Portland Trail Blazers rookie Anfernee Simons has played as much as most rookies under head coach Terry Stotts, which is to say not much at all. Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman has Portland selecting current Suns point guard De’Anthony Melton over Simons in his re-drafting of the 2018 rookie class:
Melton slipped during the real draft after being forced to miss last season because he was linked to the pay-for-play scandal. In limited minutes with Phoenix, he’s made a case for first-round consideration of a re-draft for his passing, on-ball defense and potential to improve as a shooter.