Next up for the Portland Trail Blazers is a date with a former franchise legend. The Blazers play Saturday night at the Milwaukee Bucks where they will encounter Damian Lillard for the third time since he was traded in 2023.

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The Portland Trail Blazers thought they knew the assignment. This was supposed to be a “Let’s see what we have now” year. Anfernee Simons and Shaedon Sharpe had some nice moments last season, Scoot Henderson could take an offseason to reassess his jumper and get away from the rigors of a rookie season,