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 will hold a press conference to re-introduce nine-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard on Monday evening at 6 p.m. Pacific. Blazers general manager Joe Cronin, head coach Chauncey Billups and Lillard will take the podium in front of media at the Moda Center to discuss the franchise great’s return to Rip City.

Damian Lillard stuns the NBA world with a surprise signing, ending weeks of speculation about his future in the NBA.