A league source told Hoopswire about the Heat's level of interest in Damian Lillard before his decision to return to the Trail Blazers.

ESPN’s Shams Charania on Thursday reported the nine-time All-Star point guard was rejoining the Portland Trail Blazers on a three-year, $42 million contract. Lillard spent his first 11 NBA seasons in Portland before playing the last two in Milwaukee.

The Bucks stunned the NBA by signing former rival big man Myles Turner. In the process of creating cap space for Turner, Milwaukee waived and stretched the remaining $113 million on Lillard’s contract over the next five years.