The Portland Trail Blazers had an interesting week. After securing the services of Jerami Grant for a pittance from the Detroit Pistons, General Manager Joe Cronin went and drafted a 19-year-old relative unknown in Shaedon Sharpe 24 hours later.
They didn’t trade for Toronto Raptors wing OG Anunoby, which was rumored and would have been the answer to all of Portland’s questions. Toronto boss Masai Ujiri either asked for too much or chose not to engage.
Ugh, oh well.
Sharpe is a tantalizing prospect who might have the ability to be a real difference maker down the line, but we haven’t got much more to go on through a lack of valuable pre-NBA experience.