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2012 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Damian Lillard
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
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.
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