Portland Trail Blazers point guard Scoot Henderson has a big six months ahead of him. The 20-year-old enters his sophomore campaign trying to prove a growing number of doubters wrong. And Friday night’s performance helped, but there is still plenty of doubt.
After his selection with the third pick at the 2023 NBA Draft, the former G League Ignite star stumbled through his rookie season, giving fans a slew of nervous moments. He hasn’t helped his case through the preseason and early season via unconvincing contributions.
While it hasn’t been great, I’m nowhere near uttering that four-letter “b” word, ending in “ust”, it’s far too early and unfair to even mention the word in anger.