Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe is going through a process this season people in all fields must go through: the nonlinear nature of development. It’s a fact of life for young NBA players, even ones with lottery-pick talent and to-the-moon bounce.
After a sparkling stretch of three straight games with over 20 points on solid efficiency, Sharpe’s line on the graph dipped slightly during Portland’s 119-98 loss to the Miami Heat Saturday at home. The third-year guard still reached 22 points and five assists, but he got there on 35% shooting while tying a season-high six turnovers in the loss.