2012 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Damian Lillard

Written by Paul Banks of the Washington Times, and David Kay of the The Sports Bank.
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2012 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Damian Lillard

Position: Point Guard

Size: 6-3, 195

School: Weber State, Junior

Strengths:

Natrual scorer

Three-point shooting

Pull-up jumper

Quick off the bounce

Change of speed dribble

Creative scorer around the hoop

Body control when attacking the basket

Utilizes floater in the lane

Free-throw shooting

Drive-and-dish ability

Good size for an NBA point guard

Sneaky athleticism

Rebounds well for his position

Weaknesses:

Not a true distributing point guard

Stands around too much on offense when ball isn't in his hands

Gets a little reckless on his drives to the hoop

Defensive effort

Summary: Playing against inferior competition in the Big Sky Conference, Lillard had a monster junior season, finishing second in the nation in scoring. He hasn't displayed the ability to be a true distributor since he needed to be a scorer for the Wildcats, so that is a bit of a concern. Still, Lillard has a chance to be the first point guard taken in what is a weak class at the position. He should get selected somewhere from the late lottery to mid-first round.

Player Comparison: Jarrett Jack. Lillard is more of a scoring point guard than true floor general just like Jack. Both guys have good size for the next level, and can attack the tin or shoot it from deep.

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Written by Paul Banks of the Washington Times, and David Kay of the The Sports Bank.
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