Damian Lillard ☆

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This season

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• Podcast Mike Richman, Locked On Blazers · Analysis · Oct 16

  The host says Scoot is not better than Morant (likely Ja Morant) right now, but is comfortable off the ball, looks like a competent shooter, and can be disruptive on defense in a way Lillard and Morant cannot.

• Podcast Locked On Blazers · Analysis · Oct 16

  The guest says Avdija (likely Deni Avdija) has more space around him this preseason. With Lillard, Scoot and Morant creating advantages, he can come off screens and go downhill instead of creating everything himself. His 27-28 dead-stop drives per game may drop, but they should get easier and he should get more open threes.

• Podcast Locked On Blazers · Analysis · Oct 16

  The guest says a defense ranked around 14th-18th, or league-average defense in core lineups with Clingan (likely Donovan Clingan) on the floor or Morant (likely Ja Morant) off it, should be the goal. He also says many of the defensive pathways run through Lillard and Morant not playing a lot; that phrasing is garbled.

• Podcast Mike Richman, Locked On Blazers · Analysis · Oct 15

  The host says the additions of Damian Lillard and "John Morant" (likely Ja Morant) give Portland potentially significantly better offensive talent.

• Podcast Mike Richman, Locked On Blazers · Report · Oct 14

  Portland changed its starting lineup against Sacramento: Scoot Henderson started in the backcourt with Damian Lillard, so Morant (heard as "Ja Morant") and Holiday (heard as "Drew Holiday"; likely Jrue Holiday) were the two guards off the bench.

• Podcast Mike Richman, Locked On Blazers · Report · Oct 14

  Lillard shot 3 of 8 from three against the Kings, including two in a row on back-to-back possessions.

• Podcast Locked On Blazers host · Prediction · Oct 12

  Host prediction: Ja Morant and Damian Lillard will play a lot together and will probably start, at least for the first five or six games.

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