The Portland Trail Blazers have two offensively-minded second year guards that are finally seeing the court this year. One is Anfernee Simons, the prospect that President of Basketball Operations Neil Olshey called “the most gifted player I’ve ever drafted,” a threatening scorer who despite his recent shooting slump has stepped up in big moments this year and shown lots of promise.
Then there’s Gary Trent Jr., the 6’5” guard out of Duke whose most significant action has come with the Texas Legends in the G-League. As the Blazers have suffered injury after injury, Trent has seen a significant uptick in minutes, going from 7.