NBA: The Five Most Overrated Players Headed Into 2015-16

Oct 8, 2015; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) winces in pain against the Golden State Warriors at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports

Damian Lillard

Team: Portland Trail Blazers

Overrated Since: His playoff series against the Houston Rockets 

2014-15 stats: 21.0 points, 6.2 assists 

For all the great things that Damian Lillard has accomplished thus far in his short career, he was helped by LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum, Wes Matthews and Robin Lopez. With those players all gone, it’s going to be really interesting to see if Lillard can be as successful.

Of course, it’s impossible for him to achieve the same type of team success. I don’t think anyone should hold him to that. Individually, it’ll be telling to see if he can continue to shoot at a 50 percent clip from two-point range and 34 percent from three-point range.

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If he can, maybe we can remove him off this dubious list. However, until then, I’m going to stick with my gut, which tells me that Lillard is a bit overrated.

Most young players prove that they can hang alone before gaining the reinforcements – Lillard was the complete opposite. He had the help first, now we’re going to see if his consistency can stick will him having the entire team’s pressure on his shoulders.

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