Damian Lillard spoke publicly to the media on Sunday for the first time this offseason. Lillard rejected suggestions he's attempting to leave the Portland Trail Blazers via trade.

"I'm not unhappy," Lillard said. "I love where I live. I love the organization. I love our coaching staff. I love where I am."

The Blazers haven't done much this offseason due to their lack of cap space.

"It's going to be a battle," Lillard said. "The way I see it, you're going to have the Golden State's, the Rockets. We were the third best team in the West and every other team behind us, they brought their guys back. So they're going to be one more year experienced together, probably going to be a little bit better. Teams like Denver, Utah and Minnesota, all those teams are going to be improved. So, us, we can't look at free agency and who we didn't get and (say) we didn't make this trade and all that stuff. Once the season starts, we've got to go. And we've got to do what we've got to do ... we've just got to find a way to make it happen."