Yesterday the Portland Trail Blazers reunited with Damian Lillard, welcoming the former franchise superstar back to Rip City at the price of $14 million per year for the next three seasons. This comes on the heels of Lillard being bought out by his former team, the Milwaukee Bucks, following an ACL tear suffered during the 2025 NBA Playoffs.
Reactions to the move have been overwhelmingly positive in Portland. Today we’re going to delve a little deeper, asking who will benefit from the reunion and who might be smiling on the outside but thinking harder on the inside this morning.