42 million in 3 years! The fallen leaves return to their roots🍃The Trail Blazers officially announced the signing of Lillard and Yang Hansen welcomed teammates of 75

Trail Blazers officially announced that they had signed 9th All-Star guard Damian Lillard, the team's merits officially returned, and Yang Hansen welcomed new teammates.

According to team policy, details of Lillard's contract have not been announced. However, according to ESPN famous reporter Shams Charania, the contract between Lillard and the Trail Blazers is $42 million for three years.

Lillard, now 35 years old, was selected by the Trail Blazers with the 6th pick in the first round of the 2012 draft. He applied for a deal in 2023 and was sent to the Bucks and returned to the Trail Blazers less than two years later.

In late March this year, Lillard suffered from a deep vein thrombosis in his right calf and recovered in less than a month, but he left the court with a serious injury against the Pacers G4 in the first round of the playoffs and was diagnosed with a torn Achilles tendon. He is expected to miss the entire 2025-26 season, with a goal of returning to the 2026-27 season.

So far in his career, Lillard has been selected as the All-Star MVP, and won the NBA Cup championship that year. He has entered the Best Team of the Year 7 times (1 first team, 4 second team, 2 third team), was elected as the Best Rookie of the Year in 2013, and was selected as the 75 superstars in NBA history in 2021.