With Damian Lillard returning to the Portland Trail Blazers over the weekend on a three-year deal, he will team up for the first time with guard Jrue Holiday, who was traded from the Boston Celtics to the Trail Blazers earlier this month.

The Celtics were reportedly one of the finalists for free agent star Damian Lillard before he opted to rejoin the Portland Trail Blazers last week on a three-year deal worth $42 million. However, some new comments from Lillard indicate that Boston may never have had much of a chance after all to land the 35-year-old.