When it comes to the production of the Trail Blazers young core, it starts and ends with Anfernee Simons. Simons is by far the most complete player off the bench for the Trail Blazers and it’s time for him to showcase that.
Last year, Simons appeared in just twenty games playing just seven minutes per outing with no valuable time under his belt. Now things have changed drastically. Simons has already seen action in twenty-five games while playing over twenty minutes per night. And, the Hood injury only gives Simons more opportunities. His minutes will be increased and so will his shot attempts.