In his seventh season with the Portland Trail Blazers, center Meyers Leonard sees an opening and is ready to take advantage of it. The report of Leonard’s renewed resolve comes from Mike Tokito, writing for Forbes.com. He traces the center’s history with the Blazers, then tabs what could be new as Portland tackles their 2018-19 regular season schedule.
Tokito recounts how Leonard fell in the rotation last season:
With Jusuf Nurkic established as the starting center, Leonard’s best chance at playing time last season seemed to be at backup center, especially as rookie Zach Collins established himself as a regular part of the rotation as the backup power forward.