When the Portland Trail Blazers selected Scoot Henderson with the No. 3 overall pick, it wasn’t the first time he had crossed paths with Damian Lillard.
In a feature on Henderson written by The Ringer’s Mirin Fader back in December, she recounted a story of when the No. 3 pick reached out to Dame on Instagram for advice.
But being so close to that goal is also thrilling to him. Around midnight the night before, unwinding after the Ignite’s game, he received an Instagram direct message from one of his favorite players: Damian Lillard.