Entering the 2022-23 season, the Portland Trail Blazers were reckoned to have one of the thinnest center rotations in the NBA.
Jusuf Nurkic has been a mainstay in the modus operandi of the Blazers despite his substandard defensive abilities, but Drew Eubanks was an afterthought by many. Without another player on the roster at 6-10 or above, quantity and quality was shaping up to be an Achilles heel on a Portland team with play-in aspirations.
It is safe to say Eubanks has proven everyone wrong.
His numbers won’t jump out to you on the stat sheet, but his impact within his role has been tremendous, and it has not gone unnoticed.