Emmanuel Acho: “We always chastise Kevin Durant by saying he took the easy way out joining the Golden State Warriors to win ‘ships, but has Damian Lillard taken the easy way? I don’t expect the Blazers to compete for a title this year, you don’t expect the Blazers to compete for a title this year, Marcellus Wiley my co-host doesn’t expect the Blazers to compete for a title this year, but Damian Lillard is going to make $122 million over the next two years knowing that his team is not capable of competing for a title, knowing there are no expectations from you, me, or anyone sitting at home. Damian Lillard is going to make $258 million over the next 5 years from age 32 to age 37, knowing the Blazers have no expectations of winning, and he himself has no expectations to win. If you want to talk about the ‘easy way out’, what way out is ‘easier’ than a place of no expectations but exponential money? That’s what Damian Lillard is getting at this junction in time, and I don’t know if we are allowed to let people off the hook on our show, and I think we would be letting Dame off the hook to not point out the fact ya’ll aren’t going to win, it doesn’t appear by actions of the organization that they're hungry to win, but this check is still going to cash.” (Full Segment Above)
Listen to Emmanuel Acho explain why he thinks Damian Lillard is actually taking the ‘easy way out’ by choosing to remain with the Blazers for the rest of his prime years despite there being wide support for Lillard staying with the small-market Portland franchise that drafted him in 2012.
Check out the segment above as Acho details why he believes it’s not admirable for a guy to commit himself to a franchise with zero championship aspirations, as Acho says it comes off as a player who only seems to care about cashing his checks and staying under the radar of relevance when it comes to the pressure of having to win a ring.
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