Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups will continue to experiment with different starting lineups throughout the preseason. But in the first variation of what a potential starting unit could look like, Billups elected to start Shaedon Sharpe. That's a decision that Blazers fans have been dying to see for quite some time now, considering Sharpe is an integral part of Portland's rebuild.
Sharpe rewarded Billups' decision with a game-high 22 points to go along with six rebounds and two assists in just 23 minutes of play. The most promising aspect of his game was Sharpe's three-point shot, which seemed to be improved from last season's 31%.