The Portland Trail Blazers have extended coach Chauncey Billups’ contract following a successful season where the team showed promise with a young core. Billups, a Hall of Famer and former NBA champion, has a 116-211 record in his fourth season with the Blazers and is still seeking their first playoff berth under his leadership. Under Billups and GM Joe Cronin, Portland has undergone a rebuild, trading away key players like Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum in favor of a young core that includes Shaedon Sharpe, Anfernee Simons, and Deni Avdija, with the team currently slated for the No. 9 draft pick pending the lottery results.
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Damian Lillard has signed a three-year, $42 million contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, which includes a player option for the 2027-28 season and a no-trade clause, while he recovers from a torn Achilles that will sideline him for the 2025-26 season. After requesting a trade, Lillard was moved to the Milwaukee Bucks, who utilized the waive-and-stretch provision on his contract, allowing him to potentially reunite with the Blazers in the future. Need More Context? 🔎
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