Lillard signed a three-year deal reportedly worth $42 million to return to the Portland Trail Blazers, the team announced Saturday. Lillard, 35, was the sixth pick in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Trail Blazers and spent 11 seasons with Portland before he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks just before the 2023-24 season.

Damian Lillard’s Portland Return Leaves Heat in the Dust originally appeared on Athlon Sports. In a stunning turn of events, NBA superstar Damian Lillard is set to reclaim his throne in Portland, leaving Miami Heat fans reeling and the basketball world buzzing.

In a move that is therapeutic and helpful for both sides, Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers will reunite.

Damian Lillard is returning to Portland. The nine-time All-Star is signing a three-year, $42 million contract to rejoin the Portland Trail Blazers, per ESPN. Lillard, 35, was waived by the Milwaukee Bucks on July 1,

Lillard will miss the first year of that contract as he rehabilitates from surgery to repair his left Achilles tendon.

The Celtics were one of several teams linked to Damian Lillard before the point guard elected to sign with the Blazers this week. The three-year deal worth $42 million led to a surprise reunion in Portland two years after he requested a trade out of the northwest.

"His heart was always there in Portland, his family lives in Portland" - Kendrick Perkins believes Damian Lillard never 'mentally left' the Blazers originally appeared on Basketball Network.