How Long Has Damian Lillard Been In The Nba?
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Damian Lillard has been in the NBA for 8 seasons. He was drafted in 2012 by the Portland Trail Blazers and has been with the team ever since. Lillard is a 4-time All-Star and was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2013.
Damian Lillard’s NBA Career
Damian Lillard has been in the NBA since 2012. He was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 6th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft. Lillard has been voted as an All-Star starter 3 times in his career. He is also a 3-time All-NBA First Team selection. Lillard has established himself as one of the best point guards in the NBA.
Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers
In 2012, Damian Lillard was selected with the 6th overall pick in the NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Lillard was the unanimous NBA Rookie of the Year and has been selected to four All-Star teams. He is also a two-time All-NBA performer. Lillard has led the Blazers to the playoffs in each of his first seven seasons, and he is one of only two players in franchise history to make at least 2,000 career three-pointers (Clyde Drexler is the other).
2012-2013 season
In his 2012–13 rookie season, Lillard played in all 82 games and started in 74 of them. He averaged 19.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 6.5 assists per game, and became the only rookie in NBA history to average at least 19 points and six assists per game while shooting above 38 percent from three-point range. Lillard was one of only two rookies—along with Anthony Davis—to average 20 points per game that season. He was subsequently named the NBA Rookie of the Year unanimously.
2013-2014 season
In his rookie season, Lillard played in all 82 games and was unanimously selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. He averaged 19 points, 3.1 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, and became the first player in NBA history to have at least 1,600 points, 500 assists and 100 three-pointers in a rookie season. He was also named the Rookie of the Year.
2014-2015 season
In his second season, Lillard improved his scoring to 20.7 points per game while increasing his assists to 5.6 per game. He also showed improvement on the defensive end, averaging 1.2 steals and 0.5 blocks per game. For his efforts, he was named to the NBA All-Star team for the first time in his career. He was also named the NBA Rookie of the Year, becoming the first player in Blazers history to win the award.
2015-2016 season
In his third season, Lillard played in all 82 games and averaged career highs of 25.1 points, 6.8 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 42.2 percent from three-point range. He was the only player in the league to average at least 25 points, six assists and four rebounds per game while shooting over 40 percent from three-point range. Lillard was named to the All-NBA Second Team and the All-Star team for the first time in his career.
2016-2017 season
In his sixth season, Lillard averaged a career-high 27.0 points per game to go along with 4.9 assists and 6.9 rebounds. He also shot a career-best .434 from three-point range. Lillard was named to the All-NBA First Team for the first time in his career.
All-Star appearances
Since being drafted 6th overall in 2012, Damian Lillard has become one of the best point guards in the NBA. He’s a 4-time All-Star, and he’s been named to the All-NBA First Team twice. Lillard is also the only player in NBA history to have 2,000 points, 600 assists, and 250 3-pointers in a single season.
NBA awards and honors
Since entering the NBA, Lillard has received numerous awards and honors. He was unanimously selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2013, and won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award that same year. In 2015 and 2017, he was named an All-Star, and in 2016 he was named to the All-NBA Second Team. Lillard is one of only five players in NBA history to be named Rookie of the Year and an All-Star in his first two seasons. He is also one of only eight players in NBA history to average at least 20 points, six assists, and four rebounds per game in his first four seasons.
Olympic appearances
Since making his debut in 2012, Damian Lillard has appeared in five NBA All-Star Games and won Rookie of the Year. He was also selected to play for Team USA in the 2016 Olympics, but declined the offer.
