Kazeem “Kaz” Famuyide breaks down why Damian Lillard, Jayson Tatum and Joel Embiid are facing immense pressure in the 2024 NBA playoffs.
While every postseason team is fighting for the Larry O’Brien Trophy, the stakes are even greater for certain players. Some are trying to finally reach the mountaintop, while the clock is ticking on other players’ championship windows.
Many of Lillard’s best moments in the NBA have come in the playoffs, including two series-clinching buzzer-beaters during his time with the Portland Trail Blazers. Still, he has never won a game beyond the second round of the playoffs and is now on a team with clear championship aspirations. With“If you’re Damian Lillard, you’re thinking to yourself, ‘This is why they brought me here,’” Famuyide said.
“Year in and year out, Jayson Tatum is knocking on the door. He’s gotten to the conference finals. He’s gotten to the NBA Finals. But you don’t become a face of the league, you don’t lead the next Celtics dynasty and you definitely do not knock down the door of a championship without doing it first,” Famuyide said.
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