Raptors curiosity in Damian Lillard is 'a bit overstated at this level'

Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
The Raptors’ curiosity in Damian Lillard is actual however mentioned to be “a bit overstated.”
They’ve rolled the cube on a disgruntled star earlier than. In the event that they’re going to do it once more, the chance will must be baked into the value (once more): tsn.ca/nba/josh-lewen… pic.twitter.com/mMso6C86vO – 8:55 PM

Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
The Miami Warmth supplied Tyler Herro and two first-round picks for Damian Lillard, per @MarcJSpears.
Is that this a good provide for Dame? pic.twitter.com/51Gpv6GQWL – 8:39 PM

Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
Talked about this on the podcast however I simply discover it so onerous to imagine that Portland and Miami wouldn’t be having any discussions about Dame. I’m positive there’s frustration however like…
Every part I find out about Cronin/Elisburg is that they’re good dudes who’re logical and affordable. – 8:14 PM

Andrew Sharp @andrewsharp
Really feel like one evening a reporter is gonna present up at my entrance door making an attempt to make me care concerning the Dame Lillard commerce, and nope, sorry, the reply continues to be no. – 7:31 PM

Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Can the Raptors surprisingly win the Damian Lillard commerce over the Warmth? Extra in @espn es.pn/3ZxRUlt – 7:30 PM

Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
This from Marc Spears was noteworthy too:
– Toronto seems to be like the most well liked Dame workforce as a result of every part else is so quiet
– Blazers like Gradey Dick lots
– 2 GMs count on Dame shall be out of Portland by Media Day, those self same GMs predict Dame shall be a Raptor pic.twitter.com/HINpOQfrib – 7:05 PM

Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
The Lillard commerce hypothesis has swirled across the Warmth for 3 months. All of the whereas, Nikola Jovic has saved working throughout a busy summer season.
Jovic on his development, why he’s “able to do one thing now after this summer season,” his HS commencement and extra
miamiherald.com/sports activities/nba/mia… – 6:44 PM

Anil Gogna @AnilGognaNBA
To accumulate Dame, TOR should ship out $36.5M+
TOR can’t cease OG from turning into a FA in ’24, so that they’ll doubtless need him included. And maybe the explanation Trent wasn’t prolonged was so he’d nonetheless be obtainable in potential commerce packages? That’s $37M+.
However with OG not locked up after… – 5:30 PM

Eric Koreen @ekoreen
On the PRO facet of the Dame ledger, the Raptors buying and selling 4 members of Undertaking 6-9 for a 6-2 guard can be good for content material. – 5:18 PM

Eric Koreen @ekoreen
If Damian Lillard dares to overshadow the true stars of media day — the media — I riot. – 5:14 PM

Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
From earlier — ASK IRA: Is it time to candidly think about Warmth’s non-Lillard realities? sun-sentinel.com/2023/09/25/ask… – 5:07 PM

Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
Joined NBA As we speak with @malika_andrews @MarcJSpears and @NotoriousOHM
My glass half empty mindset to Damian Lillard in Toronto (and Boston).
The challenges (onerous cap, draft fairness, stripping the roster) that the Raptors would face.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg_PYp… – 4:31 PM

Evan Sidery @esidery
Two high-ranking league executives imagine the Raptors at the moment are the favorites to accumulate Damian Lillard, per @MarcJSpears.
Toronto has had a number of conversations with the Path Blazers revolving round Lillard. pic.twitter.com/1PpwvEOHMm – 4:25 PM

Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Maybe you’ve heard. Portland could commerce Damian Lillard. The Raptors are gamers, and issues will not be precisely as they appear
thestar.com/sports activities/raptors… – 4:17 PM

NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
There’s an expectation that Dame Lillard shall be out of Portland by media day, NBA GMs have advised @MarcJSpears 😳 pic.twitter.com/um6QRrXg8g – 4:15 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
NEW @CLNSMedia — As I’ve mentioned all summer season, Damian Lillard would resolve most of the #Celtics‘ deadly flaws.
It’s tougher to think about a commerce for him at this level, but it surely’s not unimaginable. On the emergence of ‘the sector’ within the Lillard sweepstakes: clnsmedia.com/can-celtics-ge… – 4:13 PM

Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Please simply commerce Dame. To anyplace. Miami. Toronto. Syracuse. Arsenal. The Savannah Bananas. Bayside Excessive. Wherever. We want tweet closure. – 4:10 PM

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Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
The place is Damian Lillard by Christmas? – 4:01 PM

Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
Final week Marc Spears mentioned there was an East workforce he didn’t wanna title but within the Dame sweepstakes and now we’ve bought:
– Raptors a frontrunner
– Dame would present up and play
– Warmth nonetheless quiet
Spears have to be feeling fairly good concerning the intel he’s bought
pic.twitter.com/NyRufDWbcC – 4:00 PM

Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
NBA As we speak is reside w/ @TermineRadio & @SamMitchellNBA
🇨🇦 May Damian Lillard land in Toronto?
🇫🇷 Joel Embiid’s Olympic choice…
🕺 Justin Termine returns from trip 👇
📻Hear Dwell: siriusxm.us/NBARadioLive
📞Name the Present: 855-NBA-Bounce (855-623-5867) pic.twitter.com/r905tryEJs – 4:00 PM

Dan Favale @danfavale
w*j after tweeting entrance workplace information whereas everybody’s neck deep in damian lillard commerce slop pic.twitter.com/gQYrp1b2wy – 3:55 PM

Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
Ballot: Would you be keen to surrender Scottie Barnes in a commerce for Damian Lillard?
Reply with why or why not you’d take this stance because the Raptors. – 3:49 PM

Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
On immediately’s pod, I made my pitch to Sixers followers to embrace the beginning of a brand new season, baggage however.
We closely mentioned Dame rumors circulating this weekend, hit the mailbag — and 🎉 Google pod feed is now working
🎧 hyperlink.chtbl.com/PHLYSixers
🎥 youtube.com/reside/rsIZ2LMcn… pic.twitter.com/qhPqUkJdc7 – 3:47 PM

Sean Highkin @highkin
Certainly the workforce I’ve heard essentially the most across the previous week with Dame is Toronto. Personally I’ll imagine Masai truly goes via with it after I see it however they’re the workforce there’s been essentially the most smoke round. – 3:29 PM

NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
“The most popular title that I’m listening to proper now of curiosity is the Toronto Raptors.” — @MarcJSpears
May Dame find yourself within the 6? 👀 pic.twitter.com/ISkyyxAY8v – 3:10 PM

Evan Sidery @esidery
The Raptors are very occupied with buying Damian Lillard, and “very a lot within the combine” for getting a possible deal achieved with the Path Blazers, per @michaelgrange (sportsnet.ca/nba/article/ra…).
Toronto additionally feels assured in maneuvering forward of the Warmth for touchdown Lillard. pic.twitter.com/zYwW4fi6D5 – 1:43 PM

Damian Lillard @Dame_Lillard
Favourite video from the album to date???
📲 youtube.com/playlist?record=… pic.twitter.com/vmYGpEaFlI – 1:33 PM

Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
With the Warmth holding media day in precisely one week, Nikola Jovic mentioned his busy summer season, why he doubted himself a number of months in the past, his development on and off the courtroom, coping with Damian Lillard commerce hypothesis and extra miamiherald.com/sports activities/nba/mia… – 12:55 PM

Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
May DeAndre Ayton be concerned in a Damian Lillard commerce?
🔊 @adaniels33 believes he can be an awesome match for Portland #RipCity pic.twitter.com/08wJEXHuCk – 12:46 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
My eyebrow went up when Spears talked about Tatum recruiting Lillard not too long ago. The salary-matching is hard straight-up, I’d name it unimaginable with how a lot it’d erase the entrance courtroom depth. Assume it’s important to think about any state of affairs, however I’d nonetheless see BOS extra as a facilitator. – 12:28 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Different groups reportedly satisfied Toronto severe a few Damian Lillard commerce
nbcsports.com/nba/information/different… – 12:25 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
The workforce with the perfect odds to land Dame Lillard if he’s not with Portland or Miami this yr?
That will be the Boston Celtics, per @betonline_ag pic.twitter.com/1miAjs5end – 12:18 PM

Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
It’s humorous how the low season Dame subject has distracted the same old “what does Bam come again with” subject
And no I don’t imagine it’s a 3 ball
Could not sound enjoyable, however him coming again with only a faster processing velocity can be enchancment for the offense off the roll – 12:13 PM

Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
ASK IRA: Is it time to candidly think about Warmth’s non-Lillard realities? sun-sentinel.com/2023/09/25/ask… – 11:42 AM

Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
Dwell in 15 with @DerekBodnerNBA.
—Having a look on the Lillard market after a weekend of rumors
—Your mailbag questions
—Go Birds, and so on.
youtube.com/watch?v=rsIZ2L… pic.twitter.com/xxthmLlmHj – 11:15 AM

StatMuse @statmuse
Who had the higher 70-point recreation in 2023?
Dame:
— 71 PTS
— 13 3P (T-2nd)
— eighth participant ever with 70+
— Oldest participant with 70+
Dolphins:
— 70 PTS
— 10 TD (T-1st)
— Most all-purpose YDS in NFL historical past
— Most PTS in a recreation in over 55 years pic.twitter.com/ScYPyDHW6m – 10:25 AM

Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
NEW: The Lillard commerce hypothesis has swirled across the Warmth for 3 months. All of the whereas, Nikola Jovic has saved working throughout a busy summer season.
Jovic on his development, why he’s “able to do one thing now after this summer season,” his HS commencement and extra miamiherald.com/sports activities/nba/mia… – 10:19 AM

Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
Taking questions for a Warmth mailbag. Ship in every part you bought on Damian Lillard, and so on. – 9:26 AM

Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Countdown to camp: Bam Adebayo after which what at heart for the Warmth? sun-sentinel.com/2023/09/25/cou… The Dewayne Dedmon expertise ran out of steam. Cody Zeller wasn’t the reply. So what subsequent? (First in a sequence of positional breakdowns resulting in camp … as we wait on Dame choice.) – 9:05 AM

Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Is it time to candidly think about Warmth non-Lillard realities? Newest “Ask Ira” at sun-sentinel.com/2023/09/25/ask… Plus: The chilly shoulder; Dolphins viewing celebration. – 8:02 AM

Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
Earlier immediately, @MotorCityHoops and I attempted to investigate the entire varied permutations and fascinating angles of the Damian Lillard commerce talks.
-Numerous potential Raptors trades
-The Warmth want to supply all of it if they need him
-The Suns half
-4th groups?
youtube.com/watch?v=li5PeQ… pic.twitter.com/7Oc2hCfSuR – 12:09 AM

Damian Lillard @Dame_Lillard
No approach we this rubbish man. – 10:49 PM