Heat: Bam Adebayo Reveals 1 Wish About Botched Damian Lillard Deal With Blazers
By Rolly Gacelo
(Photo : Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) SAITAMA, JAPAN - Damian Lillard (#6) of Team United States and teammate Bam Adebayo (#13) react against Czech Republic during the first half of a Men's Basketball Preliminary Round Group A game on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Saitama Super Arena on July 31, 2021 in Saitama, Japan.
A Damian Lillard to Miami Heat move was botched after a long negotiation, and that is what Bam Adebayo is bummed about.
The Heat center thought the trade decision should not have gone that long, not because their anticipation was high and it got wasted anyway, but because of Lillard's family.
"I wish it would have just gotten over earlier"
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"I wish it would have just gotten over earlier. Just because not only for guys on our team but him as an individual," Adebayo told Sirius XM.
"Guy's got kids. Guy's got family. Some people in that mix of what happened got that phone call, and there was no turning back.
