Yesterday The Athletic He set off the last bomb in the Lillard case. The part written by Shams Charania and Sam Amick recounted the alleged demands of the Blazers star regarding his surroundings. Among them, the desire to play alongside Ben Simmons in Portland, which pointed directly to CJ McCollum as a game changer. Less than twenty-four hours later, sources close to the Philadelphia Sixers report that Daryl Morey is not interested in the Blazers guard.
According bill Kyle Nuebeck en The PhillyVoice the Sixers have shown no recent interest in McCollum despite the rumors. In the same text it also makes it clear that the franchise will continue to explore the market in search of a transfer that they consider more juicy. December 15, the unlock day for many contracts signed last summer that cannot yet be traded, seems like a key arrow.
For his part, CJ McCollum also wanted to pronounce on the topic of the day. The Blazers has exchanged messages with Jason Quick, a journalist from The Athletic that today publishes an article with the conversation. In this McCollum says he does not believe that Damian Lillard is the source of the rumors spread. “It is not in his DNA” he says, alluding to the great relationship that unites him with his partner backcourt. Be that as it may, it seems that the union between Simmons and Lillard is just as complicated today as it was yesterday.
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