In this episode I am going to breakdown the affects of the Damian Lillard trade. There are many teams affected by this trade.
I will dive into how this trade affects bench depth for each team as well as it how this trade repositions the NBA’s top teams. Milwaukee with this trade has clearly asserted themselves as favorites to win the NBA Finals or right up there if they are not first. Vegas has Milwaukee as the new betting favorite so they do believe this trade has made them the best team in the NBA.
Transitioning from there I am going to talk about how Damian Lillard leaving the Western Conference affects all teams in the West without a superstar point guard. The Eastern Conference seems to have to two clear NBA contending teams, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics. Everyone else seems to just not be on the same level in terms of talent. That is not to say however, that a team like the Miami Heat or the Philadelphia 76ers couldn’t beat one of those teams but on a pure talent level those two teams do not match up to the Boston Celtics or the Milwaukee Bucks.