When star point guard Damian Lillard got traded to the Milwaukee Bucks from the Portland Trail Blazers, it was seen as a power-shifting move. Many people believed that Milwaukee would vault right to the top of the NBA as the best team in the league.

Bucks star guard Damian Lillard feels like he has something to prove in his second season in Milwaukee, but only to himself.

Last year, the Milwaukee Bucks acquired star Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers in a blockbuster trade. At the time, many immediately considered the Bucks the best team in the Eastern Conference.

Damian Lillard shook his head. He stopped what he was doing. He made direct eye contact. “I would probably have to rank it at the top, probably the toughest year of my life,” Lillard