The Portland Trail Blazers are finding a key role for backup center Drew Eubanks.
With role players like Eubanks, identifying a spot where he can be a specialist is huge, and as ESPN’s Zach Lowe points out, that’s switching on pick-and-rolls.
Over three-plus anonymous seasons with the Spurs, Eubanks injected his brief stints with a certain violent flare. He dunked with rage, and swatted at shots as if the ball had done something bad to his family.
The Portland Trail Blazers saw something more — including an ability to switch against pick-and-rolls.