Damian Lillard cannot be traded because 6 months have not passed since he was signed to an extension. He will be eligible to be traded after Jan 05, 2023.

This trade would result in the Trail Blazers crossing the tax apron of ($156.9M) while hardcapped. Therefore this trade is not possible. Remove $1.5M of incoming value to remain below the hard cap.

Hard Cap Reasons

Used more than taxpayer portion ($6,479,000.00) of their mid-level exception to sign Gary Payton II ($8,300,000), Jabari Walker.