DennisKanner, sensing a TextEmyrexperienceintheundefeated, explainingwhyhechoseBostonoverPortland, hesaid, Okay, I wasconsideringsigningwiththeBlazers, buttheygavemeonlysixminutestomake a decision.
I feltpressure.
I didn't feelcomfortable, so I toldthem I needtothinkaboutitand I couldcallmybrotherandhecanaskmyfamilycause I can't callmyfamilydirectly.
Buttheykeptpushing.
So I toldthemNo, butDamianLillardsaid, maybenotquite.
ThisiswhathewroteonTwitter.
I canconfirmisthatmyboywasnotgivensixminutes.
L o L.
Hewasprobablydowntosixminutesfromtheoriginal 45.
I mean, yeah, I mean, like, lookedandhiscantorsays a lotofthings, andhehas a historyofmaybeexaggerating a little 45 minutesisnot a wholelotoftime, either, Tobefair, youknow, sometimesitsoundsniceisit's onlyhadsixminutes.
It's a bargainingtactic, right?
Thatsometimesisusedonbothsides.
Youonlyhavethesixes.
Excludingoffsigned a twoyear, almost $10 milliondealwithCeltic, soheandheturnedoutjustfine.