Damian Lillard: 'I feel better about the decision to give myself the maximum amount of time'

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I know it was about that long-term health versus the quick comeback for you. Still feel good about that timeline? DAMIAN LILLARD: I feel great about it—even better now than I did when I made that decision. Just getting further along and seeing that everything is coming back. I think that’s the number one concern: “How am I going to move after this?” So getting everything back and just getting to the point where I have to get used to unpredictable movements, a little bit of contact, picking up the pace more and more, being up in the air, landing—not thinking about it too much—stuff like that. Now that I've gotten to that point, I feel better about the decision to give myself the maximum amount of time. Also, looking at our team and the type of growth that we’ve had, I know if I’m able to do this and come correct, we’ll have a great shot next season.

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