Hello! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and won every single one of your bets. If you did, let's keep that run going. If you didn't, let's get hot today.
There was a lot of big news in sports over the weekend, but selfishly, the story that stood out to me was Damian Lillard basically saying, "I"m not demanding a trade, but know that I could demand a trade." Which, in the environment of an NBA offseason, automatically becomes "HE'S GONE!" and then people start photoshopping him into Lakers, Knicks and Celtics jerseys.
And maybe he'll end up there! Our Sam Quinn went and ranked all 29 possible destinations for Lillard this summer based on what made the most sense. From a theater perspective, I know that having Damian Lillard in New York with the Knicks would be fun, but it's important to remember that I hate the Knicks, and I don't want them to be fun.
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What would be a lot more fun would be for Lillard to join the Bulls. Now, as Sam went over in his rankings, the Bulls might make sense for Lillard, but they don't have the kind of assets it's likely to take to pry him away from Portland. So that's why I'm asking Damian Lillard to force his way to Chicago by any means necessary.
Please, Dame, I know you read this newsletter. How could you not? Come to Chicago! It's great! We have pizza, and not just the deep-dish!
Now, for tonight's picks.
All times Eastern, and all odds via William Hill Sportsbook
