WE KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF US
GETTING BACK TOGETHER SAYING.
NOW EVERY YEAR THE NBA'S
GENERAL MANAGERS TAKE A SURVEY
ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS IS WHO
IS THE BEST LEADER IN THE NBA
TO 41% OF GM'S ANSWERED.
PORTLAND'S DAMIAN LILLARD OUR
A J MCCORD SAT DOWN WITH
LOWERED AND MANY OF HIS
TEAMMATES TO FIND OUT WHY HIS
LEADERSHIP STYLE IS SO
MAGNETIC. IT'S PART ONE OF A
STORY YOU'LL ONLY SEE HERE ON
KOIN 6.
A LOT OF GUYS IS FUN AT
THIS SECOND. WE YOU KNOW, AND
IT IS BECAUSE A DAY.
SINCE DAY ONE YOU KNOW THE
EYES MAYBE FEEL WELCOME.
I FEEL LIKE FIRST TIME I
JUST GOT HERE HE WAS JUST LOW
KEY JUST SEEMED THERE. WATCH
ME AND SAYS COMMUNITY YOU KNOW
I'M HERE OFTEN
IF YOU THE PLACE FOR YOU
CREATED A CULTURE PEOPLE WANT
TO PLAY FOR SO HOW WOULD YOU
DESCRIBE YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE
THAT IS SO IT DRAWS PEOPLE TO
PORT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I WOULD
DESCRIBE IT A I THINK I WOULD
JUST SAY JANUARY. YOU KNOW I
THINK SOMETIMES PEOPLE YOU
KNOW GET POINTED TO THIS IS
THIS GUY'S A LEADER. USUALLY
IS LIKE THE PERSON TO TALK TO
THE MOST WHERE MIGHT BE WHO
PEOPLE SAY IS THE BEST PLAYER
OR MIGHT BE SOMEBODY JUST LIKE
TRYING CONTROL EVERYTHING WAS
SOMEBODY WHO WAS JUST FAKING
IT JUST TRYING TO SHOW LIKE
YOU KNOW FAKE HAIR FAKE.
THE LOCAL IN A BIG AND FOR
ME I'D TRY TO BE THERE FOR MY
TEAM WINS AND AUTHENTICITY I
THINK IS ONE OF THE QUALITY OF
THAT PEOPLE REALLY DO IT
STANDS FOR YOU AND THEY REALLY
FEEL THAT.
AND I THINK THAT HAS A LOT
TO DO WITH WHERE YOU'RE FROM
BUT ALSO PROBABLY A LOT TO DO
IT BEEN AROUND THERE FOR LIFE
SO OF YOUR FAMILY, PEOPLE THAT
YOU REALLY LEARNED WHAT IT
LOOKS LIKE TO BE AUTHENTIC OR
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO BE A
LEADER.
THE FEW PEOPLE I SAY MY DAD
SURE LIKE BECAUSE I'M A LOT
LIKE MY MOM MY SISTER DAY
LAUGH A LOT LIKE YOU EXACTLY
LIKE A DEAD BECAUSE I'M JUST
LIKE I DON'T SAY A WHOLE LOT.
I'M NOT OVERLY EMOTIONAL LIKE
AT TIMES I WILL BE.
AND I JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY
OWES MORE THAN THE MYSELF AND
THAT'S WHAT MY DAD HAS ALWAYS
BEEN JUST BY LOOK OUT THERE
BUDDY OWES BUT DON'T EXPECT A
WHOLE LOT IN TERMS AND ALL YOU
WANT IS LIFE. THE PEOPLE TO
SHOW TO CARE PEOPLE DO SO TO
RESPECT BACK, BUT I DON'T
WANT. THIS IS WHAT ID IF YOU
SO DO THIS FOR ME OR YOU KNOW
KEEPING SCORE AND I GOT THAT
PART OF IT FOR MY DAD, THE
CHAIR DOING FOR THE PEOPLE IN
ONE OF THE OTHER PEOPLE TO DO
WHAT I GOT THAT FROM MY MOM
AND THEN MY GRANDMOTHER IS YOU
KNOW BEING KIND. BEING AWARE
OF YOU KNOW WE WILL HAVE LIVES
OF HOMES AND PEOPLE HAVE
STRUGGLES THAT YOU DON'T KNOW
NOTHING ABOUT. SO LIKE I'M NOT
GOING WATCHING GOT COME TO
PRACTICE IN A STRUGGLING TO BE
SAID I MIGHT GET ON. IN A WAY
RHINO LIKE THE THIS IS ALL IT
IS ONLY BASKETBALL, YOU KNOW
FROM THE SUPPORT YOU KNOW TYPE
OF STANCE BECAUSE YOU JUST
NEVER KNOW. SO I THINK I
LEARNED IT FROM DIFFERENT AND
JUST FROM HAVING SO MANY
COUSINS YOUR TEAMMATES ARE
COUSINS NOW BASICALLY I MEAN
I'VE BEEN AROUND. SO MANY
COUSINS THAT LIKE WE'VE ALWAYS
HAD TO LOOK AFTER EACH OTHER
AND DO STUFF FOR EACH OTHER
THEY LIKED. I AND SELF US AND
NATURALLY A SOFA SLIDE. MINE,
YOU KNOW AND HOW I GO ABOUT
STUFF LIKE THIS I WANT TO READ
YOU A COUPLE THINGS THAT YOUR
TEAMMATES HAVE SAID ABOUT DUE
RARE.
IT CALLED YOU ON REAL.
RODNEY HOOD SAID YOU HAVE THE
SWAGGER OF A SUPERSTAR ON THE
COURT. BUT THE HUMILITY OF A
GUY ON A 10 DAY
HE'S THE MOST HUMBLE
SUPERSTAR MOVEMENT IS A GUY
WITH GREAT FAITH YOU BELIEVE
YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE NEVER OUT
OF THE GAME WHEN THEY'RE OUT
OF THE SITUATION AND WHEN YOU
HAVE THAT CONFIDENCE COME FROM
A LEADER ON THE TEAM, BUT YOU
KNOW HIS TEAM. GOES ALONG WITH
THAT YOU MADE MY LIFE EASIER
YOU KNOW TRY TO MAKE IS EASIER
THAT WAY HE DOESN'T CARE
HIMSELF
YOU KNOW I TRY TO TAKE
PRESSURE OFF OF THEM. TAKE ON
BATTLES LIVE WITH PEOPLE YOU
KNOW FOR PEOPLE TRY TO MAKE
THINGS EASIER FOR EVERYBODY
OWES JUST REALLY WANT TO SEE
EVERYBODY IS DO I WANT PEOPLE
TO GET INTO A NICE CONTRACT. I
WANT PEOPLE TO GET ACCOLADES.
AND I GO OUT OF MY WAY TO
SHOW THE ACCIDENT YOU KNOW
EVEN SOMETIMES IF IT MEANS
TAKING A STEP BACK AND YOU
KNOW TAKING SOMETHING AWAY FOR
MYSELF. WHEN SO GO OUT OF MY
WAY TO DO THAT JUST TO PROVE
TO THEM LIKE NO. I REALLY MEAN
WHAT I SAY IN THE THINGS THAT
I DO. AND I AS IF SOMETHING IS
NOT COMMON IN INDIA, SO I
THINK GUYS REALLY JUST
APPRECIATE THAT IT'S THAT
SIMPLE.