Lillard is pretty fine in portland its just the fans give a pressure to him to win a chip. We already see him been satisfy with the payments he get as he's just enjoying the game, but we don't know yet what will be the final decision of his team and him since everything could change if they get decent offer comming from contender teams.

Harden is chasing a ring if Rockets will not have decent team that can compete on finals maybe he might turn down those rumors and stay with 76ers.

I read today that the Bulls are looking to pickup Russell Westbrook or Chris Paul so you’d better hope they don’t make any moves. Lol

Kendrick Perkins today talking about how he think James Harden will sign with the Lakers. Not sure about that either. With LeBron and Harden both resting on defense they’ll get blown out every night.

Yes, very interesting list indeed, a lot of good names in there, some we are expecting to move out like Ayton or Lillard. But the majority, it might be a hit or miss, and then we have Brooks, who could be one of the most hated players in the NBA right now, joining the Heat? Miami is pretty much stack up as shown this season when they reach the Finals. So I don't know which team is going to be interested on Brooks specially on how he talks, he could be. a toxic team mate or could affect others around him, just saying.

I will say my opinion in all of that predictions.

Letting Lebron go, and getting Kyrie for the Lakers will be a disaster. Kyrie wants Lebron to his teammate, so I don't think that this will happen.
Dame on the Heat is for me has a low chance to happen, and it will also depend on what will the Blazers do with their draft pick which is either Brandon Miller, or Scoot Henderson.
Harden to Rockets? Many are speculating that him and Jaylen Brown might go to the Rockets, but with Brown eligible for a supermax deal since he joined the all-NBA team, he might stay. Harden might not want to go there and play alongside youngsters. We don't know.
Westbrook to the Knicks? I'd prefer him staying with the Clippers because PG13, and Kawhi are both injury prone, and he can still a good offensive player like we saw in Games 3 & 4 when he carried his team.
Trae to Lakers? I don't see this happening. I don't know who will the Lakers be giving to the Hawks. Reaves on a sign & trade + picks? I don't know.
Green to the Jazz? It's not impossible, but I don't see him going there. It would be better if he just stay on the Warriors, take a pay cut, and get another title again alongside Klay, and Steph.
VanVleet to the Suns? With CP3 getting waived, this is a good choice if it will happen. The Suns will have a good PG in Vanvleet who can shoot threes as well.
Middleton to the Thunder? I don't see it coming, but who knows. Giannis wants Middleton to stay with the Bucks, and play together.
Vuc to the Celtics? With how disappointing the Bulls are in the last few years, I guess it's time for them to break the trio of Lavine, Derozan, and Vuc, and start rebuilding.
Brook Lopez to Rockets? Maybe? I don't see him going there as well.
Horford to Hawks? A reunion, eh? He's a former Hawk alongside Korver, Millsap, and Teague way back a few years ago. I don't think that it's good for the Celtics to let him go.
Russell to the Suns? I don't thing so. He will just be a bench if he goes there because Booker will mostly be their shooting guard. Russell is also a liability in terms of defense.
Dillon "DYNASTY" Brooks to the Heat? I'd rather see him with either on the Warriors or the Lakers Kidding aside, he's a good defender though, but his attitude is out of this world. He must change his attitude first before teams sign him.
Ayton to the Mavericks? Mavericks are one of the worst teams in defense, and with them acquiring Ayton would be a big boost for them defensively. It will be a good thing, but who will the Mavericks be trading is the question.

Kendrick Perkins is an absolute shit when it comes to predicting, and also in analyzing.

Yeah, he's playing like that when he's needed most. There have been other contributing players that have been traded like Kuzma from the Lakers just after they've won the bubble.

I guess that they'll keep it up with their current roster as this is like the historical championship for them. So, if it worked for this past season then they might test it again for the upcoming one.

I don't even know why ESPN is still keeping that guy. He is a cancer, he only talks about Lebron James all the time. Not fair for those who want different things to listen to and NBA is not all about Lebron anymore. We have a lot of rising stars, Lebron had his time, it's also time for Perkins to move on and talk about the new guys. I am not a Lebron hater but that dude Perkins won't have an analysis that doesn't include Lebron.
 
In these eras today, the champion will be coming from either the teams of Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Giannis, Joel Embiid, Ja Morant, Markkanen, Booker, SGA, and Fox. One of those. I think Sacramento Kings will come back better after proving a good point entering the playoffs again.
That or a salary increase. Only those two reasons why a player would decline the player option. He is valuable now. There are lesser point guards in the league who are healthy and he is one of the best choices of any team who doesn't have a playmaker because he can score on his own, handle the ball with care, and he can make a play too. It's hard to find guys who could do both.

They already know what happened to some players who rejected huge offers such as that and ended up not getting the same offer again, I'm sure when he rejected that offer he have a good offer from the other team and it might be the best time to accept it because he might be needing of a good start since Toronto Raptors is not getting any hype after Kawhi Leonard has gone and they didn't get to the NBA finals again. the dude might want to join a championship team where he can effectively contribute to that team and make them one of the best championship contenders next season.

I think this usually happens when a player realizes that he has hit his peak. He doesn’t want to play another year and then try to lock up a long term deal. He wants to lock up a long term deal and get the most money he can now before his numbers start dropping and teams might not want to commit to paying him a huge amount over a long period of time.

There's no team that likes it when a player can't play for an extended period of time because of injuries. I recently heard the news that Lonzo might miss most of next season because of this surgery, and that's too bad because the Bulls' management will run out of patience sooner or later. Honestly, Lonzo reminds me of guys like Brandon Roy and Greg Oden, who had good potential but were forced to end their NBA careers too early.

With a new coach it's possible that there might be a major change and if he already declines playing back, there might be
an offer from the other team who can give him what he's aiming for.

I don't see any problem with him playing with a new team, he's just like Brunson who can contribute and will surely manage to adjust.

I'm curious if which team is or are now negotiating with Fred's camps, with the same level of contributions it can brings
good impact to whoever squads he choose to play with.