The Trail Blazers shipped out two first-round picks and Trevor Ariza for veteran 3-and-D forward Robert Covington in the offseason. Following the NBA’s opening month, CBS Sports NBA contributor Colin Ward-Henninger examined how a handful of key players are meshing with their new surroundings. Covington’s 14-game debut with the Blazers made that list.
Ward-Henninger pointed to Covington’s lagging shooting numbers and Portland’s overall defensive struggles in his assessment.
A career 35 percent 3-point shooter, Covington is making just 30 percent of his 5.2 attempts per game this season and shooting 31 percent overall while averaging 6.