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The\u00a0Miami Heat<\/a>\u00a0recently pulled off a blockbuster\u00a03-team trade<\/a>\u00a0with the\u00a0Los Angeles Clippers<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Utah Jazz<\/a>\u00a0on Monday, acquiring star scorer\u00a0Norman Powell<\/a>\u00a0from the Clippers in the process.<\/p>\n

Heat team president\u00a0Pat Riley<\/a>\u00a0and the rest of the franchise’s front office were praised by the broader\u00a0NBA<\/a>\u00a0media landscape after the deal was finalized, as the group landed a fringe All-Star guard that could assist their All-Star\u00a0Tyler Herro<\/a>\u00a0in the backcourt.<\/p>\n

Powell’s addition to the squad could help the team to become a dark-horse favorite to the come out of a wide-open Eastern Conference in 2025-26, but it’s possible that the team may figure that there’s more work left to be done.<\/p>\n

In fact,\u00a0ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel<\/a>\u00a0recently reported that the Heat are once again in the running to bring in a 9-time All-Star and NBA 75th Anniversary Team member,\u00a0Damian Lillard<\/a>, for the second time in the past three summers.<\/p>\n

“Damian Lillard is in no rush to decide on his future,” Siegel wrote Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n

“After suffering a torn Achilles and being released by the (Milwaukee) Bucks, Lillard and his camp have talked with several notable teams in playoff-contending positions, league sources said.”<\/p>\n

In the immediate aftermath of the\u00a0Milwaukee Bucks<\/a>‘ decision to\u00a0waive<\/a>\u00a0the future Hall of Fame inductee on Monday, Siegel shared some of the superstar guard’s top potential destinations.<\/p>\n

“The Heat have long been linked to Lillard even before he was traded to\u00a0the Bucks<\/a>\u00a0in 2023, and both the\u00a0Boston Celtics<\/a>\u00a0and (Golden State) Warriors find themselves near the top of the list for Lillard as well.”<\/p>\n

While teams like the\u00a0Golden State Warriors<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Boston Celtics<\/a>\u00a0could entice Lillard due to their championship victories this decade in 2022 and 2024, respectively, the Heat’s pair of NBA Finals appearances in the past half-decade may be enough to lure the all-time great point guard away.<\/p>\n

Lillard’s incredibly unfortunate Achilles injury will likely keep him out for all of the 2025-26 campaign, regardless of where he lands. Even still, the 7-time All-NBA Team selection can easily elevate any contender in the league to odds-on title favorites.<\/p>\n

In 58 appearances with the Bucks this past regular season, Lillard contributed 24.9 points, 7.1 assists and 4.7 rebounds while knocking down 37.6% of his 9.0 attempts from three-point range and 92.1% of his looks at the free-throw line.<\/p>\n

After striking out on Lillard via trade during the 2023 offseason, the Heat will have another strong chance to welcome the legendary scoring guard aboard prior to the 2025-26 campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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