Why Did 5 NBA Teams Pass On Damian Lillard?
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День томуDamian Lillard is one of the most clutch players in the history of the NBA. But, one of the top players of all time wasn’t even a top 5 pick in his OWN draft class.
How is that possible?
Well, some of the players drafted ahead of Damian Lillard were generational talents. And the others? Well they were just as special but in different ways.
This Is What Happened To The 5 Players Drafted Ahead Of Damian Lillard
00:00 INTRO
00:49 Damian Lillard the 2-Star Recruit
01:45 Weber State Wake Up Call
03:15 Damian Lillard 2012 NBA Pre-Draft
04:08 1st Pick - Anthony Davis
06:05 2nd Pick - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
07:55 3rd Pick - Bradley Beal
09:40 4th Pick - Dion Waiters
11:06: 5th Pick - Thomas Robinson
12:09: 6th Pick - Damian Lillard
12:17: Portland's Greatest Draft Pick Ever
13:38: NBA Legends on Damian Lillard
14:06: Conclusion
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@TheCriminalViolin 10 місяців тому
God I miss Mike & Mike so damn much dude... I'm overwhelmed every time I hear those clips from those game winners of Dame by hearing their energy, passion and joy. Best fucking commentators ever.
@780tk 6 місяців тому
That dame buzzer beater against okc is the craziest buzzer beater I've ever seen
@safelton 9 місяців тому
Excellent video, again. Covered the players really well.
@lardna 10 місяців тому
IT'S DAME TIME
@melissawilliams7356 10 місяців тому
Dame Dola
@aaron6383 9 місяців тому
⌚️
@rowannp2058 6 місяців тому
In Milwaukee
@Itzme_NeillOFF 10 місяців тому
Thomas Robinson Also and Almost played on The Philippines for the San Miguel Beermen, he didn't play for San Miguel because of an injury
@NikkiDoesStufff 8 місяців тому
I can’t wait for you to do Jokic, video gonna be two hours
@zacharaymosley1315 10 місяців тому
12:22 Clyde Drexler and Bill Walton.
@armenz2663 10 місяців тому
No Walton for sure he lead the team to one good year in 79 but then got injured and sipped sure he won mvp but again bro it was just one year. Clyde tho different story I think you could go both ways.
@zacharaymosley1315 10 місяців тому
@@armenz2663 Yeah
@ossieldelvalle1231 10 місяців тому
Honestly if Beal was healthy early on in his career him and wall could’ve gone farther
@XabzintheNBAGuru 10 місяців тому
Great take, how good was Wall in his 'prime' though
@ossieldelvalle1231 10 місяців тому
@@XabzintheNBAGurutop 10 pg for about 2-3 years just a mini Westbrook in a way and Beal is just a scoring machine he had to have all realized that by 2021
@XabzintheNBAGuru 10 місяців тому
@@ossieldelvalle1231 was he still that guy during the playoffs
@germanjesus392 10 місяців тому
@@XabzintheNBAGuruYes
@wazzup233 10 місяців тому
Charlotte should had picked him instead and that was a huge mistake.
@XabzintheNBAGuru 10 місяців тому
All I want is for my guy to win a chip 😢
@jakeposada4915 10 місяців тому
Don't believe scout that's the lesson for this vid😂
@0riginofdarkness 10 місяців тому
So imagine a kyrie, lillard backcourt .. and LBJ joining later .. damn 😂
@misternoname8577 10 місяців тому
So basically a much better version offensively of Dame and CJ
@petesmart1983 9 місяців тому
No defence at all
@t-god2439 10 місяців тому
Didn’t the blazers draft drexler? Who took them to two finals? And didn’t they draft bill Walton? Who won them a chip?
@angelclouds3233 9 місяців тому
Lmao none of them are better then dame wtf u talking about
@t-god2439 9 місяців тому
@@angelclouds3233 wtf are you talking about? Drex is a top 5 shooting guard who took them to the finals TWICE as the best player. Something lillard has never done. And Walton might be the greatest what if ever when you consider what he did accomplish. You know win an mvp and a chip with the blazers before he got hurt. Also something lillard has never done 🤣 the fuck the talking about
@coinboy_coin 10 місяців тому
curry was drafted no.7, Jokic no .41, and Wilt Chamberlain was (technically) UNDRAFTED. No.6 isnt bad Wow guys thanks for 130+ likes and all these replies yes yes wilt was a territorial pick chill out I forgor also yeah a bunch of other players were a lot lower than 6 as well read all those replies ( : Edit 2: wow how did i not put giannis here he was like 12 or smth
@almadinjohnchristophers.9014 10 місяців тому
But lower than 5 is still a missed for most teams that picked others over him
@michaelsimmons8213 10 місяців тому
wilt wasnt undrafted?
