Bucks to get 'true Dame' toughened up by boot camp

A few days past the one-year anniversary of Damian Lillard being traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, the eight-time All-Star checked in for the start of his 13th season.

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Lillard turned 34 in July and said he took a different approach to the off-season. He was in regular contact with Milwaukee co-star Giannis Antetokounmpo, but they did not work out together during the summer.

Instead, Lillard aligned his support staff on nutrition and basketball training and decided to add another element to his preparation.

“We just all got connected to get me right,” the guard said. “I’ve been in contact with David Goggins for a couple years now. We just could never nail down a time. I was finishing up my elite camp in Phoenix… We got together that week. I left camp and just went to work.”

Lillard finished 16th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in scoring last season with 24.3 points per game in his first campaign spent outside of Portland since the Trail Blazers drafted him sixth overall in 2012.