It's not my fault his friends or whoever, gave him a nickname that means a female knight. If it does end up Dame, my nickname for him might have to be Edna. Unfortunately for me, the name Lillard reminds me of the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. What I really think about his nickname is don't force it, just let it come naturally.
Licence to Lil is something I have been saying about him, but it's not a great nickname. More liek something describing him. " he has a license to Lil"
I think The Omen is the best I've heard so far. It's original (no other player has it), it's a play on his name, and it's got the 0 thing (his jersey number being chosen because of his Oakland/Ogden/Oregon pedigree.) And at only 22, the skills he's already displaying are pretty ominous. An omen is an uncertain indication of monumental things to come. Coming out of Weber state as a pretty unheralded player for most of his career, it just fits. Plus, it's easy to imagine Mike Rice drunkenly say, "The Omen?!?! More like the Ohhh-mannn!"
From what I have seen posted I agree with The Omen. Don't forget Oakland too. I kind of liked Natural Born Lillard and Damn-ian, but not as much as The Omen.
So I guess that means we should all try to bring "The OMEN!" signs to games this year so the nickname starts to stick.
It's good, definitely. The assist-based puns will be great ESPN fodder: "And The Gift kept on giving tonight, with another 20 point, 10 assist game against the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves." "They call Damian Lillard 'The Gift' and it's easy to see why with his neatly wrapped packages to teammates. The Trail Blazers once again lead the league in alley-oops..."