{"id":428608,"date":"2023-07-03T18:58:14","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T18:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=428608"},"modified":"2023-07-03T18:58:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T18:58:14","slug":"reports-jayson-tatum-is-working-on-recruiting-damian-lillard-to-celtics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/reports-jayson-tatum-is-working-on-recruiting-damian-lillard-to-celtics\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports: Jayson Tatum Is Working On Recruiting Damian Lillard To Celtics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was very evident when rumors of a possible Damian Lillard trade first surfaced a few weeks ago that the seven-time All-Star had no interest in considering playing for the Boston Celtics. Jayson Tatum seems to be attempting to change his mind despite this.<\/p>\n<h2>Reports: Jayson Tatum Is Working On Recruiting Damian Lillard To Celtics<\/h2>\n<p>Lillard, one of the best players in the NBA, has dedicated his whole career to Portland. He is apparently now asking for a trade out of Portland, though.<\/p>\n<p>Tatum is making an effort to influence Lillard&#8217;s apparent lack of enthusiasm in playing in Boston.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jayson Tatum has has been campaigning Damian Lillard on the idea of joining the Celtics, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarcJSpears?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarcJSpears<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ksh9DxNZlM\">pic.twitter.com\/Ksh9DxNZlM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Boston Sports Gordo (@BOSSportsGordo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BOSSportsGordo\/status\/1675545442120093701?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On NBA Today, Marc Spears of ESPN and Andscape shared he&#8217;s heard Jayson Tatum is recruiting Damian Lillard to join the Celtics,&#8221; the article reads.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To your point, that&#8217;s happening,&#8221; Spears said of players trying to get in Lillard&#8217;s ear about coming to their teams. &#8220;You saw [Josh] Hart, and I&#8217;m hearing Jayson Tatum&#8217;s knocking on that door now, too, trying to figure out a way to get him to come to Boston.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Report: Jayson Tatum recruiting Damian Lillard to Celtics <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sBp2arShSi\">https:\/\/t.co\/sBp2arShSi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IYr2SJWXxn\">pic.twitter.com\/IYr2SJWXxn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CelticsBlog (@celticsblog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celticsblog\/status\/1675919560300437506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That represents some progress from early June, when Tatum dropped in on Lillard&#8217;s live stream to say, &#8220;Damn we get it you don&#8217;t like Boston&#8221; with a pair of crying laughing emojis.<\/p>\n<p>GM of the Trail Blazers Joe Cronin said on Saturday in response to Lillard&#8217;s desire for a trade: &#8220;We have been clear that we want Dame here, but he alerted us today he wants out and he&#8217;d like to play somewhere else. We are dedicated to winning, and in pursuit of that objective, we will always act in the team&#8217;s best interest.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jayson Tatum is reportedly recruiting Damian Lillard to join the Celtics.  <\/p>\n<p>Your top 4 would be <\/p>\n<p>Jayson Tatum <br \/>Damian Lillard <br \/>Jaylen Brown <br \/>Kristaps Porzingis<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Savage (@SavageSports_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SavageSports_\/status\/1675522585482633216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The seven-time All-Star will cost $45.6 million this season, $48.8 million in 2024\u201325, an anticipated $58.5 million in 2025\u201326, and $63.2 million if he exercises his player option in 2026\u201327.<\/p>\n<p>To make the arithmetic work in a deal for Lillard, Boston &#8220;only&#8221; needs a little bit more than $41 million in outgoing salary.<\/p>\n<p>It follows that the Celtics may sign him without giving up Jaylen Brown.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">De acordo com <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarcJSpears?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarcJSpears<\/a> Jayson Tatum tem feito &quot;campanha&quot; a fim de querer Damian Lillard no Boston Celtics.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CoberturaKTO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CoberturaKTO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0MFHB3cwdA\">pic.twitter.com\/0MFHB3cwdA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Celtics Br (@CelticsBrr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CelticsBrr\/status\/1675567486501113860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Jordan Mailata, An Eagles Star Performs \u201cIsn\u2019t She Lovely\u201d At His Own Wedding\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/jordan-mailata-an-eagles-star-performs-isnt-she-lovely-at-his-own-wedding\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Jordan Mailata, An Eagles Star Performs \u201cIsn\u2019t She Lovely\u201d At His Own Wedding<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was very evident when rumors of a possible Damian Lillard trade first surfaced a few weeks ago that the seven-time All-Star had no interest in considering playing for the Boston Celtics. Jayson Tatum seems to be attempting to change his mind despite this. 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