According to Shams Charania of ESPN, the Portland Trail Blazers have signed Damian Lillard to a three-year, $42 million contract, effectively putting a cap on the Milwaukee Bucks' trade from two years ago and rendering it a complete and utter disaster. The two years of Lillard in Milwaukee could not have gone much worse.

Liverpool are on the verge of completing the signing of Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike. An agreement between the two clubs has been reached and the 23-year-old is expected to finalise the deal before flying out to join his new team-mates in Hong Kong.

Tyler Shough agreed to a deal with the Saints, ensuring the second-round rookie QB won't miss any valuable reps in training camp.

Lillard now will have a 2025-26 set salary of $70M between his Portland and Milwaukee deals, and a salary of $141M over the next two years ahead of an opt-out in 2027. Blazers officials and Aaron Goodwin of Goodwin Sports Management are finalizing terms this week. https://t.co/m8JqsjzXVE

Damian Lillard will return to the Portland Trail Blazers, which is wonderful news for the NBA star. But fans keep getting something very wrong.

LeBron James became the only player in the NBA with a no-trade clause on Wednesday when the Phoenix Suns bought out Bradley Beal's contract.