Damian Lillard signed a three-year, $42 million contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, including a no-trade clause. He expressed joy in returning to Portland, where he has family and friends. After being traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, Lillard sustained a torn Achilles tendon, which will likely keep him out for the 2025-26 season. While Lillard may consider returning this season, the team plans to proceed cautiously. Coach Chauncey Billups joked about Lillard being the highest-paid assistant coach while he rehabilitates.
"Just knowing that I'm going to be back home for all parts of my life, with my kids, playing for the Trail Blazers, driving on the same streets that I've driven on pretty much my entire adulthood... All those things count."
"I told him that this year he's going to be the highest-paid assistant coach in league history because I'll be putting in the work every day."
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