Measurements: 6-2¾, 189 pounds, 6-7¾ wingspan, 7-11½ reach, 39½ vertical
Season stats: 34.5 mpg, 24.5 ppg, 5 rpg, 4 apg, 1.5 spg, 0.2 bpg, 2.3 tpg, 47%/41%/89% (FG/3P/FT)
Positives-Athletic, scoring point guard
-Good length and leaping ability
-Versatile offensive game
-Really good shooter with NBA range
-Quick and a good ball handler
-Excels at getting into the paint
-Good, athletic finisher at the rim
-Very efficient
-Good defender
-Plays hard, good motor
-Good rebounder
-Rarely turns the ball over or makes mistakes
-Very high basketball IQ
Negatives
-Not a pure point guard
-Average court vision and passing ability
-Needs an in between game
-Didn't play against top competition
-Just average size
-Not elite in many ways
Summary
Damian Lillard is one of the highest risers in the draft process and it's easy to see why. He's a safe, versatile scoring point guard who plays and works really hard, is smart and rarely makes mistakes. But also tested really well athletically and has some upside. There are worries about the level of competition Lillard faced and whether he can run a team at the next level, but given how hard of a worker he is, I wouldn't be against him.
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