Sorry Clyde Drexler, Damian Lillard has now overtaken you and stands waving atop the Mount Rushmore of Portland Trail Blazers basketball. The craziest part of this, Dame is still 29 and is in his prime. He’s far from finished.
At the start of the season, Dame was nipping at Drexler’s heels. He hadn’t had the postseason success that Drexler had with two finals appearances, but it was consistency of individual play that had him close behind.
This season though, Dame has shown an all new level of individual play. He has raised the bar with career highs in almost every category, while also going on his monumental run in January and February.