Just in case there was any thought whatsoever superstar guard Damian Lillard had assurances of how his trade scenario would play out, the newest Milwaukee Buck put that notion to rest during Monday’s media day.
Lillard, in an interview with NBA analyst Chris Haynes, explained that he and Haynes had been talking on the phone sometime last week when Lillard’s phone started buzzing with a text. “I was on the phone, and I just got a random text from OG [Anunoby], like, Welcome to Toronto.”
Flustered, Lillard immediately ended the call with Haynes in an effort to get in touch with Anunoby. “He’s always messing around and stuff. We train together in the summer a little bit. So I was like, ‘Lemme call this dude and see,’” Lillard said. “Then he called me back and was laughing, and I’m like, Oh, O.K. It caught me off guard, but now I know it didn't happen like that.”
