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Blazers get last laugh as Bucks' Damian Lillard trade backfired

The Portland Trail Blazers traded superstar Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks in the summer of 2023. Just two years later, Lillard shockingly returned to Portland. Due to the deal, the Blazers are now armed with valuable assets, and somehow still managed to get Lillard back shortly after. Even before seeing how Milwaukee's future picks they owe Portland pan out, it's safe to say that the Blazers are the clear winners of this lopsided deal.

The Bucks made an all-in move to pair Lillard with Giannis Antetokounmpo in a three-team deal involving the Phoenix Suns.