Damian Lillard Makes Feelings on Giannis Antetokounmpo Clear After Leaving Bucks

With Lillard back on the Trail Blazers, he opened up on his time playing with Antetokounmpo while talking with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Jim Owczarski. Despite their failures, Lillard made it clear how much he loved playing next to the two-time MVP.

"I thought it was a great experience, man," Lillard said. "It was a great experience. I think more than anything, just the luxury of playing with a player as great as him. And having those nights where I can show up and he’s gonna carry a lot of the load, and he might be feeling it that night, and we can win a game with me scoring 12 points. So just the luxury of having him on your team was a special thing. And also going into games and knowing like, no matter what happens, I’m playing with a dude where we can combine and beat anybody. As a tandem, we can go out here and we can actually; how people say 'man, one person can’t beat a team,' like, 'he ain’t gonna beat you by himself,' or you might be able to beat a team on a back-to-back at home or have a big game and they just can’t stop you, I’ve done that plenty of times."

In his first season with the Bucks, Lillard averaged 24.3 points, seven assists, and 4.4 rebounds while shooting 42.4% from the field and 35.4% from three. In his second season, he averaged 24.9 points, 7.1 assists, and 4.7 rebounds while shooting 44.8% from the field and 37.6% from three.