Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard is eager to re-establish his name as one of the best point guards in the NBA.
The six-time All-Star played in just 29 games last season while dealing with an abdominal injury and failed to see the court during any games in the 2022 calendar year.
But CBS Sports believes Lillard is still one of the league’s best at the position despite his year on the sidelines. The publication ranked Lillard fourth out of the league’s best point guards. Here’s more of what it had to say:
Last season was a wash for Lillard, so let’s all remember how magical he was in 2020-21 when he led the league with 162 clutch points on 51-percent shooting, resulting in a plus-100 clutch point differential for the Blazers.