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NBA Trade Rumors: Proposing a 3-team deal to send Damian Lillard to the Lakers, Russell Westbrook to the Pelicans

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by Doug Rush
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NBA Trade Rumors: Proposing a 3-team deal to send Damian Lillard to the Lakers, Russell Westbrook to the Pelicans

For right now, Damian Lillard isn’t being traded.

For now.

But that doesn’t mean we can’t stop trying to come up with good trade proposals that would let Lillard succeed outside of Portland, which Basketball Forever did.

Russell Westbrook quite hasn’t had the impact on the Lakers like everyone hoped for. Which is why the Lakers wouldn’t blink if they had a chance to get Damian Lillard to the Lakers.

If it means parting with Talen Horton Tucker to make the deal happen, for Lillard, you have to do it. It’s one thing if you don’t trade THT for Kyle Lowry. It’s another for Damian Lillard.

After Westbrook’s comments about winning a championship, if LeBron has any sense, he’s on the phone with Rob Pelinka trying to make this happen as soon as possible.

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Doug Rush

Doug Rush is entering his 18th season as a writer. His career dates back to when he was with The Asbury Park Press covering high school football, The Harlem Globetrotters and The Lakewood Blueclaws.


In 2009, he joined Bleacher Report, covering the New York Yankees and New York Giants, amassing over 2 million reader views.


After 2013, he left B/R to join Sports Media 101 to cover the Yankees and Giants. While with Sports Media 101, Rush was named to the Pro Football Writers Association of America. He was there until July of 2016.

In January of 2018, Rush joined USA Today as part of the Giants Wire staff to cover the Giants. He is still currently with them, as he does weekly analysis for them during the season.


In September of 2021, Rush joined Pro Sports Extra, where he will be covering MLB, the NFL, NBA, WWE and AEW.


Doug is from Toms River, New Jersey where he has two children, Carson and Peyton.

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