Boston gave up two key pieces, point guard Malcolm Brogdon, the NBA’s reigning Sixth Man of the Year, and forward Robert Williams, and Portland gets two future first-round draft picks
Lillard told the Portland Trail Blazers earlier this month he wanted to be traded and his agent subsequently made clear his preference was Miami
Lillard’s trade request became publicly known on July 1, the first full day of free agency in the NBA
Lillard asked the Trail Blazers for a trade, a move that will end the seven-time All-Star’s tenure with that team
The Wizards won despite the absence of Bradley Beal and Kyle Kuzma and pulled within 2 1/2 games of Chicago for the final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference
Lillard got tested on the night he tied Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell for the most points in a game this season
It’ll be a particularly busy weekend for 11 players who are now slotted to be in multiple events during the three days of action in Utah