Gary Trent Jr. won’t be the first draft pick to suit up for the Portland Trail Blazers when the 2018-19 NBA season commences this October. Frankly, he won’t even be the first Gary Trent. As most people know, Trent’s father, Gary Trent Sr., played in Portland from 1995 to 1998 before departing for Toronto in the famous deal that brought Damon Stoudamire to the Rose City.
Kerry Eggers of the Portland Tribune profiled the relationship between father and son this week in an extensive article explaining how Trent Sr. prepped his progeny for the NBA.