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The other name available is Damian Lillard, who has decided after 11 years in Portland he needs to move elsewhere to contend for a championship.
Lillard asked the Trail Blazers for a trade, a move that will end the seven-time All-Star's tenure with that team, and although multiple teams are interested, Dame wants to go to Miami. Blazers GM Joe Cronin, though, says the franchise is focused on securing the best possible return for Lillard – and that they are looking for a star-level package.
Day one of free agency
On an opening night of NBA free agency where most big names - Kyrie Irving, Draymond Green, Khris Middleton, Kyle Kuzma and more - stayed put, Fred VanVleet headed to a new home with Houston Rockets.VanFleet agreed to a three-year deal Friday with the Rockets that will pay him a reported $130m.
Irving and Luka Doncic are going to try again together in Dallas. Green is going to chase more championships with Stephen Curry in Golden State, just like Middleton is alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee.
Jerami Grant is staying put in Portland, for serious money. All those decisions came quickly Friday night as free agency in the NBA got off to its traditional fast and free-spending start - with roughly $1.5bn in deals getting struck in about the first three hours alone.
Kyrie Irving agreed to a three-year, $126m deal to remain with the Mavericks, who acquired him in February but sputtered down the stretch and missed the playoffs, the deal taking quite possibly the biggest name in free agency off the board.