NBA News: Steve Blake Reach Agreement with Portland Trailblazers

After spending 11 seasons with 8 different teams, free agent point guard Steve Blake is hoping that Rip City will be his last stop.

Blake is coming back to the Trail Blazer after being with the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers last year. He is on board for a two-year deal reportedly for $4.2 million with a player option for the second year.

ESPN.com reports that the veteran guard played previously for the Blazers in 2007-2009 and emerged as favorite amongst teammates, coaches and fans alike and is hoping to stabilize a bench that needs a lot of production especially with the free agency of back-up guard Maurice Williams. His shooting and distribution abilities will be instrumental to rest all-star starting point guard Damien Lillard and make him fresh for the playoffs.

Last season Blake averaged 7 points and 5.6 assists last season splitting time with the Lakers and Warriors and has career averages of 6.9 points, 4.0 assists and 2.2 rebounds. His former Laker coach Mike D'Antoni characterized his departure as the end of the Lakers season and race for a playoff spot.

Blake will be re-united with former Laker Chris Kaman who also signed with the Blazers with a similar two year dal reportedly worth $9.8 million. The midlevel signing of Kaman and the biannual exception signing of Blake hopes to build on the surprising Blazers who during early stages of the 2013 season led the Western conference and went to as high as the second round of the playoffs after being ceremoniously booted out of the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs.

This is the third go around of Blake with the Blazers. He signed with the team as a free agent in 2005 and was traded the following season to Milwaukee. He signed for a second stint with the team in 2007 before being sent over to the Clippers in 2010 in a trade. He is hoping that he can replicate his success with the team where he averaged a career high of 11 points per game in 2009.