The Portland Trail Blazers kicked off their preseason campaign tonight with a palpable air of hype surrounding this year’s squad. The rubber meets the road in the first game, where fans get to sample the culmination of all the offseason hype and workout snippets as the vision begins to coalesce.
As that plan unfolded tonight, it’s clear that Shaedon Sharpe, Toumani Camara, and Blake Wesley have a firm grasp on it. Others, such as Yang Hansen and Jerami Grant, appear to have a looser hold.
Winner: Shaedon Sharpe
The biggest question surrounding Sharpe is and always has been his aptitude on the defensive end.