Damian Lillard latest star to leave team where he ascended to stardom - ESPN

It's Dame Time for the Milwaukee Bucks.

On Wednesday, longtime Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard was traded in a three-team deal that also includes the Phoenix Suns.

Lillard, 33, will team up with Giannis Antetokounmpo and leave Portland after 11 seasons. He led the Trail Blazers to eight playoff berths, including a 2019 Western Conference finals appearance. He ranks first in team history in points and 3-pointers.

The seven-time All-Star's exit from the team seemed inevitable after he formally requested a trade in early July, but the news still rocked the NBA world.

Lillard joins a bevy of stars to leave the franchise where they rose to fame.

Here's a look at other stars who made news when they left the teams they had been with for 10 seasons or more.

Rodgers, a four-time NFL MVP, started under center for the Green Bay Packers for 15 seasons, including 11 playoff appearances and a Super Bowl championship. He joined a New York Jets squad that has been plagued by losing — the team hasn't made the playoffs in 12 years, the longest active drought in the country's four major sports.

It's arguably the biggest trade in team history, and calls to mind the Brett Favre swap with the Packers in 2008.

Twenty years is quite the commitment. Just ask Tom Brady, who was drafted by the New England Patriots in 2000 and went on to spend 20 straight seasons with the team.

But in March 2020, TB12 shocked the sports world when he announced it was time for his second act. The then-42-year-old, who is arguably the best quarterback of all time, confirmed on social media that he had signed a contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Seeing the six-time Super Bowl champion suit up to play somewhere other than Gillette Stadium in the