The Lakers just concluded their woeful season on Sunday night. They ended the season on a positive comeback victory against the Nuggets. But the season did not have many positives. All the off season trades of last season failed miserably and LeBron looked like a one man team in his one of the best scoring seasons. Moreover, one more thing that the Lakers fans might not like is the potential future of Damian Lillard.

Dame has once again expressed his desire to stay with the Portland Trail Blazers. There has been a lot of speculation around the future of Damian Lillard. Not only this season but there have been rumors of Dame moving away from the Trail Blazers in previous years as well. But Dame has been loyal to the Portland fans all his career.

Dame has never considered ‘running from the grind’. This was a phrase he once used while addressing the rumors of him moving away. He has always expressed that he is focused on playing for the Trail Blazers. He has stayed there for 10 seasons now and he plans to stay there. In his first interview after an abdominal surgery which kept him on the sidelines this season, he said that he wanted to aim for an MVP and his best is yet to come.

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Dame has addressed the fans after a poor season for the Portland Trail Blazers ended. He could play very little part in the season because of his injuries and abdominal surgery. He played only 29 games and the Portland Trail Blazers without him ended the season on 13th seed in the western conference.

When asked about his ambitions of winning an NBA championship with the Blazers. Damian Lillard dropped a 7 word message for the fans saying, “That’s the only thing I care about.”

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Dame also said, “A tough season, a lot of adversity this year. A lot of things came up that we didn’t expect. But I want you to know one thing: this will not continue. Next year we’re gonna be back better than before. —- It seems like after I announced that I was having surgery, people were like, ‘Oh, he’s 31 and having this done.’ Man, 31 is not old. They act like you’re old when we have guys around the league older than me that are still playing at a high level.”

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Dame also mentioned how his game is not based on playing above the rim and he is a shooter. Dame asserted he knew his game and his better years were still ahead of him. He still aims to win the MVP.

Dame’s loyalty to the Trail Blazers seems unwavering. Unless the Blazers let Dame go, everything suggests he might stay in Portland next season as well. Many teams would have benefited from a player like Damian Lillard. However, the team that would be the saddest with Dame’s comments on his future might just be the Lakers. After an abysmal season, the Lakers would have loved someone of Dame’s talent and drive for the game on their roster.