Heat Focused On Damian Lillard With Belief He Could Seek Trade

The Miami Heat did not trade for Bradley Beal as they keep their focus on Damian Lillard, sources tell Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report.

There is a “genuine belief this could be the offseason [Lillard] seeks a change of scenery,” adds Haynes.

There have so far been no public indications that Lillard is entertaining requesting a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Blazers own the No. 3 pick in this week’s draft and Lillard has been clear in his preference for the team to add win-now players to the roster to improve their odds of becoming a contending team in the Western Conference again.

The Heat presumably could have offered the Washington Wizards a more attractive package of assets than the Phoenix Suns considering they own several of their own first round picks outright.