ESPN’s Marc Stein recently quoted that Portland has been “tracking” Chandler in an effort to shore up some of their lack-luster defensive woes.
Rim protection has been emphasized with coach Terry Stotts’ conservative pick and roll scheme. It relies on the guard defender to jump over the screen while maintaining the handlers hip. The big man defender is then required to drop back (to protect the rim), allowing the mid range shot while stunting the handler until the guard defender recovers. This is where CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard have struggled to help the defense.