Building the Portland Trail Blazers All-Decade Team (2010-19)

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Damian Lillard #0 of the Portland Trail Blazers waves goodbye to the Oklahoma City Thunder after hitting a last second 37 foot game winner to end Game Five of the Western Conference quarterfinals (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) /

Point Guards

Starter – Damian Lillard (2013-19, 549 Games)

Did you expect to see anybody else here? Damian Lillard has been given the keys to the car ever since he was drafted, starting all 82 games and playing the most minutes of any player in the entire NBA as a rookie. Obviously, his performance warranted every second of that play time and he has only continued to improve as a player and grow his image as a Portland icon in every season since.

Lillard has averaged 23.5 points and 6.3 assists across his whole career, accumulating total 70.3 Win Shares — which already ranks out as the third best in franchise history. Assuming he avoids injury, Dame is already on pace to surpass Terry Porter for the runner-up spot before the end of next season and would overtake Clyde Drexler for top dog status in the 2022-23 season. Considering his new supermax extension lasts through 2025, it’s only a matter of time before Lillard goes down as the greatest to ever do it in Portland Trail Blazers history.

Key Reserve – Andre Miller (2010-11, 163 Games)

All too often people forget just how big of an impact Andre Miller had on the Blazers teams at the dawn of this decade. Entering his 11th season in the league, many people considered Miller washed up already. He would go on to reward the Portland’s faith in him by averaging 13.3 points and 6.2 assists per contest.

More importantly, Miller would help spearhead two playoff appearances after going a combined 98-66 in his two seasons with the Blazers. His experience and veteran presence also helped coax out Brandon Roy’s natural talent, who had the two best years of his career while sharing the backcourt with “The Professor”. While they may have never capitalized on all the talent that team had, fans should have nothing but fond memories about Miller’s time in Portland.