The term "Point Guard of the Future" is loosely thrown around when discussing young guards these days. However in Portland, they may very well have their man. Damian Lillard from Weber State was the number 6 pick in this years draft, and is wholeheartedly living up to his potential. In the NBA summer league held in Las Vegas, Lillard has progressively gained a sense of comfort running the Portland offense. Like any lottery pick, there was a lot of pressure for Lillard to perform. In game 1 the pressure got to him, and in the first half he struggled.
Fortunately for Portland, it only took one half of basketball for Lillard to reach an all important comfort level. He came out firing in the second half of game one, and in the entirety of the Vegas summer league his averages were astonishing. 26.5 PPG, 5.3 APG, and 4.0 RPG have propelled Lillard to the top of the MVP race in Las Vegas. If there was a statistic that kept track of Lillard's comfort level, we can only imag...
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