Kent Bazemore has yet to find his footing with the Trail Blazers. The 30-year-old wing, who was shipped to Portland in exchange for Evan Turner, has struggled to produce efficiently as regular rotational player. Those struggles have saddled the Blazers with an even larger burden as coach Terry Stotts has turned to Bazemore to occupy the spot created by Rodney Hood’s season-ending Achilles injury.
Since Hood’s departure, the Blazers have recorded a 7-10 record. That winning percentage is on par with Portland’s season-long woes, but it is important to note that stretch occurred during a much-friendlier section of the schedule.