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Damian  Lillard,  a  rising  star  in  the  NBA   Damian  Lillard  is  a  6  foot  3  inch,  195   pound  point  guard  for  the  Portland  Trail   Blazers.  He  went  to  Weber  State   University  for  college.  He  was  born  on   July  15,  1990  in  Oakland,  California.  He   attended  St.  Joseph  Notre  Dame  high   school.  He  was  drafted  6th  overall  in  the     He  already  has  some  good   accomplishments  in  his  young  career.  He  was  a   NBA  all  start  in  2014,  NBA  rookie  of  the  year  in   2013,  NBA  all-­‐rookie  first  team  in  2013,  2x  NBA   skills  challenge  champion,  2x  Big  Sky  player  of  the   year  in  college,  and  AP  all-­‐American  third  team.     Damian  Lillard  is  definitely  a  rising  star  in   the  league  today.  He  lead  is  young  blazers  team  to   the  second  round  of  the  playoffs  this  year.  His   career  stats  are  very  good.  He  has  played  in  162   games,  hasn’t  missed  a  game  in  his  career.  He