Damian Lillard is now a Portland Trail Blazer for the second time, having re-signed with the team that drafted him in 2012 after he was waived by the Milwaukee Bucks on July 6. It was the end of a two-year sojourn with the Bucks, which unfortunately did not land him the championship he sought after asking to be traded out of Portland in 2023.

In the end, Damian Lillard found his way home and it didn't take long to feel good about his decision. Lillard finalized a three-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers over the weekend, returning to the franchise he spent 11 years with before asking for a trade in 2023.