While Anfernee Simons may have put the nation on notice with his electric performance in last year’s season finale that potentially saved the Portland Trail Blazers‘ season, the young gun out of IMG Academy has returned showing very promising signs of becoming a consistent scoring threat.
Simons has scored double digits points in seven of ten outings thus far off the bench. His ability to get hot at any moment is an invaluable asset to have when Portland must pull one of their two star guards off the court. On Sunday night, he made his most poignant statement yet in an overtime war against the Atlanta Hawks at home in the Moda Center.