Damian Lillard finalizing deal to return to Trail Blazers
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For Houston, tonight wraps up the regular season portion of Summer League. The Zombie Rockets are 0-3. They will be assigned another game for later in the weekend to have a total of five games. Could Houston go 0-5 so soon after making the Summer League title game? Yes, they absolutely could because Summer League doesn’t make sense like that.
The Portland Trail Blazers moved to 3-1 in the 2025 NBA Summer League with a 102-83 win Thursday night over the Houston Rockets at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. The Blazers, already eliminated from the four-team playoff round this weekend, will play a fifth game this weekend against an opponent yet to be determined.
So far this offseason, Houston has made quite a few big-time moves. The team acquired Durant from the Phoenix Suns, added Finney-Smith in free agency, signed Clint Capela, re-signed Steven Adams, and brought back Fred VanVleet as well.
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After Damian Lillard suffered a season-ending torn Achilles and was ultimately released by the Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George gave his thoughts on the situation.
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard dropped 71 points against the Houston Rockets on Feb. 26, which is the most points scored by one player against the team. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook
Portland also bought out starting center Deandre Ayton, who signed with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent. The Trail Blazers still boast two movable veteran contracts in the deals of forward Jerami Grant and center Robert Williams, and could theoretically add younger players who better align with the club's timeline.
Damian Lillard #0 of the Portland Trail Blazers drives to the basket against Tari Eason #17 and Alperen Sengun #28 of the Houston Rockets during the first quarter at the Moda Center on February 26 ...
Between 2017 and 2019, the Houston Rockets were regarded as a true contender, ... Portland’s Damian Lillard among them. Lillard wasn’t averaging 32 points a game like he is this season, ...