The Portland Trail Blazers aren’t among the NBA’s best teams, and Damian Lillard could have gone elsewhere to continue his career following his being waived by the Milwaukee Bucks. By returning home to Portland, Lillard showed that basketball business decisions can be informed as much by things like family and a sense of place as it can by things like maximizing profit or winning a ring.
John Voita, Managing Editor for Bright Side of the Sun, outlines how Lillard is setting an example for the rest of the league and compares Dame’s experience in Portland to how guard Devin Booker has spent his entire career with the Phoenix Suns:
I’m a Devin Booker loyalist.