Within minutes of Damian Lillard's shocking release by the Milwaukee Bucks this summer, speculation about a landing spot began. The first names to come up were places he had expressed interest in previously — Portland and Miami — but not long after Golden State,

Shams Charania reports on Damian Lillard's reasoning for signing a three-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers.

Lillard had three postseasons that saw him get past the first round, all with the Trail Blazers.