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NBA Warriors sign free agent Damian Lillard through $3.4 million contract

10:37am, 14 July 2025【Basketball】

This year's offseason, the Bucks directly cut guard Damian Lillard, who became an unrestricted free agent. Despite suffering from a laceration of the Achilles tendon, he is expected to catch up with the team in the playoffs in the new season, with an average of nearly 26 points per game. According to a reporter from the Warriors, the team hopes to sign Lillard through a basic salary contract worth $3.4 million to allow him to join the Warriors. If he can return two months before the playoffs and run-in with the team, the team will become very powerful. The backcourt combination of Lillard and Curry is expected to show off well in the league. His three-point shooting ability is comparable to Curry and he is also good at shooting three-pointers at a very long distance. His joining will give the Warriors one of the top three outside giants in the league. Curry praised Lillard in the interview, praising his personal strength for being impressive. The two also had a fight in the Western Conference playoffs. Although Curry led the Warriors to defeat the Trail Blazers, he still expressed deep respect for Lillard's strength.

However, signing the contract was not smooth sailing. After learning that the Warriors were interested in Lillard, other teams began to conspire to obstruct and put forward more tempting conditions. Lillard hesitated about this. Although he recognized the Warriors' strong strength, the treatment and roles provided by other teams are also quite tempting. The Warriors management quickly met with Lillard again, looking forward to the team's future development blueprint, emphasizing that he will be one of the core. Curry also contacted Lillard in person to recall the historical match between the two in the playoffs and expressed his expectation to fight side by side with him. Lillard was moved by the Warriors' sincerity, and at the same time he himself had the desire to make a breakthrough in the playoffs, he might eventually accept the basic salary contract provided by the Warriors. After the news came out, Warriors fans were very excited and looked forward to Lillard's return as soon as possible and jointly lead the team to set off a storm on the field with Curry.