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I really, really, really hate to start every show talking about Damien Lowe.

So John Hollinger tweeted this, and this is kind of how I feel right now.

Have you ever known a couple that all your friends thought should break up,

but neither of them wanted to be the asshole and do it,

so they just kind of dragged everything out on and on and on? I can't think of anything in the NBA that applies to, but just a random thought that popped

into my head.

Yeah, the latest.

Dame and his agent met on Monday with the Portland front office.

That's usually not really a good sign.

That's usually when you see Damien Lillard has respectfully requested to be traded from the Portland Trail Blazers,

especially now when multiple reports have said that Damian Lillard's not pleased with the fact that the

Blazers used the third pick and got Scoot Henderson instead of, found a way to trade for a veteran that

would help him win.

Add that to the fact that Chris Haynes, who we all know is very close with Damian Lillard,

tweeted that Damian Lillard wants to play on a team that has a chance.

He doesn't want to be on a team that's stacked.

He doesn't want to be on a team where it's just three all-stars or three superstars.

That didn't

sound like a guy that was going to stay in Portland, but it also didn't sound like a guy who wanted

to go to the Miami Heat either. But it is crazy when you realize that Blazers GM Joe

Cronin said this. My goal is to keep both both of them I have zero desire to trade dame I really

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