37.6 points per game, 9.6 assists, 4.3 rebounds, and shooting just about 44% from the floor and 40.7% from three-point range. This is what Damian Lillard did with the Portland Trail Blazers’ eight seeding games in the Orlando Bubble, propelling them into the playoffs for the seventh straight season. Lillard was named the unanimous MVP of the NBA restart and was the hottest player in the league over that span. 

Damian Lillard carried the Trail Blazers against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the NBA playoffs and continued to play at one of the highest levels we have ever seen from a player, but exited the series and NBA bubble earlier than anticipated after he suffered a knee strain in Game 4 of the series. Portland went on to lose Game 5 and were booted from the playoffs in the first-round.

Damian Lillard is a legit MVP candidate for the 2020-21 NBA season and if he plays anything like he did in the NBA bubble, look out! He continues to get better each and every season and after his best statistical season last year, Damian Lillard is ready to make some noise this upcoming season, but could it potentially be with another team other than Portland?

It is very bold to say that Damian Lillard would be traded, as he is one of the best players in the entire NBA and is committed to Portland long-term, but hypothetically, let’s think about if Portland put Lillard on the trade market. 

The return they could get for a player of his caliber could be huge and they could bring in 3-4 solid role players and draft picks in exchange for the MVP candidate. By no means would the Portland Trail Blazers even think of trading Damian Lillard right now, but in the crazy event that the Blazers decide to trade Lillard, the Miami Heat could be an ideal location. 

Let’s take a look at an out-of-the-box trade that would hypothetically send Damian Lillard to the Miami Heat for a massive trade package in return.