Whether it's leading the Trail Blazers to playoff contention in a season where pundits wrote the team off in the summer or it's going on a scoring tear after being snubbed from the NBA All-Star Game, Portland point guard Damian Lillard has his way of silencing doubters.

The chip on Lillard's shoulder is nothing new. Lillard was overlooked by college recruiters in high school, eventually landing at mid-major Weber State. Similarly, the point guard was doubted entering the NBA in 2012 from such a small school.

The slights have only fueled the Oakland native into becoming one of the NBA's top point guards. In the video below, put together by theSan Jose Mercury News' Courtney Cronin, Lillard's high school and AAU coaches and cousin, Brookfield Duece, recount the star's rise from Brookfield Park to Moda Center.