However, even if Lillard doesn't finish his career with a title in Portland, NBA legend Dwyane Wade believes it shouldn't take away from his impact with the Trail Blazers. On his personal podcast, Wade explained why Lillard's legacy goes beyond titles.

The Milwaukee Bucks' Kyle Kuzma will be seen sporting the No. 0 jersey next season, most recently worn by a certain Damian Lillard.

Lillard signed a three-year deal reportedly worth $42 million to return to the Portland Trail Blazers, the team announced Saturday. Lillard, 35, was the sixth pick in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Trail Blazers and spent 11 seasons with Portland before he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks just before the 2023-24 season.

The Portland Trail Blazers are very excited to bring back Damian Lillard. Lillard spent two seasons away in Milwaukee before being waived to make room for the Bucks to sign Myles Turner.

Damian Lillard was always going to retire and enter the Hall of Fame as a Portland Trail Blazer, but his return to the city ended up happening much sooner than expected. After Lillard tore his Achilles in an April playoff game,

Monday marked the return of Portland’s favorite son, as Lillard met with the media to discuss an earlier-than-anticipated homecoming. Last week, the nine-time All-Star announced he was returning to the Rose City two years after requesting a trade that took him 2,000 miles from the only NBA home he’d ever known.

Lillard will miss the first year of that contract as he rehabilitates from surgery to repair his left Achilles tendon.

Over the past few weeks, the Bucks have changed their roster drastically. Most notably, they made arguably the most shocking move of the NBA offseason when they waived and stretched Damian Lillard to make room for Myles Turner in free agency.