Besides getting success on the court, many NBA stars are successful even off the court, notably in the car dealership business. NBA legend?Michael Jordan?and the Los Angeles Lakers star?Russell Westbrook?are the two most renowned names that have found success in the car dealership business. However, another NBA star recently joined them as he has been on a roll since starting the business in 2020.
The NBA star who found success in the car dealership is the seven-time All-Star of the Portland Trail Blazers,?Damian Lillard. The 32-year-old became a part-owner of the business in Oct 2020 and lately had been flying high with his business.
Damian Lillard found success off-the-court with the car dealership business
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In 2020, Lillard decided to join the operations team at a Toyota dealership with his long-time friend, Brian Sanders. Now, the seven-time All-Star is successfully running the business as a co-owner. Recently, ‘Front Office Sports’ posted a photo of the 32-year-old and captioned it, “This is Damian Lillard Toyota. For the past 2 years, Damian Lillard has owned his own car dealership in Oregon with his friend, Brian Sanders. The NBA star has been offering car buyers access to VIP events, meet-and-greets, and even the chance to accompany him to games”
This is Damian Lillard Toyota.
For the past 2 years, Damian Lillard has owned his own car dealership in Oregon with his friend, Brian Sanders.
The NBA star has been offering car buyers access to VIP events, meet-and-greets, and even the chance to accompany him to games. pic.twitter.com/2dcDw6cMyS
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) February 2, 2023
Anyone who wishes to buy a car from Dame could easily do it by visiting his showroom in McMinnville, Oregon. Interestingly, the car dealership has over 650+ reviews on Google, with an average rating of 4.9.
Michael Jordan and Russell Westbrook found success before Lillard in the automotive industry
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Jordan and Westbrook found success in the car dealership business before Lillard. The six-time champion owns a Nissan dealership in his home state, North Carolina. It is located precisely in Durham and has thousands of satisfied customers. Reports from Kona Equity suggested that it made $16 million in sales in 2021.
On the other hand, in 2016, the Lakers guard partnered with Oklahoma car dealer Bob Nouri and opened Russell Westbrook Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram. The car dealership has over 3500+ reviews on Google, with an average rating of 4.1. Surprisingly, this is one of many car dealerships that he owns. Russ is an old player in the automotive industry and holds several other car dealerships across California.
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