ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Milwaukee Bucks have acquired Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers in a three-team deal also involving the Phoenix Suns, who are sending Deandre Ayton to Portland.
The 33-year-old Lillard averaged a career-high 32.3 points last season while shooting 46.3% from the field and 37.1% from 3-point range on an average of 11.7 attempts. However, even though Lillard earned his seventh All-Star selection that season, the Blazers finished with a 33-49 record, missing the playoffs for the second year in a row.
The Bucks were upset by the eventual Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat in five games in the first round of last season’s playoffs and have won just one playoff series since winning the 2021 NBA Finals. For the Suns, they moved on from the 2018 first overall pick in Ayton, who averaged 16.7 points and 10.4 rebounds in five seasons in Phoenix. It’s the latest move in a busy offseason for the Suns, who also traded for Bradley Beal from the Wizards.
The Suns also got multiple players back in the deal including center Jusuf Nurkic and wings Grayson Allen and Nasir Little. The deal also gives the Bucks a proven superstar guard to play alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo, who told Tania Ganguli of the New York Times in August that
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