He was the recipient of the Magic Johnson Award for his exceptional play in the courts and cooperative dealings with the media and public.By the 2016-2017 season, he became the first NBA player to score more than 27 points in each of his team’s first five games of the season.He also became the fastest Trail Blazer to reach 15,000 assists and 5000 points in 248 games. He became the fastest player in NBA to have scored 600 three-pointers in 247 games.In 2015, he signed a US$ 120-million contract for five years with the Trail Blazers.In the 2013-2014 season, he became the first NBA player to participate in 5 events Skills Challenge, Rising Star Challenge, Three-Point Contest, Slam Dunk Contest, and the All-Star Game at the NBA All-Star Weekend.By the end of his first season, he was unanimously voted the “Rookie of the Year.”.He also set the record for being the rookie with the most assists in an NBA debut since Jason Kidd in 1994.In his NBA debut, Lillard registered 23 points, 11 assists, joining Allen Iverson and few others on the feat.At the 2012 NBA draft, Lillard was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers as its sixth (6th) overall pick.In May 2015, Lillard finished his degree in Professional Sales from Weber State University.He then decided to skip his senior season to enter the 2012 ‘NBA’ draft.Lillard became the second-highest scorer in the history of Weber State and the 5th top score in the history of Big Sky.He had a good year of basketball and soon won his second ‘Big Sky Player of the Year Award’ (2010–2011).He earned Big Sky Conference Freshman of the year and also first-team All-Big Sky honours. ![]() Lillard went on to play for Weber State after he was offered a scholarship.At the end of high school, he was regarded as a two-star prospect by ‘’ for recruitment into college on the basis of sports. ![]()
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