NBA – After his debut with the Bucks, Damian Lillard badly humiliated: “You would be surprised to…

After a more complicated opening than expected with Milwaukee, Damian Lillard’s reputation in the league took a big hit.

Even to the point that a rather humiliating comparison was made between the superstar and a rookie in the league by some observers…

We had to wait several games, but the machine is finally in motion for the Bucks.

After a mixed start to the season, the Wisconsin team is finally positioned at the top of the Eastern Conference table with this 3rd place and a record of 13 victories for 6 defeats. On the other hand, the mayonnaise is more difficult to take with regard to the duo Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard.

Indeed, the cohesion on the pitch between the two superstars does not yet seem optimal.

This shock tandem needs time to get its bearings, although the Greek Freak is back at his best. However, Dame Time has not yet chosen its time to return to its usual standards. Thus, Michael Ryan Ruiz looked at his case by contrasting him with another player with a much less famous name.

Jaime Jaquez better than Damian Lillard?

“If you asked GMs who would you rather have from this point forward: Damian Lillard at his cap number or Jaime Jaquez Jr. at his cap number? I think you’d be shocked at how many people would say Jaime Jaquez.”

— @MichaelRyanRuiz on @LeBatardShow 😳 pic.twitter.com/HNwzVIGtTt

— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) December 1, 2023

If you asked GMs who they’d rather have right now between Damian Lillard at his salary or Jaime Jaquez Jr. at his salary, you’d be surprised how many people would say “Jaime Jaquez.”

According to the opinion of the American observer on the Dan LeBatard Show, Lillard would currently be a less successful investment than Jaime Vaquez.

The Heat rookie is for the moment the surprise of this 2023 draft crop, he who was chosen in 18th place. Nevertheless, he demonstrated meteoric progress during his team’s last matches. As proof, for example, he scored 24 points against the Pacers this Thursday.

For his part, the former Bucks has shown himself to be quite inept this season with his 25.2 points on average at 41.8% at 2 points and 32.9% on long shots.

As a result, concerns are beginning to loom over the heads of some analysts regarding this transfer of the 33-year-old leader. That said, this last opinion is not necessarily to the taste of a large part of the fans who wanted to express their disagreement on the web.

Absolute cap… only teams that would rather have JJJ would be rebuilding teams. But even then, they could trade Dame for much more than JJJ value.

— Ben (@HowUBenFeller) December 1, 2023

Absolutely false…the only teams that would rather have JJJ would be rebuilding teams. But even then, they could trade Dame for a lot more than JJJ.

Damian Lillard’s poor form is starting to sow doubt within the league.

Consequently, some observers like Michael Ryan Ruiz even think that the situation is such that a rookie like Jaime Vaquez would be more likely to be chosen by certain managers…