Damian Lillard could destroy The Era of the Super Teams

I know this is a late post, but let me just say this.

I want to give the Western Conference title to the Portland Trail Blazers. It just dawned on me that a successful Portland season could mean the end of the Era of the Super Teams. As of this writing, the Los Angeles Clippers are giving the Golden State Warriors hell. Giannis Antetokounmpo is Milwaukee’s top star but I doubt his allegiance with Khris Middleton and Eric Bledsoe could rival the starpower of that of Lebron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade. In some ways, I cannot even consider Chris Paul an equal to James Harden at Houston. Sure, Paul is a superstar playing for a ridiculous amount of dough, but clearly, Harden is at a different level.

I cannot even say that the Boston Celtics have an established big three.

Damian Lillard is finding success against all odds with his teammates acknowledging him as leader. One can argue that his approach could be equated to that of the 80s – with little-known team leaders like George Gervin, Alex English, Sidney Moncrief, Rolando Blackman, Mark Price, Jeff Malone, and Jack Sikma, among others leading the way for their respective squads. These players are all-stars in their own right but they could have had championships if they moved to other teams during their prime. Instead, they worked on their individual numbers – which isn’t a bad thing if you think about it since they had to work their asses off to merely compete with other teams.

Lillard is on the path of being a good player in a playoff first round team… but is also on the verge of zooming to legendary status if he leads his team to victory.