Trade option for Lillard to Minnesota, Kyrie Irving and Team USA. The main thing in the morning in the NBA
Artemy Berstenev Aug 22, 2023 06:55 UTC Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
Sacramento and Portland have signed players, Miami has decided on future trades if Damien arrives.
Review of current rumors and news from the National Basketball Association on the morning of August 22, 2023 from the “Championship”.
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Damien Lillard’s move from Portland to Minnesota. Interesting interpretation of Bill Simmons
Well-known journalist Bill Simmons proposed the idea of transferring the Portland Trail Blazers’ star point guard Damien Lillard to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Specifically, Simmons suggested a trade involving Wolves center Karl-Anthony Towns.
“I wonder if Damien Lillard is watching Minnesota right now. If so, he’s probably thinking to himself, “I’m instead of Karl-Anthony Towns. This is a simple exchange. We will have Rudy Gobert. We have Anthony Edwards. This is probably the best situation for me,” Simmons said on The Ringer podcast.
Recall that 33-year-old Lillard spent his entire career in Portland, but did not achieve serious success with his team during this time, although he himself was recognized as “rookie of the year” and made the NBA all-star team. seven times. And the desire to change teams, according to rumors, only reflects his desire to compete for the championship.
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“Team USA asked me to play for them when I was 17 or 18 years old.” Kyrie Irving on playing for the US national team
Star point guard “Dallas Mavericks” Kyrie Irving told how the eminent coach Mike Krzyszewski did not allow him to represent the Australian national basketball team in the international arena.
“I consider myself a foreign player, even though I played for the United States national team. Many of my peers laugh at me when I say this, and some fans may not agree, but after all, I was born in Australia. Team USA asked me to play for them when I was 17 or 18 years old.
Kyrie Irving on Team USA at the 2016 Olympics
Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images
I wanted to play for Australia, but it just didn’t happen. Mike Krzyszewski wasn’t going to let that happen. Mike played a very important role. As a young player, he said that he had an opportunity to be a part of something bigger, eventually be the starting point guard on the US Olympic team. I never thought this would happen,” Irving said during a Twitch stream.
As part of the US team, Irving participated in a total of 17 games (2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games), averaging 11.8 points, 4.2 assists and 2.5 rebounds with an overall field goal percentage of 52.4, triples. 48.9.
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Sacramento and Portland have signed players, Miami has decided future trades if Damien Lillard arrives
The Oklahoma City Thunder management has decided to part with power forward Usman Garoub-Brett Siegel (ClutchPoints). The Miami Heat, if they acquire star point guard Damien Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers, will try to sign power forward Christian Wood and forward Kelly. minimum veteran Ubre Jr. – Greg Sylvander (Five Reasons Sports) The Sacramento Kings and center Skal Labissiere have reached an agreement on the signing of a partially guaranteed one-year contract – Shams Charania (The Athletic) Center Moses Brown has agreed with Portland Trail Blazers on signing a partially guaranteed one-year contract – Adrian Wojnarowski (ESPN)
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