Damian Lillard on landing with Bucks: This is where I'm supposed to be... It's time to win
Clutch Points: “My agent called me he said ‘[Trail Blazers] traded you to [the Bucks]’… My first thought was like everything I was leaving behind… This is where I’m supposed to be right here. It’s time to win.” —Damian Lillard (via @Bucks) pic.twitter.com/veps9hdMKl
Source: Twitter @ClutchPointsApp
Source: Twitter @ClutchPointsApp
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Eric Woodyard @E_Woodyard
#Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown draped in Irish gear after losing an “agreement” to Julian Okwara after his alma mater USC lost to Notre Dame. 😂 pic.twitter.com/M3uTR3FXVu – 3:02 PM
#Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown draped in Irish gear after losing an “agreement” to Julian Okwara after his alma mater USC lost to Notre Dame. 😂 pic.twitter.com/M3uTR3FXVu – 3:02 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Terry Stotts, who coached Damian Lillard for 9 years in Portland, steps down as Bucks assistant, per report
cbssports.com/nba/news/terry… – 10:46 AM
Terry Stotts, who coached Damian Lillard for 9 years in Portland, steps down as Bucks assistant, per report
cbssports.com/nba/news/terry… – 10:46 AM
Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA
New Lowe Post podcast: Ian Eagle + Noah Eagle on Nets and their careers/relationships; James Harden Escalation Interlude (sponsorship still pending!); @eric_nehm on all things Bucks, Dame, Giannis, more!!!!
Spotify: spoti.fi/45uBT1j
Apple: apple.co/3rYoqB1 – 4:22 PM
New Lowe Post podcast: Ian Eagle + Noah Eagle on Nets and their careers/relationships; James Harden Escalation Interlude (sponsorship still pending!); @eric_nehm on all things Bucks, Dame, Giannis, more!!!!
Spotify: spoti.fi/45uBT1j
Apple: apple.co/3rYoqB1 – 4:22 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Over the last 10 seasons:
Giannis — Dame —
3rd in PTS 2nd in PTS
5th in REB 5th in AST
7th in BLK 3rd in 3P
2nd in FG 6th in FG
3rd in FT 4th in FT
Best duo in the NBA? pic.twitter.com/BekTxmEc7Q – 2:39 PM
Over the last 10 seasons:
Giannis — Dame —
3rd in PTS 2nd in PTS
5th in REB 5th in AST
7th in BLK 3rd in 3P
2nd in FG 6th in FG
3rd in FT 4th in FT
Best duo in the NBA? pic.twitter.com/BekTxmEc7Q – 2:39 PM
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Highest True Shooting Percentage among all guards last season (min 2,000 minutes played):
1. Steph Curry: 65.6%
2. Dame Lillard: 64.5%
3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 62.6%
4. QUENTIN GRIMES: 61.9%
5. Donovan Mitchell: 61.4%
6. Kyrie Irving: 61.3% – 11:19 AM
Highest True Shooting Percentage among all guards last season (min 2,000 minutes played):
1. Steph Curry: 65.6%
2. Dame Lillard: 64.5%
3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 62.6%
4. QUENTIN GRIMES: 61.9%
5. Donovan Mitchell: 61.4%
6. Kyrie Irving: 61.3% – 11:19 AM
Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Even before Damian Lillard came into the picture, Tyler Herro thought his time with the Heat was over once the 2023 Finals ended.
But after a chaotic summer, Herro is out to remind his naysayers just how valuable he is.
Exclusive at @TheAthletic
theathletic.com/4972973/2023/1… – 10:44 AM
Even before Damian Lillard came into the picture, Tyler Herro thought his time with the Heat was over once the 2023 Finals ended.
But after a chaotic summer, Herro is out to remind his naysayers just how valuable he is.
Exclusive at @TheAthletic
theathletic.com/4972973/2023/1… – 10:44 AM
Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
New #thisleague UNCUT podcast is out with @ChrisBHaynes and I. Covering:
🏀 The James Harden latest
🏀 Dame & Giannis’ debut in LA
🏀 Victor Wembanyama as ROY
🏀 And more!
Including a surprise phone call with Dame in the middle of it all.
Full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thi… – 10:00 AM
New #thisleague UNCUT podcast is out with @ChrisBHaynes and I. Covering:
🏀 The James Harden latest
🏀 Dame & Giannis’ debut in LA
🏀 Victor Wembanyama as ROY
🏀 And more!
Including a surprise phone call with Dame in the middle of it all.
