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\u201c[NBA] sources say [Damian] Lillard received calls from several contending teams quickly after the news of his Bucks\u2019 ending broke. League sources say the Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers are known to be among the many teams that would have interest in doing a deal sooner rather than later.\u201d<\/p>\n The Warriors, Celtics and Lakers are among the teams that have interest in doing a deal with Damian Lillard sooner rather than later, sources tell @eric_nehm<\/a>, @sam_amick<\/a> and @joevardon<\/a>.<\/p>\n Lillard received calls from several contending teams quickly after the news of his Bucks\u2019\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/YuonUE0mEF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2014 The Athletic NBA (@TheAthleticNBA) July 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n <\/strong>So said The Athletic<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/a>\u00a0mere hours after the Milwaukee Bucks sent the future Hall of Famer packing in order to make room under the salary cap for former Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n If The Athletic\u2019s insiders are on point\u2014and they usually are\u2014the question then becomes, which of the three franchises mentioned above would be the ideal place for Lillard\u2019s fantasy hoops nirvana?<\/p>\n Answer: None of the above.<\/p>\n It\u2019s distinctly possible that by the time you finish reading this article, the Celtics will have pulled off six more trades, making it all but impossible to gauge whether a Beantown home will help or hurt Lillard\u2019s fantasy value.<\/p>\n But just for the heckuvit, let\u2019s stipulate the Boston depth chart we see as of this writing is the Boston depth chart we\u2019ll see after this article goes live\u2014a depth chart that has Derrick White and Payton Pritchard listed as the top point guards, with Anfernee Simons starting at the two-spot.<\/p>\n How does Lillard fit into that rotation? Does White head to the bench? Does Pritchard\u2014the reigning Sixth Man of the Year\u2014lose minutes? <\/p>\n However it shakes out, Lillard won\u2019t see as much burn as he did either in Portland or Milwaukee, and it will thus make it a scootch difficult to hit his nightly career 41.7-fantasy-point-average<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n