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LeBron James' eldest son, Bronny James, thinks Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard is the best point guard in the NBA.
Lillard, upon seeing Bronny's claim, took to Twitter to react.
S/o Bronny https://t.co/TUb0LFmg6q
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) June 25, 2020
Before the 2019-20 season was suspended in March, Lillard was averaging 28.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 7.8 assists in 58 games for the Blazers, who will be among the 22 teams partaking in the “bubble” games down in sunny Orlando, Florida.
To reach the 2020 playoffs, Lillard and the Blazers will have to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West. Should Lillard and Portland clinch the eighth seed, they would face LeBron and the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2020 postseason.
The Blazers drafted Lillard with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 draft out of Weber State. Since then, Dame has compiled averages of 24.0 points, 4.2 boards and 6.5 dimes in 607 games with the Blazers. He's one of the best scorers and shooters in the game and routinely shoots 3-pointers from WAY beyond the arc.
In the summer of 2019, the Blazers rewarded Lillard with a four-year, $196 million extension. It was the Designated Veteran Player Extension. Lillard was scheduled to make $29,802,321 in 2019-20 before Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.
Moving forward, Damian Lillard is set to make $31,626,953 in 2020-21, $43,750,000 in 2021-22, $47,250,000 in 2022-23, $50,750,000 in 2023-24 and $54,250,000 in 2024-25. He has a good chance to eclipse Clyde Drexler as the best player in Blazers franchise history.
