Regardless of the Trail Blazers’ struggles as a team, star point guard Damian Lillard produced another eye-popping year of numbers and astonishing play. It appears that Lillard’s work is garnering attention in year-end award voting despite Portland’s sub-500 record.
On Friday, ESPN’s Zach Lowe included Lillard inside his MVP discussion. Here is the order of Lowe’s MVP ballot:
After outlining his decision to place Antetokounmpo over LeBron, Lowe shifted his focus to Lillard’s inclusion at the No. 4 spot on his ballot.
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