Damian Lillard was at Bucks media day on Monday and gave perception into his new partnership with two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.

After a vastly drawn out commerce course of with the Blazers that led to a blockbuster three-team commerce, Lillard is in Milwaukee and feels at peace with what’s occurred.

“It’s undoubtedly completely different,” guard Lillard instructed Andscape whereas carrying his new Bucks uniform. “I’d be mendacity if I stated it wasn’t completely different. But it surely doesn’t really feel misplaced. Over the course of my profession, I’ve all the time thought if I used to be ever elsewhere I’d really feel like I used to be misplaced or bizarre about it. And it feels correct. It appears like that is what it’s purported to be.”

The 33-year-old now has the chance to type one of the lethal duos within the NBA with Giannis, who’s somebody he has needed to crew up with for some time.

Why?

“Once I hear him converse and the way he goes about his enterprise, he speaks my language,” Lillard stated. “He goes about it in the best way that I’ve all the time performed it. And for me to have the ability to coexist, I feel that’s the sort of individual that it could mesh finest with.”

The Bucks franchise can be all about household.

One thing Dame seen as quickly as he had his first follow.

“I got here in to work out and he was in understanding,” Lillard stated. “And everyone saved saying how, ‘It’s a household group. Household is all the time round.’ And I got here in, I used to be understanding, he was right here, his household was right here, and it was laid-back. It didn’t really feel like work. It was simply his children working round, getting remedy. I get on the court docket and he’d get on the court docket. It was actually chill. So, it was cool to see them in that factor.”

His counterpart Giannis is simply as excited concerning the new mixture, however is aware of there may be loads of laborious work forward of them to attain their title objective.

“It’s a blessing to have alternative to play with a man like that,” Antetokounmpo instructed Andscape. “A man that’s constructed from the identical fabric as you. A man that may be a killer. He performs with a chip on his shoulder. He’s been good for thus a few years within the league, dominating the league and having a man that you may go to battle each single day that wishes it as dangerous as you need. It’s all the time a very good feeling. He’s hungry and however he even makes me hungrier as a result of when you find yourself amongst greatness each single day, you must convey it. You can’t slack. And it goes vice versa. He has to convey it, too.”

The crew now have a bunch of veteran gamers like Giannis, Lillard, Brook Lopez, Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis and are one of many betting favorites to win the championship this season.

This offseason has seen an increase in groups recruiting veteran gamers – Lillard to the Bucks, Chris Paul to the Warriors, Jrue Vacation to the Celtics, Bradley Beal to the Suns and lots extra.

One factor is for positive, this NBA season shall be unmissable.