Right around Christmas, and after a limited but promising start to his rookie season, the Trail Blazers assigned rookie Caleb “Biggie” Swanigan to the Canton Charge of the NBA’s G League.
Well, Biggies’s back in the bigs.
In 14 games with the Charge, Swanigan averaged 14.2 points and 11.9 rebounds.
Biggie’s Back With the Trail Blazers
Swanigan, whom the Trail Blazers selected out of Purdue with the 26th pick of the 2017 NBA Draft, brings some much-needed heft to a Portland team that’s seen its defensive ratings drop in recent weeks.