While the Portland Trail Blazers already had Shaedon Sharpe in the building, things changed for the franchise when they selected Scoot Henderson with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.
Widely seen as the best prospect apart from Victor Wembanyama, Henderson had high expectations going into his rookie year that he was unable to reach in his first season.
As the point guard for a rebuilding squad that just jettisoned the best player in franchise history, Henderson had huge shoes to fill from the jump, and it led to lackluster results.