Full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thi… – 10:00 AM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
“Damian Lillard might have left, but Wu-Tang is in the building tonight!” — Method Man – 12:45 AM
“Damian Lillard might have left, but Wu-Tang is in the building tonight!” — Method Man – 12:45 AM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Chet Holmgren on Lu Dort defending Dame “Man, I think he’s Great.” Said Dame and Lu are both great players, and you don’t defend great players alone, “Me and Lu are communicating back and forth all day, trying to be on the same page, and execute the game plan together.” – 10:45 PM
Chet Holmgren on Lu Dort defending Dame “Man, I think he’s Great.” Said Dame and Lu are both great players, and you don’t defend great players alone, “Me and Lu are communicating back and forth all day, trying to be on the same page, and execute the game plan together.” – 10:45 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Mark Daigneault said he thought their defensive game plan on Giannis & Lillard was pretty well executed – 10:35 PM
Mark Daigneault said he thought their defensive game plan on Giannis & Lillard was pretty well executed – 10:35 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
FINAL: Thunder 124, Bucks 101
Giddey – 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists
Chet – 18 points, 3 rebounds
JDub – 18 points, 6 rebounds
SGA – 10 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds
Giannis – 18 points, 10 rebounds
Lillard – 5 points, 4 assists
Beasley – 20 points
OKC is 2-2 in preseason – 10:18 PM
FINAL: Thunder 124, Bucks 101
Giddey – 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists
Chet – 18 points, 3 rebounds
JDub – 18 points, 6 rebounds
SGA – 10 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds
Giannis – 18 points, 10 rebounds
Lillard – 5 points, 4 assists
Beasley – 20 points
OKC is 2-2 in preseason – 10:18 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Chet with the block on Dame 😳
(via @NBATV)
pic.twitter.com/zLDhaK79hi – 8:35 PM
Chet with the block on Dame 😳
(via @NBATV)
pic.twitter.com/zLDhaK79hi – 8:35 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with a great zip pass to Jalen Williams in the slot, seemed as though the defense was ball watching as SGA had his back to Dame, and the playmaking from Shai made them pay. – 8:18 PM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with a great zip pass to Jalen Williams in the slot, seemed as though the defense was ball watching as SGA had his back to Dame, and the playmaking from Shai made them pay. – 8:18 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Chet Holmgren with 2 early blocks – including a Dame stepback jumper. – 8:17 PM
Chet Holmgren with 2 early blocks – including a Dame stepback jumper. – 8:17 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Chet Holmgren makes life so hard for teams driving to the rim, even when it does not result in a block, it causes such disruption. Now he just blocked a Dame fade away middy. Sheesh. – 8:16 PM
Chet Holmgren makes life so hard for teams driving to the rim, even when it does not result in a block, it causes such disruption. Now he just blocked a Dame fade away middy. Sheesh. – 8:16 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Damian Lillard receives notable boos in the starting lineup intros – 8:06 PM
Damian Lillard receives notable boos in the starting lineup intros – 8:06 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Damian Lillard signing autographs pic.twitter.com/Fg6iZSRVdz – 6:56 PM
Damian Lillard signing autographs pic.twitter.com/Fg6iZSRVdz – 6:56 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Adrian Griffin said Giannis & Dame will play tonight and Middleton will be out – 6:36 PM
Adrian Griffin said Giannis & Dame will play tonight and Middleton will be out – 6:36 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Damian Lillard and Giannis are in, Khris Middleton is out tonight for the Bucks. – 6:36 PM
Damian Lillard and Giannis are in, Khris Middleton is out tonight for the Bucks. – 6:36 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“Just being able to connect with him and understand that we’re both on the same page”
🔊 #Heat Guard @raf_tyler on his conversation with Erik Spoelstra during the Damian Lillard trade discussions #HEATTwitter #HeatCulture
@MiamiHeat | @TheJaxShow
siriusxm.us/NBARadioSeason… pic.twitter.com/CHZdsUx2cC – 2:00 PM
“Just being able to connect with him and understand that we’re both on the same page”
🔊 #Heat Guard @raf_tyler on his conversation with Erik Spoelstra during the Damian Lillard trade discussions #HEATTwitter #HeatCulture
@MiamiHeat | @TheJaxShow
siriusxm.us/NBARadioSeason… pic.twitter.com/CHZdsUx2cC – 2:00 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most 50-point games by an active player:
23 — Harden
15 — Dame
14 — LeBron
12 — Steph
