The Blazers signed Lillard to a two-year contract for just that reason — to meet the big moments — even though they knew his recovering Achilles would not allow him to play this season. And already, Lillard says he is envisioning, picturing … almost sensing those moments coming. “Everything is happening in a weird way,” Lillard said. “What are the chances that I tear my Achilles and I get waived with two years left … and the first team I think of — and the first team that contacted me — is the Blazers? And me being back here … you know, I had to go away for this team to be assembled. And now it’s a team that I would have wanted to play on for years. So now I have a year to connect with this team while building my body up to get ready to go. “It’s all setting up for that type of moment (like 2019),” Lillard said.
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