Lillard now joins a reshaped Portland roster coming off a 21-win season. With the 35-year-old likely to miss most of the 2025-26 season recovering from injury, Holiday is expected to anchor the team alongside young talent like Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe.

Portland Trail Blazers rookie Hansen Yang has become a social media darling for his solid play and wholesome personality, and the Chinese international can’t wait to share the NBA court with one of his idols.

As Blazers GM Joe Cronin said, it's winning time yet again for Portland, and this is apparent in all the moves they made this offseason.