Following a complicated two-year tenure with the Milwaukee Bucks, Damian Lillard is finally heading back home to the Portland Trail Blazers. Unfortunately, it might be some time before he's back on the court.

The three-year contract that brought Damian Lillard back to Portland contains a rare no-trade clause. In a mailbag column, Sean Highkin of Rose Garden Report (subscriber link) speculates on why the Trail Blazers were willing to include it.