It's very early on in the season, but so far, Shaedon Sharpe's underwhelming and inefficient play isn't justifying the Portland Trail Blazers' decision to extend him.
Prior to the start of the 2025-26 NBA season, the Blazers decided to extend guard Sharpe to a four-year, $90 million deal. This was a fair balance between the player Sharpe currently is and what he could eventually become, given his age (22) and star potential.
Signs were pointing to a breakout season for Sharpe, who had an extremely promising training camp. Portland wanted to get ahead of this financially before letting the market determine his value as a restricted free agent.