Damian Lillard: 'Miami is where I wanted to go when I asked for a trade'

With both players so accustomed to having the ball in their hands, the process to finding an equitable solution to sharing could be difficult. For the Bucks this season, it could have been a complex question to answer with input from many interested parties. But in a nearly four-minute monologue, Antetokounmpo explained that the process behind melding their offensive talents will come down to just two people: himself and Lillard. “It’s between — I have to say this as respectful as possible — it’s between me and him,” Antetokounmpo said. “At the end of the day, we have to have conversations every single day on what we are trying to do and we have to be on the same page. And not just me and Dame, me and Khris (Middleton), Khris and Dame, me and Brook (Lopez), Brook and Dame, Brook and Khris, you know, everybody has to be on the same page. But now when we talk about specifically this duo, we have to be on the same page. -via The Athletic / October 8, 2023

“At the end of the day. I feel like this is the first time in my career that I really don’t — I don’t want to say I don’t care because I care a lot — I don’t mind with my usage being 25. I want him to be the primary point guard. He’s the point guard of this team. He’s the guy that’s going to make a lot of decisions with the ball in his hands — in early offense, in late offense, early clock, late clock, early offense, late in the game. He’s going to make a lot of decisions for this team and I trust him. I’ve been playing with him for a few days, like, I know, he’s gonna to find me.” -via The Athletic / October 8, 2023

But in a nearly four-minute monologue, Antetokounmpo explained that the process behind melding their offensive talents will come down to just two people: himself and Lillard. “It’s between — I have to say this as respectful as possible — it’s between me and him,” Antetokounmpo said. “At the end of the day, we have to have conversations every single day on what we are trying to do and we have to be on the same page. And not just me and Dame, me and Khris (Middleton), Khris and Dame, me and Brook (Lopez), Brook and Dame, Brook and Khris, you know, everybody has to be on the same page. But now when we talk about specifically this duo, we have to be on the same page. -via The Athletic / October 8, 2023