Damion Lee went deep in his bag and pulled off a nasty euro step in transition in the first half of the Golden State Warriorsā home game against the visiting Toronto Raptors. Lee's move was so impressive that he had teammate and brother-in-law Stephen Curry dancing in the bench.
The highlight started on defense when Lee read the Raptors' play perfectly and intercepted a kick-out pass, which put him and Kent Bazemore on a 2-on-1 break against Lowry. Instead of dropping a dime to his Warriors teammate, the 28-year-old chose to go all the way and had Lowry in no man's land with a perfectly executed side-step.
The bucket also helped Lee go past the 1,000 point-mark in his young NBA career.
.@Dami0nLee just euro-stepped his way to 1,000+ career points š pic.twitter.com/AbvcnNC7Yf
ā Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 11, 2021
It's always a good sign when you have Stephen Curry dancing on the sidelines.
Damion Lee is looking to build on his momentum as a solid key contributor off the Warriors' bench this year. Last season, Golden State's injury woes opened up the floor for Lee as he started 36 of a possible 49 games he played for the Dubs. He was one of the few shining stars in Golden State's dismal 2019-20 campaign, averaging 12.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists. Lee also shot the ball incredibly well last season with a career-best 48.5 percent clip from deep.
With Curry coming back this season, plus new additions in the wings like Kelly Oubre, Jr., Lee would again have to earn his minutes if he wants to stay on the court. But with dazzling plays like this, it would be hard for head coach Steve Kerr to overlook D-Lee.
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