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.





    RELATED LINKS:


    2012 NBA Mock Draft


    2013 NBA Mock Draft


    2012 NBA Draft Prospect Rankings


    2012 NBA Draft Scouting Reports








    Written by Paul Banks of the Washington Times, and David Kay of the The Sports Bank.
    Send Paul an e-mail here: paulb05 AT hotmail DOT com.
    All other e-mail, including advertising and link proposals, send to: wpc112@gmail.com



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