With year eight of Damian Lillard’s career ready to commence there is no better time to take a second and admire all that Dame has done for Rip City. Lillard has driven this Portland Trail Blazers team into the postseason every year of his career except for his first.
The concept of switching franchises has become far more familiar in today’s game than in the past with 6 out of the 15 players named to last year’s All-NBA teams on the move this offseason. The mindset Lillard has around the city of Portland makes him unique and the loyalty he brings to the table has him unmatched with any other star this league has to offer.