Trade Radar · open rumor · Wednesday, October 21 · 3 h ago

Blazers Notes: Lillard, Avdija, Henderson, Rotation, Arena

via hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗

As he prepares to play on Wednesday in his first regular season game since March 18, 2025, Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard admits he thought about trying to return from his Achilles tear during the 2026 postseason. However, he tells Marc J. Spears of Andscape that he ultimately decided it made more sense to […]

Confidence

45%

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Corroboration	+0	nobody else has reported this yet
Age	−0	0 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Damian Lillard

Trail Blazers · G

Cap hit 2026-27: $13.40M · next season $22.52M

Damian Lillard

Trail Blazers · G

Cap hit 2026-27: $22.52M · next season $22.52M · player option

Damian Lillard

Trail Blazers · G

Cap hit 2026-27: $13.40M · next season $14.10M

Damian Lillard

Trail Blazers · G

Cap hit 2026-27: $22.52M · next season $14.10M · player option

Portland Trail Blazers

$192.1M · over the cap · 15 contracts · cap sheet

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