Damian Lillard

Career

Career

Career

He started his professional career with the ‘Portland Trail Blazers’ in 2012. In his ‘NBA’ opening game against the ‘Los Angeles Lakers’ he became the third ‘NBA’ player to score 20 points and 10 assists in his debut match. With an average of 19 points in 82 games of the season and a record seven 3-pointers against the ‘Golden State Warriors,’ he won the ‘NBA Rookie of the Year Award.’ He also won the ‘Taco Bell Skills Challenge’ at the ‘NBA All-Star’ weekend.

During his second season, he scored a career-high 41 points against the ‘Sacramento Kings,’ with 26 points in the fourth quarter, which was a new record for the highest number of points scored by any player in a single quarter. He was named part of the ‘All NBA Third Team’ by the end of the season, which is considered to be a great feat to achieve within two seasons.

Despite a low average score in his third season, he established a record for the maximum number of three-pointers in any player’s first three seasons. He also bettered his maximum score with a new career-high of 43 points against the ‘San Antonio Spurs.’ He replaced an injured Blake Griffin in the 2015 ‘NBA All-Star Game,’ establishing him as a celebrity player.

In 2015, he signed a US$ 120-million contract for five years with the ‘Trail Blazers.’ He became the fastest player in the history of ‘NBA’ to have scored 600 three- -pointers in 247 games. He also became the fastest ‘Trail Blazer’ to reach 15,000 assists and 5000 points in 248 games. Lillard was forced to take a break after 275 consecutive games due to injury to his left foot. He returned after missing six games and scored his 2,000th ‘NBA’ field goal against the ‘Washington Wizards.’ Subsequently, he established another career-high of 51 points against the ‘Golden State Warriors,’ creating a new ‘NBA’ record.

He became the first ‘NBA’ player to score more than 27 points in each of his team’s first five games of the season of 2016–2017. His 163 points in the first five games are the maximum points any ‘Trail Blazer’ has scored in the start of a season. He missed five games of the season due to an injured ankle but came back to become the 11th player in the history of his team to have scored 8000 points in his career, joining the honors with Michael Jordan and LeBron James. He was named the ‘Western Conference Player of the Month’ in April 2017, when he scored 49 points, with nine three-pointers.

Despite suffering a hamstring injury and injuring his right calf in January 2018, there is nothing stopping Lillard from creating new records in the current season. He was the fastest ‘Blazer’ to have scored 9000 points and went on to become the fastest player in the history of the franchise to have scored 10,000 points.

Who is Damian Lillard?

Who is Damian Lillard?

Who is Damian Lillard?

Damian Lillard is a famous American ‘National Basketball Association’ (NBA) player who plays for the ‘Portland Trail Blazers.’ During his college days, he led the ‘Weber State Wildcats,’ earning two ‘Big Sky Player of the Year’ awards and becoming the second-highest scorer in ‘Weber State’ history. He started his professional career with the ‘Trail Blazers’ and won the ‘NBA Rookie of the Year Award’ to announce his entry into the professional circle. He signed a US$ 120-million contract for five years with his team. Soon, he became the fastest player, in the history of ‘NBA,’ to have scored 600 three-pointers and a career-high of 51 points in a game. Despite several injuries, Lillard holds the present record of the fastest player to score 10,000 points in professional basketball. He is the recipient of the ‘Magic Johnson Award’ and is a respected basketball celebrity in the US. Besides basketball, he is a rapper and a hip-hop artist who has released two successful albums and a number of singles. His social media handle, ‘4-Bar Friday’ provides a platform for rappers to upload their videos on ‘Instagram.’ He also has a signature shoe line, known as ‘Adidas Dame,’ which is dedicated to his love for skating as a child. This young basketball player has everything going for him.