Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard is one of the greatest Blazers of all time — if not the best. Outside of the franchise, his place among the pantheon of greats in league history has been debated. Today, we will dive into this murkiness as we conclude our running series where we rank current NBA players into three tiers: generational superstars, superstars and stars.
Last post covered shooting guards, so this final installment will analyze point guards, with a special focus on Lillard.
DAMIAN LILLARD: Tier I, Generational Superstar
Lillard is in the midst of one of the worst shooting slumps of his career to start the 2021-2022 season, but let’s not get over-reactionary to a nine-game span that makes up 1.