Trail Blazers fans are thrilled with the Gary Trent Jr’s emergence this season, especially in the NBA bubble. Now the NBA as a whole is taking notice.
Preston Ellis of Bleacher Report talked up Trent’s surprise play:
Between Jan. 18 and Feb. 9, the 2018 second-round pick from Duke averaged 14.6 points per game in 11 contests. The breakout was exactly what the struggling Portland Trail Blazers were looking for, and it has followed them into the seeding tournament.
Trent has emerged as the Blazers’ fourth-leading scorer with 18.