Damian Lillard on playing in the Euroleague: 'You never know'
The Milwaukee Bucks superstar was asked about possibly joining Barcelona after his time in the NBA. “It’s something I’ve talked about with some members of my family the past two years but not seriously thought about,” Lillard admitted when talking to Toni Canyameras from Mundo Deportivo. “What if I went and played on a Euroleague team just because of the experience at the end of my career?” “But it’s something I haven’t seriously thought about. But you never know,” Lillard added.Source: BasketNews What’s the buzz on Twitter? Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds Notre Dame, Ohio State in uncharted territory: They’re playing 16-game seasons for the 1st time apnews.com/article/cfp-no… – 6:57 PM StatMuse @statmuse In 2025, Zach LaVine has more 30-point games than Steph Curry LeBron James Kevin Durant Anthony Davis Damian Lillard Joel Embiid Donovan Mitchell Ja Morant James Harden combined. pic.x.com/NRwEknHQ66 – 12:58 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm FINAL: Knicks 140, Bucks 106 – Antetokounmpo 24pts/13reb/2ast – Lillard 22pts/3reb/5ast – Middleton 16pts/5ast The Bucks are now 20-17 on the season. They play next on Tuesday at home vs. the Kings. – 5:27 PM Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet Trapani Shark president announces breakdown in talks with Barcelona about NBA draft prospect Dame Sarr “They’ve deceived us” eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/… – 4:52 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm Jalen Brunson scores on the first possession of the second half. Damian Lillard misses a 3. Brunson finds OG Anunoby for a dunk. Timeout to Doc Rivers. Knicks up, 79-62, with 11:08 left in the third quarter. – 4:26 PM Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps Halftime: Knicks 75, Bucks 62 New York looks very happy to not be playing against OKC’s defense today. The Knicks shot 56.5% in the first half, including 10-25 from 3, while the Bucks were 4-16. Jalen Brunson had 27 on 9-15 for NYK while Dame & Giannis combined for 29 for MKE. – 4:10 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm Half: Knicks 75, Bucks 62 – Lillard 15pts/4reb/4ast – Antetokounmpo 14pts/6reb – Middleton 9pts/3ast Jalen Brunson has 27 points at halftime. Knicks are 10-25 from 3, while the Bucks are only 4-of-16 from deep. – 4:10 PM Emiliano Carchia @Sportando Trapani Shark President announces the breakdown of negotiations to sign Dame Sarr sportando.basketball/en/trapani-sha… – 3:49 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm After one quarter, the Knicks lead, 36-33. Giannis Antetokounmpo with 13 points and five rebounds in the first quarter. Damian Lillard added nine points, three rebounds and two assists. Jalen Brunson with 23 points in the first quarter for the Knicks. – 3:41 PM Kylen Mills @KylenMills Ready for some ACC hoops on the CW!!! With @IceYoung23 on the call for #3 Notre Dame taking on Clemson. Some major news – Notre Dame is without leading scorer and the nations second leading scorer Hannah Hidalgo. Action is moments away!!! Turn on the CW!!! #ncaawbb pic.x.com/X9yr4JkRhq – 2:03 PM Kellan Olson @KellanOlson Hell of a Book club performance today in the Book 1s. Duke freshman phenom Cooper Flagg with 42 today against Notre Dame. Book with the shoutout: (instagram.com/stories/dbook/…) pic.x.com/BNgI9ZdHuq – 4:16 PM Emiliano Carchia @Sportando NBA prospect Cooper Flagg sets new ACC record with 42 points in Duke’s win over Notre Dame sportando.basketball/en/nba-prospec… – 3:10 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm Here’s the Bucks injury report vs. the Knicks on Sunday: Out: Johnson, Livingston, Smith (G League) Questionable: Trent Jr. (Left Hip Flexor Strain) Probable: Antetokounmpo (Right Patella Tendinopathy) Lillard (Left Calf Contusion) Middleton (Bilateral Ankle Injury Management) – 2:12 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm The Bucks came out in this alignment three times last night. It was obvious what was coming next, but it didn’t matter. “It’s simple. We understand the power of that two-man pick-and-roll.” On Giannis + Dame closing games together, at @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/60540… pic.x.com/RV0a4WtOmA – 11:38 AM More on this storyline The Bucks have not been fully healthy in their eight matchups against the East’s top three teams. Regardless, no matter what qualifiers are used, they still are winless in those games. “(Zero) and 8,” Lillard said. “But if you watch the games … against the Knicks two times, they just outplayed us both times. I think a couple of times against Boston, we had games we should have won. We definitely should be at least 2-1 against Cleveland, but I mean, 0-8 is 0-8. “I think for us, we’ve just got to understand how a lot of these games have gone. Against New York, we’ve struggled. Against Cleveland, I feel like we’ve played really well. … Against Boston, we’ve been in all of those games. A possession here, a possession there, we could have won all of those games. I think it’s a long season, it’s a journey. When we look at our matchups with those teams, we’ve just gotta und
The Milwaukee Bucks superstar was asked about possibly joining Barcelona after his time in the NBA. “It’s something I’ve talked about with some members of my family the past two years but not seriously thought about,” Lillard admitted when talking to Toni Canyameras from Mundo Deportivo. “What if I went and played on a Euroleague team just because of the experience at the end of my career?” “But it’s something I haven’t seriously thought about. But you never know,” Lillard added.
