BREAKING: Nine-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard is finalizing a three-year, $42 million contract to return to the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell ESPN. Deal is expected to include a player option in 2027-28 and a no-trade clause. A storybook reunion home for the 35-year-old. pic.twitter.com/mm1uUtMgO6

Nine-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard is finalizing a three-year, $42 million contract to return to the Trail Blazers, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

The 35-year-old, who is coming off of a torn Achilles tendon, spent the first 11 years of his illustrious career in Portland before requesting a trade and spending the last two seasons in Milwaukee.