@casbra8191 10 місяців тому
wilt was a teritorial pick, so he technically was drafted before the draft
@coinboy_coin 10 місяців тому
@@casbra8191true
@vbeard5887 10 місяців тому
Ginobili, Kobe, Karl Malone were also picked outside the top 10
@devanopakpahan 10 місяців тому
As warrior fan it’s kinda sad too see dame he the second best shooter in NBA sometimes the best one if just if GSW became crappy org like port I can see curry in the same position as dame I hope he can find championship somewhere else
@RegicideSoV 10 місяців тому
Bro is comparing Damian Lillard to Steph Curry LOL
@Dsneedy 10 місяців тому
@@RegicideSoVit’s really not a terrible comparison, they’re similar players. Steph fans get so butt hurt when ppl aren’t on his knees for him. “bUt 4 RinGs ThO”. Shut up
@TheOfficalPaper 10 місяців тому
Dame ain’t done nothing in his career and this is coming from someone who hates the Warriors with passion-don’t compare an all-time great with an all-star. There are levels to the game and Dame ain’t anywhere close to Steph.
@Dsneedy 10 місяців тому
@@TheOfficalPaper put dame on the warriors they win the same rings. Put Steph on the blazers he’d have no rings. They’re both small guards who shoot well and put up similar numbers…….
@TheOfficalPaper 10 місяців тому
@@Dsneedy But that isn’t the way things went. A large portion is luck when you get drafted-enough with the “what ifs” and just accept the fact that Dame will never be Curry and isn’t anywhere close.
@XTotter5505 10 місяців тому
While I don’t follow basketball very much I have been a trailblazers fan and he is my favorite player
@JSage13 10 місяців тому
Bron was not scared of wizards 😂😂
@AJB_highlights 10 місяців тому
This could be a hot take but I think dame is top three most clutch or even the most clutch all time
@lucakrudde8114 10 місяців тому
nice video
@lucakrudde8114 10 місяців тому
and also first
@HenryHoops 10 місяців тому
Thanks
@shivanshsharma9804 7 місяців тому
He deserves a team like the bucks
@onlyinfloridalol530 9 місяців тому
And Dion got a ring before dame💀😂
@chriscleave2173 10 місяців тому
May have fallen short during his career? He is under contract for 3 more years. Maybe he gets traded but that is his choice, he basically owns the franchise.
@patrickstarfish420 10 місяців тому
LeGM asking for Dame is funny 😭💀
@ALEXHAMILTON15016 10 місяців тому
DAME WAS THE PICK IN THAT DRAFT.
@giombi15 2 місяці тому
It’s kind of hard to argue AD was a worse pick
@edrickmoreepineda4444 10 місяців тому
dame time
@user-iy3th5uh3x 10 місяців тому
You should do Jokic😂😂😂
@TheDKBaller22 10 місяців тому
You should do one of these on Jokic
@Fairlessz 10 місяців тому
😅🤣
@27DAYSNINJA27NIGHTS 7 місяців тому
dame time in milwaukee
@darkstar-brawlstars7628 10 місяців тому
this guy said damian lillard is a top 5 player of all time 😂
@Isipdirtydrugs 10 місяців тому
Not even top 20 no mvps or playoff success
@angelclouds3233 9 місяців тому
@@Isipdirtydrugs2 of the best buzzer beater walks off in playoff history most 3s in a playoff game has drop 50 plus 3 times in a playoff game has hit the most clutch shots and 3s in a playoff game stfu y’all don’t know shit he definitely top 10 all time
@Isipdirtydrugs 9 місяців тому
@@angelclouds3233 you are a crack fein my friend curry Lebron MJ Shaq Hakeem Bird Magic Kobe Dwade Duncan Karl Mosses Malone Stockton
@4realGTFOH 10 місяців тому
There's no rookie of the year in college😑
@fikswirufus5984 7 місяців тому
Freshman of the year
@jeffchery8225 9 місяців тому
Dame & the miami heat players seems to have a lot in common
@Rysofly 10 місяців тому
Dame Time!!!!!
@user-jn5xx3fh7j 9 місяців тому
Can you do what happen to the 59 player drafted before Isaiah Thomas
@gdbssa 8 місяців тому
Imagine if the Kings picked him. Lillard would have been the perfect player to pair with Boogie imo.
@earlismarks7108 10 місяців тому
Yo Henry not sure I agree Dame is greatest Draft Pick of all by Trail Blazers...or at least I would not just blow off Clyde Drexler without a second thought.
@samuelmunoz1464 10 місяців тому
At this point, Dame is past Clyde the Glyde.
@earlismarks7108 10 місяців тому
@@samuelmunoz1464clyde was a 2 way player
@the1minus5 10 місяців тому
Yes but Clyde ain’t win it with the blazers, yes dame ain’t win one either but Dame the greatest blazers for the blazers, and greatest blazers of all time so far
@earlismarks7108 10 місяців тому
Right Clyde Drexler was two players and a great one, Dame not so much, hell Step even plays better "d" than Dame Dollsr...Clyde Drexler is #43 in rankings of the top 75 players in NBA History...hey that saying a lot...my goodness.
