Now 32 years old, Lillard has played the most gorgeous personal performance of the regular season in the 11th season of his career, but the statistics of 32.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game still can't hide the embarrassment of the team's record at the bottom of the West. From the perspective of personal performance, Lillard has indeed done his best this season, setting a new career high shooting percentage and an offensive efficiency value second only to Jokic among core players, which also makes him a qualified star.
But for the team's home fans, being able to help the team win games may also be the key to Lillard's recognition. So despite his impressive stats this season, no one has considered him to be included in the regular season MVP or Team of the Season.
When talking about the team's current situation and personal thoughts, Lillard said that he does not know how long he can play in the league, and people always say that his honors in the regular season are not counted, and he should try to win a championship ring of his own, and such remarks are enough to show that he is not satisfied with himself and the current situation of the team, but in fact, as early as the regular season stage in 2022, he has made enough efforts to compete for the championship, after parting ways with McClum, He also used to shake people himself to build a squad, but now a season on, the team's record is worse than before, and his championship dream is becoming more and more elusive.
So making such a statement now means that he is very likely to choose to leave the Blazers and chase his own championship trophy. And once this happens, his reputation will inevitably plummet, and Portland fans will inevitably hate him, after all, in the 2022 offseason, the team management has just offered him an early contract extension with the largest annual salary in NBA history.
And if he fails to win the championship after joining other teams, he will inevitably face the same hasty end as players such as Anthony and Howard. And in the absence of honors, the so-called league's 75 superstar will also become the biggest joke in NBA history.