Source: BasketNews
Source: BasketNews
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Notre Dame, Ohio State in uncharted territory: They’re playing 16-game seasons for the 1st time apnews.com/article/cfp-no… – 6:57 PM
Notre Dame, Ohio State in uncharted territory: They’re playing 16-game seasons for the 1st time apnews.com/article/cfp-no… – 6:57 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
In 2025, Zach LaVine has more 30-point games than
Steph Curry
LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Anthony Davis
Damian Lillard
Joel Embiid
Donovan Mitchell
Ja Morant
James Harden
combined. pic.x.com/NRwEknHQ66 – 12:58 PM
In 2025, Zach LaVine has more 30-point games than
Steph Curry
LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Anthony Davis
Damian Lillard
Joel Embiid
Donovan Mitchell
Ja Morant
James Harden
combined. pic.x.com/NRwEknHQ66 – 12:58 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Trapani Shark president announces breakdown in talks with Barcelona about NBA draft prospect Dame Sarr
“They’ve deceived us”
eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/… – 4:52 PM
Trapani Shark president announces breakdown in talks with Barcelona about NBA draft prospect Dame Sarr
“They’ve deceived us”
eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/… – 4:52 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Halftime: Knicks 75, Bucks 62
New York looks very happy to not be playing against OKC’s defense today. The Knicks shot 56.5% in the first half, including 10-25 from 3, while the Bucks were 4-16.
Jalen Brunson had 27 on 9-15 for NYK while Dame & Giannis combined for 29 for MKE. – 4:10 PM
Halftime: Knicks 75, Bucks 62
New York looks very happy to not be playing against OKC’s defense today. The Knicks shot 56.5% in the first half, including 10-25 from 3, while the Bucks were 4-16.
Jalen Brunson had 27 on 9-15 for NYK while Dame & Giannis combined for 29 for MKE. – 4:10 PM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Trapani Shark President announces the breakdown of negotiations to sign Dame Sarr sportando.basketball/en/trapani-sha… – 3:49 PM
Trapani Shark President announces the breakdown of negotiations to sign Dame Sarr sportando.basketball/en/trapani-sha… – 3:49 PM
Kylen Mills @KylenMills
Ready for some ACC hoops on the CW!!! With @IceYoung23 on the call for #3 Notre Dame taking on Clemson. Some major news – Notre Dame is without leading scorer and the nations second leading scorer Hannah Hidalgo. Action is moments away!!! Turn on the CW!!! #ncaawbb pic.x.com/X9yr4JkRhq – 2:03 PM
Ready for some ACC hoops on the CW!!! With @IceYoung23 on the call for #3 Notre Dame taking on Clemson. Some major news – Notre Dame is without leading scorer and the nations second leading scorer Hannah Hidalgo. Action is moments away!!! Turn on the CW!!! #ncaawbb pic.x.com/X9yr4JkRhq – 2:03 PM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Hell of a Book club performance today in the Book 1s.
