I've seen some mock drafts that have Lillard going to Portland at the No. There's no other way to describe it other than the perfect situation.
They've got a great coach in Monty Williams, Eric Gordon at the wing creating space for Lillard and a pick-and-roll partner in Anthony Davis. In my mock draft, I projected him to be drafted at No. If he played in a better/more well-known program, I think he'd be locked in as a top-seven pick. I'm honestly sick of hearing that his game might not translate well into the NBA because he played out in the Big Sky conference. He's not a "true" PG, but in a draft that's weak at the position, his scoring ability will push his draft stock up to the top-10 level. In my opinion, the main thing he needs to work on is his decision-making in the open court: he's a lot more effective in half-court situations, but if he's able to control the tempo in transition, his effectiveness and impact will go up immediately. That's something he'll improve on once he gets some games under his belt and his coach works on his in-game control and patience.ÄȘccording to scouts, his biggest weakness is the fact he played at a lower competition level at Weber State GMs are having a difficult time figuring out how that would translate in the NBA. I've seen him get careless with the ball, and he definitely needs to work on his turnover rate once he enters the NBA. He also played on a below-average squad at Weber State, so much of his "lack of passing" could be a result of that. He is a shoot-first point guard, but in today's league, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with that. His size and athleticism allow him to impact the game in other ways than just scoring the ball he's a terrific rebounder for his size and has the ability to dish it out to the open man. He shot over 40 percent from the beyond the arc last season, and this type of range allows him to keep the defenders guessing with pump fakes leading to dribble drive pull-ups. Give him some space and he has the range to hit the jumper on you, play him tight and he'll blow by you with a dribble-drive.
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He knows how to score, and can do it in a variety of ways.