Thanks to the Portland Trail Blazers’ preseason game against Israeli club Maccabi Ra’anana, the world finally has updated footage of Shaedon Sharpe playing basketball. There was a lot to enjoy about the rookie’s performance. The 19-year-old came off the bench, scoring 27 points in 23 minutes to lead the Blazers to a 138-85 victory.
Sharpe also had help from friends, with Keon Johnson, Olivier Sarr, Brandon Williams, Jabari Walker and an ejected Greg Brown III, contributing to the monster win,
What Happened
With Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons, Josh Hart, Justise Winslow and Jusuf Nurkic resting, Coach Chauncey started Brandon Williams, Johnson, Nassir Little, Trendon Watford and Drew Eubanks.