{"id":1466724,"date":"2022-01-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1466724"},"modified":"2022-01-14T09:00:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T14:00:05","slug":"damian-lillards-injury-unfortunate-draft-implications-chicago-bulls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/damian-lillards-injury-unfortunate-draft-implications-chicago-bulls\/","title":{"rendered":"Damian Lillard's Injury Has Unfortunate Draft Implications for the Chicago Bulls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> already looked like a team that would struggle to make the playoffs this season. Without Damian Lillard, the Blazers could enter into full-blown tank mode. That's bad news for the Chicago Bulls<\/a> and their future NBA draft capital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Heading into 2022, the Blazers ranked among the most desperate teams in the NBA. However, Portland probably has more clarity with Lillard sidelined for the foreseeable future. Instead, the Bulls stand to lose the most in the form of draft capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDamian Lillard is expected to undergo abdominal surgery and could miss up to eight weeks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n