Damian Lillard Is Finally Coming Home
After failing to ring chase with Giannis, Damen Lillard is finally going back home to Portland. I know Blazers fans are probably super excited to have Dame back, especially now that he gets to play alongside Scoot Henderson, Yang Hansen, and Donovan Klingan, but I will say this contract is kind of crazy to me, specifically the no trade clause. But then again, he probably plans to retire with the team, so I’m just kind of overreacting. I think what’s most exciting about Dame being back in Portland, though, is that nobody really expects him to be the guy that carries them to the finals. Instead, he gets to kind of sit back and be more of a mentor for all the young guys on the roster and can help build that culture for this new Blazers team, which is probably something we will see him do when he retires. I mean, is it crazy to think that Dame will just join the Blazers coaching staff once he’s done? The craziest part about all of this though is the fact that the Bucks gave up their 2029 first round pick and two first round swaps in order to get Dame just for them to wave him a couple of years later and the Blazers pick him back up for Three.
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another game winner in portland against pg?
The dame time is backkkkk
The bucks rented dame time
He boutta go off 🎉
Idk if it’s a good sign
Scoot Henderson never gonna get to start lol
Last time I checked 42 Mil is NOT free
Dani avdia is the best player in Portland
Blazers are contenders now
Is this bait or real
why no one mention sharpe when talking about portland
Brodie really rented himself to the bucks, let the blazers rebuild, and just come back.
Did everyone forget jrue holiday is also on the team
I cried I'm so happy
finally. talking like it has been an entire decade
Bro forgot deni avdija existed !?
Cause he was the best player on the team this season he deserves some respect so you can at least mention him!
Dame traded himself to get help for himself in Portland lmao
Haha I called it first and people told me I was dreaming!!! I was right!!! 💪✅
Portland isn't his home, he was just drafted by them 😂
And jrue holiday
Unc traded himself to get himself help😭😭
Is nobody talking about the fact that one of the clips of Dame was completely AI???
The one at 28 seconds in
Yang to get dame his first ring
Barry, you never disappoint me
bro so dedicated to the grind he traded himself to get help
As a suns fan. Never do the no trade clause
Bro the blazers didn’t get him for free 😭😭
Bro is trying to have a LeBron type career
He got the most $ he would get
Camara is GOATed plus Blazers have Avdija who's near All-Star status
Suns took the biggest L in that trade lmao
The no trade clause is also there because nobody knows how the new ownership situation will shake out. New owners often want to shape their new team their way. Dame is on a very tradable contract just with how short it is and the fact that it's right at the MLE.
How is bro mentioning donovon clingan and doesn’t mention deni avdija he’s currently the best player on the team
A broken down has been how exciting
Welcome back Dame. Blazer fans have never stopped rooting for you and super excited to have him home.
5d chess
Bro is the Mike trout of NBA. Plays with a horrible team (hopefully not horrible in the future) and doesn’t care about legacy
The Blazers are such a doormat franchise to let this guy have 42 mil just to sit on the bench for almost a full season. That money could have gone to a legit role player. But fine, whatever…eat up the nostalgia for Dame. It's pretty dumb tho.
Had Scoot lived up to being the #3 pick in the 2023 draft this could have been such a dangerous back-court but Scoot has not lived up to the hype at all. (12 7ppg 5ast)
Dame left & came back before GTA 6