Officially announced the return of the Trail Blazers! Lillard posted a signing photo to arouse heated discussion, and stars such as Durant Westbrook praised him

On July 20, the Trail Blazers officially announced the signing of Lillard and posted a poster to welcome him home. Lillard took his children to the familiar stadium, officially signed the contract and posted a photo through social media and wrote: Officially announced, both worlds are good.

This summer, the Bucks suddenly used the extension clause to sack Lillard and paid Lillard $113 million in five years. Lillard, who has recovered from his free self, has caused competition among many teams in the league. In the end, Lillard decided to return to the Trail Blazers with the sincerity of Cronin and Billups. It is reported that they signed a new contract of $42 million for three years, with the last year's player option and Lillard has the right to trade veto.

Today Lillard brought his children to the Trail Blazers Arena, hugged the Trail Blazers General Manager Cronin and other staff members, and then officially signed and returned to Portland. Lillard posted a signing photo and announced his return home caused heated discussion. NBA stars such as Durant, Westbrook, Tatum, and Aaron Gordon all praised Li.

It is worth mentioning that Lillard has taken off his protective boots and walked independently, which means his Achilles tendon injury has recovered smoothly; however, shams previously reported that Lillard is expected to miss the 2025-26 season due to injury, and plans to spend the entire season to recover from the Achilles tendon injury, and aims to make a comeback in the 2026-27 season.

Lillard has played for the Trail Blazers for 11 seasons. He is the Scoring King and Three-pointer of the Trail Blazers in the history. In the future, he will continue to wear the Trail Blazers No. 0 jersey, and in the future he will continue to set a number of team records.