Trade Radar · open rumor · Friday, September 25 · 24 h ago
Northwest Notes: Lillard, Wallace, Strawther, Jazz
Reported by Jason QuickRead the original report ↗
Damian Lillard hasn’t played in an NBA game since tearing his Achilles on April 27, 2025, but early accounts from Trail Blazers teammate Toumani Camara and head coach Micah Nori suggest that the veteran point guard is starting to look like his old self, writes Jason Quick of The Athletic. “If I never knew Dame […]
Confidence
50%
| Reporter starting tier | 50 | 1 call on the ledger, tier used until 5 |
| Corroboration | +0 | nobody else has reported this yet |
| Age | −1 | 1 day old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25 |
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Who it involves
Toumani Camara
Trail Blazers · F · 13.4 pts · 5.1 reb · 2.5 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $18.08M · next season $19.53M
Portland Trail Blazers
$194.5M · over the cap · 16 contracts · cap sheet
What would have to happen
Build it in the Trade Machine →Damian Lillard → Jazz
Send out at least $6.57M
The Jazz are over the cap, so to take on $13.40M they need to send out $6.57M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Damian Lillard → Jazz
Send out at least $15.02M
The Jazz are over the cap, so to take on $22.52M they need to send out $15.02M or more under the outgoing + $7.5M rule.
Toumani Camara → Jazz
Send out at least $10.58M
The Jazz are over the cap, so to take on $18.08M they need to send out $10.58M or more under the outgoing + $7.5M rule.
Damian Lillard → Jazz
Send out at least $6.57M
The Jazz are over the cap, so to take on $13.40M they need to send out $6.57M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Damian Lillard → Jazz
Send out at least $15.02M
The Jazz are over the cap, so to take on $22.52M they need to send out $15.02M or more under the outgoing + $7.5M rule.
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