Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard. (Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports)
With less than a week to go, NBA draft rumors are flying — Damian Lillard is watching workouts, the Thompson twins have a chance of ending up together and more.
NBA draft rumors: Damian Lillard attends workouts for player
According to Sean Highkin of the Rose Garden, Damian Lillard was in attendance for Cam Whitmore’s draft workout.
This seems to be a situation where Lillard is doing his due diligence on the rookie class. If for some reason the Blazers were to keep the pick, Whitmore would be a perfect fit for this team. Additionally, a lot of teams try to get as much information as possible on players to know their weaknesses heading into the league.
This bit of news is more of a show that Lillard is taking up his role as a team leader rather than something that signals that Lillard may stay if they don’t trade the pick. Also at the end of the day, this is most likely a smoke screen from the two parties (Blazers and Lillard) to increase the value of the third overall pick. As Kevin O’Connor mentioned a couple of days ago, the Blazers are open to trading the third-overall pick and Anfernee Simons for a list of superstars