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The debate about who the best point NBA guard is could go on for hours, but not if you ask Damian Lillard.
The Portland Trail Blazers star recently was asked on the "It Is What It Is" podcast if Warriors superstar Steph Curry is better than him. His answer was direct.
"I don't think anyone is better than me," Lillard firmly responded. "When I get on the court, that's probably my greatest strength, is I believe what I believe. And that's what it is."
Host Cam'ron wanted to make things perfectly clear.
"You think you're the best point guard in the NBA right now?" he asked.
"Yeah," Lillard responded.
Lillard's answer likely wasn't a direct shot at Curry, and was more about the level of confidence he has in himself. Curry also has that confidence, as he proclaimed last month on Gilbert Arena's podcast that he's the best point guard ever.
Curry isn't a traditional point guard, but he's certainly proven his elite talent in his 14 NBA seasons, both by making plays for his teammates or by hitting highlight-reel buckets as the league's all-time 3-point shooter (3,390 and counting). However, Lillard believes that if Curry had to play more of a true point guard role, the conversation would be very different.
"If Steph played in an offense like me, where it was required for him to have to have the ball more, we would get to see him do more point guard stuff," Lillard said.
While the two guards differ in their style of play, Lillard and Curry are very similar shooting-wise. Both can let it fly from well beyond the arc and are two of the league's best deep-range 3-point shooters. In fact, Lillard ranks sixth all time in 3-point shots, with 2,387, and is close to Curry's 3-pointers made and attempted career averages (3.8 and 9.0) with 3.1 and 8.3, respectively.
So, while it's fun to debate who's better, it's even more fun to watch Dame and Steph lit up whatever NBA court they're on.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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