The Portland Trail Blazers’ blockbuster trade of the offseason to acquire big man Larry Nance Jr. was met with praise from many analysts around the league.
However, as The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor notes, it is only recently that Nance Jr. has begun to make the impact that most thought he would entering this season.
Nance was averaging only 17.2 minutes over his first 11 games while primarily spotting up in the corner. He barely had any involvement in the offense, rarely logged quality touches, and set only 8.6 total picks per game, according to Second Spectrum.