For Portland Trail Blazers fans, Damian Lillard has always been a top-tier point guard. Even when Lillard was being snubbed for the All-Star game, or ejected early from NBA Most Valuable Player discussion, the belief in his game never wavered. Now the rest of the league is joining in on the praise.
Fresh off his first career First Team All-NBA selection, Michael Shapiro of SI.com writes that Lillard should be an MVP candidate this season:
He’s risen to the forefront once again to start 2018-19. Lillard has always been a lethal shooter from deep, able to stretch the defense far beyond the three-point line for rainbow triples.