@stfuunwaveringbeliefisplay9850 6 місяців тому
Bill Walton won A Championship and MVP with the Blazers
@kenxinhxc1635 10 місяців тому
Dame time
@gabe_3264 7 місяців тому
well now beal is on the suns
@krazyts4252 3 місяці тому
The bubble ring 🤣🤣🤣
@zanedayem7198 10 місяців тому
On Bradley Beal he said 250 billion dollars instead of million
@tafaritvlive2473 9 місяців тому
AD still goes number 1 dame number 2
@MisterReZ 10 місяців тому
Undoubetedly the best trailblazer pick? Not so sure about that. I think Bill Walton was the best one, since he led the blazers to a championship. Also he was MVP.
@ckobo84 10 місяців тому
I'm guessing he was #1 overall, so in that context of being a no-brainer perhaps Dame at #6 could be considered better. But also in that context Clyde Drexler at #13 would be even better value. So no matter how you slice it it was a misstatement by the narrator of the video.
@angelclouds3233 9 місяців тому
Bro stop it what year was that in? Playing with a bunch of construction workers 😂😂😂😂
@angelclouds3233 9 місяців тому
Definitely not better then dame on any planet in any time stop it y’all are delusional asf it’s sad asf look at dames numbers they don’t lie
@MattWey123 10 місяців тому
5:30 Anthony Davis HOF? Are you ok buddy? Yeah he was great in the bubble. But can't stay consistently good and get's injured a ton. Unless next few seasons he finds some untapped potential bubble AD was best what we saw from him and one title season is not enough for HOF especially when most of his season were not that great in terms of achievements.
@pharrelsooman1450 10 місяців тому
Wilt not drafted that's crazy
@Stocky_The_Demi_God 8 місяців тому
Anthony Davis look like he got microcephaly...
@yd945 10 місяців тому
Nah Clyde Dre let is the best blazer ever
@ShadowDragonGT 10 місяців тому
Only Davis and beal are well deserved of being drafted before dame
@benyu3947 10 місяців тому
Not beal, but if dame was to the wizards there would be trouble...
@myktek 9 місяців тому
Lillard or Drexler?
@JCook-wj4bm 10 місяців тому
Second
@mazenmarie1672 9 місяців тому
Damn dame! “He was on my ass” you could have said he was motivating me.. wth bro
@razagalmulla7524 10 місяців тому
I’m not gonna lie this is the best point guard NBA era ever !!! Lillard curry irving CP3 Ja Morant Darius Garland ,Harden is a point guard ever since he left OKC lol Luka , IDC lebron is a PG just accept and live with it, jamal murray Shai alexander De’Aron fox trae young Lamelo ball and you got scoot henderson and amer Thompson
@yahirortiz9127 10 місяців тому
Ad better
@Kyle22oifer 10 місяців тому
God bless all! Jesus is the way ✝️🤍
@KingpumpkinWasTaken 10 місяців тому
Yo Henry can you please pin ❤
@toadscoolchannel64 10 місяців тому
but he is going to go to miami
@VR-sd1hf 10 місяців тому
wait, wait, wait. Is Anthony Davies really HOF material?
@Teekaydee_16 10 місяців тому
He did make the Top 75 team so that's a clear indication that he's making the HOF
@cola.mp4919 10 місяців тому
I think so
@dragoonfang747 10 місяців тому
@@Teekaydee_16 Hot take: Dwight should have made it over AD for the 75th team
@vbeard5887 10 місяців тому
If Chris Webber is a Hall of Famer then yes. Yes he is
@JSage13 10 місяців тому
@@dragoonfang747onb
@redline297 10 місяців тому
Dame ain't even the second best portland draft, bill walton and clyde drexler had much better careers then dame
@angelclouds3233 9 місяців тому
Lmao don’t compré them bums to dame none of them are top 75 all time players dame is the most clutch shooter to ever play this game
@BxngTime2751 6 місяців тому
Same better than both brother.
@oddballskull1941 10 місяців тому
Yea and 10 years from now youll be making a video called "Why Damian lillard never won a ring"
@angelclouds3233 9 місяців тому
Lmao not if he goes to the heat then the video will be how dame when on a 3 peat and had the league on there knees believe that because it’s gonna happen
@jb_________27 9 місяців тому
👉 ⌚
@NOcanDoification 10 місяців тому
Dame cheated in those combines . He had on them flu game 12s . They give you a boost in fatigue resistance . Ask Mj lol 😆
@oddballskull1941 10 місяців тому
They want to teams that werent the blazers i don't care
@GerryHutchings 9 місяців тому
Better than Drexler who led them to the finals
@k9proution 10 місяців тому
And now hes getting traded lol
@noneofyourbusiness8349 10 місяців тому
AD better than lame. MKG and Dion waiters bust. Beal not as good as lame but an Allstar.
@Ez3s 8 місяців тому
Dame**
@jeo8998 10 місяців тому
To be fair as fragile as AD has been I would have gladly taken dame first. He road Lebron to a ship if not for bron AD would have been out of the league already.
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