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Damian Lillard isn't playing for the Trail Blazers because he's out long term with an injury. He tore his left Achilles in late April as the Bucks took on the Indiana Pacers in the playoffs. Lillard had his surgery in early May.
Shaedon Sharpe is making strides in his game, and him notching this feat in Blazers history speaks volumes to his development.
A Milwaukee Bucks team source provided some insight this week into the decision to waive injured guard Damian Lillard and sign center Myles Turner in free agency this past offseason.
The Trail Blazers' young core, including Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe, Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara, pushed for a possible play-in spot last season rather than tank for draft position.
Damian Lillard has taken a stand for his coach and called out the Utah Jazz veteran Kevin Love for his controversial Instagram post, where he was trolling Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier after they were arrested in the FBI’s probe into the NBA’s alleged betting scandal.
Portland Trail Blazers' young star Shaedon Sharpe has reached a historic milestone while continuing to evolve his game, despite a challenging start to the 2025-26 season.
Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has put a target date on his return from a torn Achilles. Appearing on IShowSpeed's YouTube channel (h/t SportsCenter on Instagram), Lillard said he will "probably" be back for the start of the 2026-27 season.
Milwaukee has little draft capital, having sent all of it away to trade for Jrue Holiday and Damian Lillard in 2020 and 2023. They also possess essentially no valuable young players to swap for accomplished, win-now veterans if they want to convince Giannis to stick around past this season.
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