6 Bucks at risk of being traded this summer
1. Damian Lillard
Damian Lillard was the belle of the ball last summer. He finally changed his stance and reversed course on his unwavering loyalty to the Portland Trail Blazers.
He wanted to go to the Miami Heat, which was known by everyone. The Heat felt he was a lock to be sent there and weren't compelled to make their best offer.
Ultimately, Portland decided to end discussions with Pat Riley and made the decision to do what was best for the franchise, in spite of Lillard's long-time loyalty, much to the chagrin of Lillard, who tried to retract his trade request.
Lillard landed in the Cream City and has found it difficult to transition and get acclimated to playing as the Robin to Giannis Antetokounmpo's Batman. Off the court, life has been just as difficult, which Lillard revealed to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated.
"Being away from my kids is tough. In Portland, my life was set up.
My mom was down the street; my brother was the other way down the street. My sister was down the street.
My kids in school. Just my whole life was set up perfectly right there. It was a great situation.
So just leaving that behind alone is a lot. And then you add the basketball side to it and that is what it is.
It’s definitely lonely because I’m such a family guy. My life is my family.
After games, I would come out and my whole family would be back there. My kids coming out of the playroom.
My mom, my brother, my cousins lived there, you know what I mean? My best friends live in Portland.
So I would come out, we would go to dinner. They might come to my house. After practice, I might go to my mom’s house and just chill.
That’s how my life was. So, I mean, I’m fine because I’m grown. But it’s definitely lonely.
Bro, go to practice, go home, watch boxing, play video games. Man, I type in [boxing website] FightHype on YouTube 100 times and be praying for something new to be on there. Seriously, I don’t have much of a life."
Off the court, Lillard is bored and on the court he isn't having his best season. Perhaps the Bucks try to move Lillard this summer for a younger co-star for Antetokounmpo?