Since arriving in the Trevor Ariza trade back on January 21st, Kent Bazemore has been a lightning rod to a Sacramento Kings team in desperate need of a jolt.
After spending the last five seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, Bazemore was traded to a Portland Trail Blazers team that was coming off an (albeit brief) appearance in the Western Conference Finals a year ago. For a multitude of reasons, Bazemore’s brief tenure in Portland didn’t exactly live up to expectations.
Sliding Into His Natural Position
While on the Blazers roster, Bazemore played 86 percent of his minutes as a small forward, often spotting up behind the three-point line around Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum.