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Ah, it is a Friday how luck year we major breaking news live in Los Angeles. It's the herd wherever you may be

However you may be listening I heart radio Fox Sports Radio FS1 I prepared football stories all day today a little NBA

Finals and then 30 minutes before the show we get major news. It is official according to Henry Abbott somebody I trust true hoops

Damien Lillard in days to come will request a trade joy Taylor. I love Fridays

When we get you know in Fridays. It's known in the PR world as a news dump if yes bad news is a company

You dump it laid on Friday in the media doesn't cover it but in our world it's a news triumph that on a Friday show right before it we get major breaking news and here we go with

Dame Lillard this summer has been crazy it has this is a big deal. This is league altering news. He is a superstar. He is arguably the best shooter in the NBA in a

Shooters League Steph Curry Dame. That's it. There's no others. All right. He is a star. So I've got I've got a lot of

Thoughts about this according to Henry Abbott Lillard in days to come plans to request a trade now first of all

He's earned it he's been there nine years. I believe stars LeBron gives the cab seven years you can't get him a bonafide number two you got to go

Portland is never really gotten him a great two they've got a three to a four and CJ McCullum good player very nice player

But they need another star they couldn't get it for him. This is also the way this needed to work

Dame is so popular and so committed and so beloved and has been so loyal

He has to initiate the trade it has to be clear and definitive

I am requesting a trade and you'll have you know your meatball fans your fanboys your pom-pom

Wavers won't get it but this is the way it has to be Dame has to come out and say hey

I want a trade and he'll take a hit for 48 hours 72 hours

You know there's always those resentful fans who don't appreciate great players like Dame

But he has to do this because he's too popular for a GM to trade him

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