Lillard hits jackpot with Blazers
When Damian Lillard agreed to a new maximum contract extension with the Trail Blazers on Thursday, it may have signaled the beginning of a changing of the guard in Portland.
Lillard agreed to terms on a five-year contract worth more than $120 million, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told Associated Press.
"Thank you so much to @PaulGAllen and the @trailblazers organization," Lillard tweeted after the news broke. "I'll be in (hashtag) RipCity 6 more years! Oakland to Ogden to Oregon..TO STAY."
The full value of the contract could wind up ranging between $125 million and $129 million and won't be determined until the salary cap is established. That makes it the richest contract in league history for a guard.
Associated Press
(China Daily 07/04/2015 page11)
