Damian Lillard grateful to be ‘back home’ with Trail Blazers
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Monday marked the return of Portland’s favorite son, as Lillard met with the media to discuss an earlier-than-anticipated homecoming. Last week, the nine-time All-Star announced he was returning to the Rose City two years after requesting a trade that took him 2,000 miles from the only NBA home he’d ever known.
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BasketballNetwork.net on MSN"It never felt right not being home" - Damian Lillard opens up about choosing a Portland return over playing for a contenderLillard reflects on coming home to Portland, expressing deep gratitude for the city, the franchise and the emotional moment he told his kids they wouldn’t have to leave again.
Damian Lillard says returning to Portland was both a basketball and family decision. He signed a three-year, $42 million deal with the Blazers after spending his first 11 NBA seasons in Portland before a trade sent him to Milwaukee for the 2023-24 season.
The Portland Trail Blazers got franchise icon Damian Lillard to sign a new contract with the team as he returns to his roots. Lillard's family is based in Port
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Total Pro Sports on MSNSocial Media Melts Down On Milwaukee Bucks After Damian Lillard Shares What His Kids Said About Returning To PortlandSocial media fans were all love as Portland Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard shares his daughter's reaction to finally leaving Milwaukee.
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.
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After signing a three-year, $45 million deal to return to the Blazers, Lillard said "it never felt right, not being home.”