Nassir Little looks to have claimed the Portland Trail Blazers’ ninth rotation spot with energetic and effective contributions during the first week and a half of play.
Chatter during the preseason pitted the third-year wing against veteran free agent signing Tony Snell for the rights to that ninth and likely last rotation spot. But with Snell missing the early part of the season through a foot sprain, Little has been able to make the most of his opportunities both off the bench and in the starting unit.
As we stand, Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum, Norman Powell, Robert Covington, Jusuf Nurkic, Anfernee Simons, Larry Nance Jr.