Damian Lillard: podcast appearances and interviews

Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also serves as the general manager of the Weber State Wildcats men's basketball program in the Big Sky Conference. Lillard played college basketball for Weber State and earned third-team All-American honors in 2012. Selected by the Trail Blazers with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft, he was named the NBA Rookie of the Year for the 2012–13 season. Throughout his career, he has been a nine-time NBA All-Star and a seven-time All-NBA Team selection. Lillard is the Trail Blazers' all-time leading scorer and, as of the end of the 2024–25 season, ranked fourth on the NBA's all-time list of three-point field goals made with 2,804. In 2021, he won a gold medal with the U.S. Olympic team at the 2020 Summer Olympics and was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. In 2023, following a trade request, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. During his first season with Milwaukee, he was named the All-Star Game MVP and later won the NBA Cup in 2024. After suffering an Achilles injury during the 2025 playoffs, Lillard was released by the Bucks after two seasons and rejoined the Trail Blazers on a three-year deal. Outside of basketball, he is also a rapper known by the stage name Dame D.O.L.L.A.