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Damian LillardPortland Trail Blazers · #0

Guard · 6'2", 200 lb · Oakland, California · Age 36 · 13th season

Damian Lillard is a star point guard and the Portland Trail Blazers' all-time leading scorer — a nine-time All-Star known as 'Dame Time' for his clutch, deep-range shot-making. Drafted 6th in 2012 out of Weber State and named unanimous Rookie of the Year, he spent 11 seasons in Portland, won an All-Star Game MVP, and returned to the Blazers in 2025 while recovering from a torn Achilles suffered in the 2025 playoffs.

MVP race · #99Guard rank · #4Balladex Impact · 81
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Portland Trail Blazers · #0 · Guard
Damian Lillard
Season avg24.9 pts · 4.7 reb · 7.1 ast · .448 fg
Career avg25.1 pts · 4.3 reb · 6.8 ast · .438 fg
Live win probabilityBlazers 76%
Balladex model · projected 123–117 · 99.3 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
24.0pts
4.6reb
7.0ast
76%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Damian Lillard
Portland Trail Blazers · Guard
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De'Andre Hunter
Sacramento Kings · Solid defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

Damian Lillard — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Star Point Guard · Logo Shooter · Impact 81
Damian Lillard is a star point guard and the Portland Trail Blazers' all-time leading scorer — a nine-time All-Star known as 'Dame Time' for his clutc
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Offense
F
Defense
A-
Feel / IQ
B+
Playmaking
Excellent creator
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Scoring
Excellent scorer
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F
Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Elite spacing
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D
Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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F
Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Elite late
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C+
Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Damian Lillard stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić DEN
29%
2
Luka Doncic LAL
20%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
12%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS
3%
6
Anthony Edwards MIN
2%
7
Tyrese Maxey PHI
2%
8
Jamal Murray DEN
2%
Balladex Consensus: #12 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
<1%MVP odds
81Impact index
588Star score
Career scoring average25.1 ppg
Seasons in the index13
Accolades on file3
9× NBA All-Star · 1× Rookie of the Year (2013)
Stat explorer

Damian Lillard — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
24.9 PPG
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Playmaking
7.1 APG
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Rebounding
4.7 RPG
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Shooting
.376 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Damian Lillard

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2025-26  80% confidence
23.0
pts
21.0–25.0
4.4
reb
3.7–5.1
6.9
ast
6.2–7.6
34.9
min
proj
63
gp
health
.440
fg%
~base
.365
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 13-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 24.9 → projected 23.0 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.8
Development (his trend)
-0.5
Age curve
-1.1
Live context
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Net vs last season-1.9 PPG
Everything it reads
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13 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 36 — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 58 / 73 / 58 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Damian Lillard career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2012-138238.619.03.16.5.429.368
2013-148235.820.73.55.6.424.394
2014-158235.721.04.66.2.434.343
2015-167535.725.14.06.8.419.375
2016-177535.927.04.95.9.444.370
2017-187336.626.94.56.6.439.361
2018-198035.525.84.66.9.444.369
2019-206637.530.04.38.0.463.401
2020-216735.828.84.27.5.451.391
2021-222936.424.04.17.3.402.324
2022-235836.332.24.87.3.463.371
2023-247335.324.34.47.0.424.354
2024-255836.124.94.77.1.448.376
Career90036.225.14.36.8
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Portland Trail Blazers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

43–39proj record
#9conf seed
+0.6net rtg
113.6off rtg
113def rtg
54%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Donovan Clingan, Jrue Holiday.
How his role moves
Projected 43–39, 9th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
81 of 99
All-Star level tier.
Rarity
◆ Epic
Rank #46 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
3 accolades
9× NBA All-Star · 1× Rookie of the Year (2013) · 3× 3-Point Contest champion
Act IV

The Ballad of Damian Lillard

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Jul 15, 1990

The beginning

The franchise icon and 'Dame Time' legend — a clutch, deep-range scoring point guard for the Blazers.

Portland Trail Blazers

Turning pro

Drafted 6th overall, 2012 as a Guard.

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The franchise icon and 'Dame Time' legend — a clutch, deep-range scoring point guard for the Blazers.

Chapter

From Weber State, Lillard was drafted 6th in 2012 and won unanimous Rookie of the Year.

Chapter

He became the franchise's all-time leading scorer and a nine-time All-Star.

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Day-To-Day · INJURY_STATUS_DAYTODAYLillard (Achilles) defeated Devin Booker and Kon Knueppel in the final round of Saturday's 2026 State Farm 3-Point Contest, taking home his third title.
Height
6' 2"
Weight
200 lbs
College
Weber State
Experience
13th Season
NBA debut
2012
Draft
6th overall, 2012
Born
Oakland, California
Age
36
Jersey
#0
Beyond the game

Lillard is a Portland icon and a genuine cultural figure — a father of three, a Weber State product turned franchise legend, and an accomplished rapper under the name Dame D.O.L.L.A. ('Different On Levels the Lord Allows') with multiple albums. He returned to Portland on a deal with a no-trade clause, and was named general manager of Weber State's program, cementing his roots.

His on-court identity is deep-range, clutch scoring — a point guard with limitless shooting range, self-created offense, and a legendary knack for series-winning buzzer-beaters ('Dame Time'). He ranks among the NBA's all-time leaders in three-pointers made; his defining variable now is his recovery from a torn Achilles, with the team prioritizing his long-term health.

The person

A clutch, deep-range scoring point guard — limitless shooting, self-creation, and 'Dame Time' nerve.

Deep-range shooterLimitless range and one of the NBA's top three-point scorers.
Clutch legend'Dame Time' — famous series-winning buzzer-beaters.
Franchise iconThe Blazers' all-time leading scorer.
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ

Damian Lillard — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Damian Lillard, answered.

What is Damian Lillard known for?
Deep-range, clutch scoring — 'Dame Time' — including legendary series-winning buzzer-beaters; he's a nine-time All-Star and the Blazers' all-time leading scorer.
What happened to Damian Lillard in 2025?
He tore his left Achilles in the 2025 playoffs and, after re-signing with Portland, is expected to miss the entire 2025-26 season.
Does Damian Lillard have a music career?
Yes — he records as Dame D.O.L.L.A. and has released multiple albums.
Damian Lillard career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
86%
13 seasons
Last 3 seasons
77%
57 games missed
Games missed
146
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Some risk
declining
Availability by season
75
15-16
75
16-17
73
17-18
80
18-19
66
19-20
67
20-21
29
21-22
58
22-23
73
23-24
58
24-25

Some risk. Availability trend is declining77% of games over the last three seasons, low of 35% in 2021-22.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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