Duke freshman phenom Cooper Flagg with 42 today against Notre Dame.
Book with the shoutout: (instagram.com/stories/dbook/…) pic.x.com/BNgI9ZdHuq – 4:16 PM
Hell of a Book club performance today in the Book 1s.
Duke freshman phenom Cooper Flagg with 42 today against Notre Dame.
Book with the shoutout: (instagram.com/stories/dbook/…) pic.x.com/BNgI9ZdHuq – 4:16 PM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
NBA prospect Cooper Flagg sets new ACC record with 42 points in Duke’s win over Notre Dame sportando.basketball/en/nba-prospec… – 3:10 PM
NBA prospect Cooper Flagg sets new ACC record with 42 points in Duke’s win over Notre Dame sportando.basketball/en/nba-prospec… – 3:10 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Here’s the Bucks injury report vs. the Knicks on Sunday:
Out: Johnson, Livingston, Smith (G League)
Questionable:
Trent Jr. (Left Hip Flexor Strain)
Probable:
Antetokounmpo (Right Patella Tendinopathy)
Lillard (Left Calf Contusion)
Middleton (Bilateral Ankle Injury Management) – 2:12 PM
Here’s the Bucks injury report vs. the Knicks on Sunday:
Out: Johnson, Livingston, Smith (G League)
Questionable:
Trent Jr. (Left Hip Flexor Strain)
Probable:
Antetokounmpo (Right Patella Tendinopathy)
Lillard (Left Calf Contusion)
Middleton (Bilateral Ankle Injury Management) – 2:12 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
The Bucks came out in this alignment three times last night. It was obvious what was coming next, but it didn’t matter.
“It’s simple. We understand the power of that two-man pick-and-roll.”
On Giannis + Dame closing games together, at @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/60540… pic.x.com/RV0a4WtOmA – 11:38 AM
The Bucks came out in this alignment three times last night. It was obvious what was coming next, but it didn’t matter.
“It’s simple. We understand the power of that two-man pick-and-roll.”
On Giannis + Dame closing games together, at @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/60540… pic.x.com/RV0a4WtOmA – 11:38 AM
More on this storyline
The Bucks have not been fully healthy in their eight matchups against the East’s top three teams. Regardless, no matter what qualifiers are used, they still are winless in those games. “(Zero) and 8,” Lillard said. “But if you watch the games … against the Knicks two times, they just outplayed us both times. I think a couple of times against Boston, we had games we should have won. We definitely should be at least 2-1 against Cleveland, but I mean, 0-8 is 0-8. “I think for us, we’ve just got to understand how a lot of these games have gone. Against New York, we’ve struggled. Against Cleveland, I feel like we’ve played really well. … Against Boston, we’ve been in all of those games. A possession here, a possession there, we could have won all of those games. I think it’s a long season, it’s a journey. When we look at our matchups with those teams, we’ve just gotta understand what it was.” -via New York Times / January 13, 2025
Herro and Jovic – two players that Portland general manager Joe Cronin declined to pursue during summer of 2023 discussions about a Damian Lillard trade – probably gave him indigestion Saturday. Both followed excellent first halves by hitting two threes apiece in the third to blunt Portland’s run. Jovic was at his best, pounding the boards, pushing the ball in transition and hitting four threes in seven attempts. His first half was some of his best work of the season – featuring 12 points, six rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block in 16 minutes. The Jovic contributions continued in the third quarter, including the two threes and a nifty alley-oop to Kel El’Ware. “I like his improvement,” Spoelstra said. “He’s playing with more consistency. He’s preparing with more consistency.” -via Miami Herald / January 12, 2025
With a three-point lead and a little more than two minutes remaining, Damian Lillard brought the ball up after the Bucks forced a turnover on a shot-clock violation. The Bucks didn’t worry about disguising what they were about to do on offense. While Lillard took the ball to the right side with Giannis Antetokounmpo there, the Bucks’ other three players stood on the left. There was little doubt about what was coming and there wasn’t much the Magic could do to stop it. “It’s simple,” Brook Lopez (eight points, three blocks) said. “We understand the power of that two-man pick-and-roll.” -via New York Times / January 11, 2025
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