Rookie guard Tim Quarterman played just 16 minutes during Portland’s 2016 preseason schedule, which was half the time both power forward Grant Jerrett and center Greg Stiemsma, players who were also competing to make the regular season roster, saw during the exhibition season.
But Quarterman, who played three seasons at LSU, was the first and youngest player the Trail Blazers signed to their training camp roster, and in the end, he earned the 15th and final roster spot, with Luis Montero being after making the team last season while Jerrett and Stiesma were waived after the final preseason contest versus the Warriors in Oakland.