Nobody else has more than 10. pic.twitter.com/RxaAenBhnt – 1:27 PM
Most 50-point games by an active player:
23 — Harden
15 — Dame
14 — LeBron
12 — Steph
Nobody else has more than 10. pic.twitter.com/RxaAenBhnt – 1:27 PM
Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA
New Lowe Post podcast: Ian Eagle + Noah Eagle on sharing Nets play-by-play, their relationship, Nets preview; James Harden Interlude (sponsorship pending); @eric_nehm goes in-depth on Dame, Giannis, new-look Bucks:
Spotify: spoti.fi/45uBT1j
Apple: apple.co/3rYoqB1 – 12:56 PM
New Lowe Post podcast: Ian Eagle + Noah Eagle on sharing Nets play-by-play, their relationship, Nets preview; James Harden Interlude (sponsorship pending); @eric_nehm goes in-depth on Dame, Giannis, new-look Bucks:
Spotify: spoti.fi/45uBT1j
Apple: apple.co/3rYoqB1 – 12:56 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“The part I didn’t like was that I was away, and I wasn’t able to connect until I got back here”
🔊 Erik Spoelstra stresses the importance of having a conversation with Tyler Herro while the Damian Lillard trade discussions were ongoing #HEATTwitter
@raf_tyler| @TheJaxShow pic.twitter.com/z2JkcUwE86 – 11:00 AM
“The part I didn’t like was that I was away, and I wasn’t able to connect until I got back here”
🔊 Erik Spoelstra stresses the importance of having a conversation with Tyler Herro while the Damian Lillard trade discussions were ongoing #HEATTwitter
@raf_tyler| @TheJaxShow pic.twitter.com/z2JkcUwE86 – 11:00 AM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
NBA’s 20 most intriguing storylines: Victor Wembanyama has arrived; Dame Time in Milwaukee; 76ers’ soap opera
By: @bradbotkincbs
cbssports.com/nba/news/nbas-… – 10:38 AM
NBA’s 20 most intriguing storylines: Victor Wembanyama has arrived; Dame Time in Milwaukee; 76ers’ soap opera
By: @bradbotkincbs
cbssports.com/nba/news/nbas-… – 10:38 AM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
How does Adrian Griffin plan on using Dame and Giannis together? You can learn a lot by studying his play calls after timeouts and free throws.
Here’s how Griffin took one of the Nuggets’ pet actions (Rip DHO) and incorporated it with the Bucks:
sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/da… – 10:23 AM
How does Adrian Griffin plan on using Dame and Giannis together? You can learn a lot by studying his play calls after timeouts and free throws.
Here’s how Griffin took one of the Nuggets’ pet actions (Rip DHO) and incorporated it with the Bucks:
sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/da… – 10:23 AM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
It took five possessions for the Bucks to dial up a pick-and-roll with Damian Lillard & Giannis Antetokounmpo on Sunday.
This was what it looked like when Antetokounmpo caught the pocket pass from Lillard.
That’s a problem for defenses. At @TheAthletic: theathletic.com/4965474/2023/1… pic.twitter.com/UBb3ZfChYf – 6:01 PM
It took five possessions for the Bucks to dial up a pick-and-roll with Damian Lillard & Giannis Antetokounmpo on Sunday.
This was what it looked like when Antetokounmpo caught the pocket pass from Lillard.
That’s a problem for defenses. At @TheAthletic: theathletic.com/4965474/2023/1… pic.twitter.com/UBb3ZfChYf – 6:01 PM
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Mike Vorkunov: Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are going to be the first teammates ever in NBA history to play together after they each averaged 30+ points-per-game the season prior, according to NBA PR. A historic combination for the Bucks. -via Twitter @MikeVorkunov / October 19, 2023
Trade requests have been going on for decades, and that his, and the league’s bigger concern is about having them avoid spilling out into the public domain, as both of those situations did. “I’ve never made a secret out of this,” Silver said. “This is nothing new in the league, going back to the earliest days. There are players who’d like out of their contract, and I’m sure there are teams that wish they hadn’t entered into certain contracts with players. But of course, the expectation is that everyone is gonna honor their contracts. And to the extent that a player or a team is unhappy, those are issues that should be worked out behind closed doors. “But again, I don’t wanna be naive”. -via ESPN / October 18, 2023
After witnessing the Miami Heat make a historic run to the finals without him, Herro figured it was only a matter of time before his name would get thrown around in trade rumors. “I had a pretty good feeling in my mind that something was going to happen this summer,” Herro told The Athletic during a sitdown interview Tuesday after a Heat preseason practice. “Either way, whether it was with (Damian Lillard) or not. Just based on the run we made without me, I thought that was enough for me to not be here anymore. I know the business is what it is.” -via The Athletic / October 18, 2023