With the 2017-18 season winding to a close, voting for All-NBA teams is just around the corner. Nominees will be broken into three teams, 1st through 3rd, with a loose guideline of two guards, two forwards, and one center comprising each tier. As the Portland Trail Blazers have soared through the latter part of the season, the national profile of point guard Damian Lillard has risen correspondingly. An improved record and a 26.6 ppg scoring average argue for Lillard’s inclusion on the All-NBA roster. The big question: where?
Adam Fromal of Bleacher Report has compiled a list of All-NBA candidates using statistical metrics.