The NBA issued a memo to all 30 teams on Friday regarding its stance on player trade requests in the wake of Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard’s well-publicized desire to land with the Heat.
As first reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the NBA warned teams, players and the National Basketball Players Association about potential future consequences of making team-specific trade requests after announcing it had conducted interviews with Lillard, his agent Aaron Goodwin and teams Goodwin spoke to.
The memo stated all involved parties were found to be in good standing after the NBA looked into their actions following an early July report that Goodwin had been calling teams to warn them not to trade for Lillard as he pushed for a trade to Miami. Goodwin later acknowledged the report by confirming the 33-year-old wanted to only play for the Heat, though he did not directly dismiss the claims.
