Shaedon Sharpe is preparing for a big sophomore year and a bigger role with the re-building Portland Trail Blazers. The 20-year-old’s rookie season exceeded almost everyone’s expectations despite his curious omission from the NBA’s two All Rookie teams.
Sharpe was selected out of near obscurity with the seventh pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. It didn’t take long for the NBA world to see why General Manager Joe Cronin and scouting wizard Mike Schmitz thought so much of the young Canadian.
In year two, Sharpe returns to a roster boasting a guard rotation, including Anfernee Simons, Sterling “Scoot” Henderson, Matisse Thybulle, Keon Johnson and, depending on how things shake out, Damian Lillard.