AUCH’s Damian Lillard gut check: Will the Heat get their man?
By Wes Goldberg
![Jan 23, 2023; Portland, Oregon, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) warms up before a game against the San Antonio Spurs at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports Jan 23, 2023; Portland, Oregon, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) warms up before a game against the San Antonio Spurs at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/6e372ad1a3ebb0eba24a50c4a0bea7a9d9d01170a91fff9da330982293d9d0ba.jpg)
If Lillard does end up in Miami, what’s your best guess as to what the trade package will be?
Escarpio: The Miami Heat will likely send two-to-three first-round picks, along with Kyle Lowry, Nikola Jovic and Caleb Martin.
Sims: I see a three-team trade being most likely with some team taking on flame-thrower Tyler Herro. Plus two first-round draft picks, one of Nikola Jovic or Jamie Jaquez Jr., and Kyle Lowry will probably head to Portland.
Masood: My bet would be Herro, all of Miami’s allowable draft capital, and Nikola Jović plus whatever contract flotsam (Robinson or Lowry) is required to make the salaries match.
Coelho: I can see Herro heading to some of the third-teams speculated (Brooklyn is my guess), while Miami sends multiple firsts to Portland. As for players, probably Lowry, Jovic and Jaquez would go to the Blazers.