Gary Trent Jr. was one of the few bright spots for the Trail Blazers this season. The second-year guard emerged, somewhat unexpectedly, as a rotation mainstay during the latter half of the season, averaging 13.7 points per game on 60.4 percent true shooting after the all-star break.
Yesterday’s news that Trent had signed with the Klutch Sports Group had Blazermaniacs asking “what’s next?” for Trent when his contract expires at the end of next season. Ideally President of Basketball Operations Neil Olshey will find a way to retain the 3-point deadeye, but the path that negotiation follows may turn out to be more circuitous than the team would prefer.