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Miami Heat potential offer for Damian Lillard could include 3-4 first-round picks, pick swaps, Tyler Herro being moved to third team, expiring contracts, and young players.

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The Miami Heat are preparing an offer to the Portland Trail Blazers for its star Damian Lillard, Shams Charania from The Athletic reports.

Damian Lillard

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According to Charania, a potential Heat offer could look like this:

3-4 first-round picks Pick swap(s) 2nd round pick(s) Tyler Herro to the third team Expiring contracts Young player(s)

Lillard's trade request to Miami became publicly known on July 1, the first full day of free agency in the NBA. However, as the Blazers general manager Joe Cronin noted, it could take months.

"We're going to be patient," Cronin said. "We're going to do what's best for our team. We're going to see, you know, how this lands. And if it takes months, it takes months."

Earlier, Lillard's agent Aaron Goodwin also confirmed his client wants to play for the Heat.

"I do what I should for my client. Some teams, I did call. Other teams have called me. It's a respectful relationship with most teams. Truthfully, he wants to play in Miami. Period," he toldvia Barry Johnson from Miami Herald.

Last season, Lillard averaged 32.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 7.3 assists per game in 58 appearances for the Blazers.

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