#5 Damian Lillard - 89

Lillard has hovered around the 90 overall rating for a long time now and actually attained that rating by the end of the 2016-17 campaign. 89 is a bit on the lower side considering that he's already an elite scorer by any standards, historically, but his lackluster defense may be the reason for this rating.

Lillard had a 2017-18 regular season good enough to earn his first All-NBA First Team selection.
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There was always a sense, however, that the Blazers had overachieved during the regular season, and this notion was proved right when they got swept in the first round despite enjoying a home advantage over the Pelicans.
The aforementioned Jrue Holiday put the clamps down on Dame, and this has resulted in his rating being bumped down by a point once more at the end of the season.
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