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"Stay for more": Lillard put an end to the rumors and announced he was staying in Portland

The big star posted an Instagram post and put an end to the demon dance around him in the shadow of reports of a possible departure: "Portland is my city and I stay"

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Thursday, 09 September 2021, 00:35 Updated: 00:40

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After a long period of speculation about his future, Damian Lillard, one of the best players in the NBA, put an end to the rumors and declared on his Instagram page: "I stay for more, Portland is my city."

Lillard, the undisputed star of Portland, is just starting his first season on the new contract he signed in 2019 and under that he will earn $ 176.3 million.

Lillard resented, among other things, the fact that his team failed to be a worthy candidate for the championship and was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in four of the last five seasons.

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In recent days there has been a kind of demon dance around Lillard, when Shams Charania from The Athletic reported that Philadelphia is brewing a trade for the star and is willing to transfer Ben Simmons in return.

Lillard averaged 29 points and 7.5 assists last season and was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by Denver despite raising his averages and bombing 55 points in the fifth game.

Now, new coach Chonsi Billups will try to build a worthy squad around him in hopes of finally making the team a legitimate candidate to challenge for the title.

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