Gary Trent Jr was the most surprising breakout candidate this year. His play in the new year has shown that the latest crop of young talent is strong on this Portland Trail Blazers team. The second-round pick only averaged 11 minutes a night prior to the New Year.
Though he wasn’t playing a lot of minutes last year he was still hitting the magical 40 percent number from three-point range. When Kent Bazemore was traded amongst the other injuries, Trent was given a chance with more minutes, and took it with both hands.