In an NBA season filled with strange ups and downs, few had a weirder campaign than Portland Trail Blazers forward Nassir Little. After dealing with a bout of COVID-19 right as the season started, Little found himself playing sporadic minutes throughout the year. One night he would be expected to play 20+ minutes, the other he wouldn’t see time at all. It’s a hard thing for a second-year player to go through that kind of inconsistency.
That kind of performance can also can make a player harder to evaluate. Little is young; he only just turned 21 one this past February.