Damian Lillard
Lillard with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2021 | |||||||||||||||
No. 0 – Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Oakland, California, U.S. | July 15, 1990||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school |
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College | Weber State (2008–2012) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2012–2023 | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||
2023–present | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard Sr. (born July 15, 1990[1]) is a professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also played for the Portland Trail Blazers.
In 2014, he made a game winning buzzer beater in game 6 against the Houston Rockets to help the Blazers win the playoff series. It was the first time the Blazers had won a playoff series in 14 years.
He has been selected twice for the NBA All-Star Game. In 2014, he became the first player ever to compete in all 5 All-Star Weekend events. He competed in the 3-Point Contest, Slam Dunk Contest, Skills Challenge, Rising Stars Challenge, and the All-Star Game.
On September 27, 2023, Lillard was involved in a three-team trade which sent Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks, Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara and a 2029 first-round draft pick to the Blazers, and Grayson Allen, Jusuf Nurkić, Nassir Little, and Keon Johnson to the Phoenix Suns.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Damian Lillard NBA.com profile". NBA.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Milwaukee Bucks Acquire Seven-Time All-Star, Seven-Time All-NBA Selection And NBA 75th Anniversary Team Member Damian Lillard". Milwaukee Bucks. Retrieved November 29, 2023.