Reports have continued to indicate that there's some level of interest between former Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard and the Boston Celtics.
The Bucks' actions certainly have some weight to them; however, the Bucks have continued to prove that they're willing to go all in.
This was another move, but it could come back to bite them if Lillard takes a cheap deal with the Celtics after he rehabs and figures things out from there.
From the Celtics' perspective, they can't worry about that too much. If they believe Lillard would help the roster, Brad Stevens will attempt to sign him, and he's continued to prove that over recent years.
Despite that, Kevin O'Connor believes that the Miami Heat is the team that should appeal to him most, adding that with the Celtics, there could be a scenario when Lillard isn't a starter.
“But if you’re Damian Lillard, do you want to go to a team where you might be the backup point guard?” O’Connor said.
“It’s Derrick White and these guys … (why not) go to a team where you’re gonna be the starter and you’re gonna get opportunities to go back and be Damian Lillard again? And so I think for him, a team like the Miami Heat offers that to him more so than Boston does.”
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There’s some question marks for Lillard’s fit on the Celtics, given he needs the ball in his hands to be somewhat effective, but if he’d be willing to come off the bench, which again, doesn't sound too likely, it'd be intriguing to see what Boston could do on the offensive side of the basketball at all times throughout a game.