Aug 20, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) warms up before a NBA basketball first round playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2020 NBA playoffs at AdventHealth Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Sports Illustrated released their top 100 NBA players just before Christmas. Damian Lillard was surprisingly not in the top 10, coming in at 12th place.
Each year, media outlets like Bleacher Report and ESPN released their NBA player rankings. This year in late December, Sports Illustrated released their top 100 players in the NBA.