Chauncey Billups revealed the vision he has for Damian Lillard assisting in the development of the Trail Blazers' younger ...

The Portland Trail Blazers welcomed Damian Lillard back this offseason, despite knowing he won’t play a single minute in the ...

“Chauncey Billups is a great leader, ... Billups’ No. 1 jersey was retired by the Pistons in 2016. For his career, Billups averaged 15.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 1,043 games.

• Joe Cronin and Chauncey Billups discuss their extensions, the direction of the team, the 2024-25 season, improvements on the defensive end and early expectations going into the 2025-26 season.

Billups (116-211) went 27-55 in his first season, filled with injuries, including losing Lillard for the season to core muscle surgery and CJ McCollum missing several weeks with a collapsed lung.

Portland does have promising young players on its roster, including Toumani Camara, Deni Avdija, Shaedon Sharpe, Scoot Henderson, and Donovan Clingan. However, the team lacks a natural No. 1 option, ...

Then Billups led the Blazers' turnaround. For the first three years of the coach's tenure in Portland it seemed like the team was just waiting for a natural offramp.