewhere

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There haven’t been any major updates in Damian Lillard’s trade request from the Portland Trail Blazers, and it doesn’t sound like the team is anywhere closer to getting a deal done. It’s widely known that Lillard wants to be traded to the Miami Heat, but Portland hasn’t been thrilled with Miami’s trade offer for the All-Star guard. As a result, the situation has been at a stalemate between the two sides. 

However, the Trail Blazers have reportedly talked to other teams around the league about Lillard, but given Lillard’s public comments about preferring to play in Miami, there hasn’t been enough significant interest to generate a legitimate market for the guard. The Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson is also reporting that if Lillard is traded to somewhere other than Miami, he would still asked