Trail Blazers guard Josh Hart, acquired at the trade deadline from the New Orleans Pelicans in the CJ McCollum deal, has been asked by head coach Chauncey Billups to do two things in Portland that he’s never done in his basketball career.
The first request was for Hart to take the reins with regard to scoring. There are obviously plenty of shots up for grabs with Anfernee Simons, Jusuf Nurkic and Justise Winslow, not to mention Damian Lillard, all sidelined with injuries. So considering Hart has played in more games (293) than his fellow four starters combined (280) and is one of two players currently in the rotation who has averaged double digit scoring in the NBA, he’s unquestionably the best option available.