"His heart was always there in Portland, his family lives in Portland" - Kendrick Perkins believes Damian Lillard never 'mentally left' the Blazers originally appeared on Basketball Network.

We all thought the same thing when Damian Lillard agreed to return to the Portland Trail Blazers: "Oh, what a nice story!" And, yes, it certainly is a nice story. Lillard took his shot at trying to contend for a championship elsewhere,

This was no more an embrace of Joe Cronin by Damian Lillard in his return to Portland than it was an embrace of Dan Gilbert by LeBron James in his return to Cleveland. In each case, the player wanted the city,

On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Dan Titus and Dan Devine react to Damian Lillard signing a three-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers. Bradley Beal joins the Los Angeles Clippers, LeBron is reportedly unhappy with the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks are under pressure to win a championship.

Damian Lillard signed a three-year contract worth $42 million to return to the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. Lillard's deal includes a no-trade clause as well as a player option for the 2027-28 season.