Damian Lillard impressionné par l'humilité de Ja Morant
« Il y a une vraie joie de vivre chez lui. Il sourit tous les jours et il dégage une bonne énergie. C'est très positif pour notre équipe. Quand un joueur qui a été une star pendant toute sa carrière arrive dans un nouveau groupe, on ne sait pas toujours à quoi s'attendre. Mais je trouve qu'il a fait preuve d'une véritable humilité.
Il communique constamment. Vous le voyez au bout du banc, avec nos joueurs en two-way contract. Il a une vraie facilité à créer du lien avec les autres. Quand vous avez cette qualité, la question n'est plus seulement de savoir si les styles de jeu sont compatibles. »
Portland Trail Blazers coach Micah Nori believes starting Ja Morant and Damian Lillard together doesn’t make any sense, per @jwquick
“Nori said that starting Morant and Lillard doesn’t make sense. Both are undersized, and both have never excelled on the defensive end. The more analytically sound option would be to start Holiday — a bigger guard who is an exceptional defender — and have either Morant or Lillard come off the bench.”
(Via https://t.co/2JqK1pfxPq)
Report: The Portland Trail Blazers are SUSPENDING star Shaedon Sharpe 25 games.
Sharpe was found to have used “mild profanity” in Call of Duty game chats as a 6 year old.
CJ McCollum on signing a 4-year, $106M contract with the Portland Trail Blazers:
“My agent hit me and he was like, ‘I think we’re at 97.’ I was like, ‘97 what?’ He’s like, ‘$97 million.’ I said, ‘Take it. Send it now.’ [He said] ‘Nah, it’s early.’ I said, ‘Early? I don’t want to be late my guy, we good.’ He was like, ‘Trust me, CJ, we good’… I flew to Portland, and it was 4 years, $106 million. I couldn’t believe it. I was shaking when I was signing. Like, ‘Oh my God. Thank you, Lord. Oh my God. Thank you, Jesus’”
via @club520podcast, h/t @cptdankkk
Free agent F Trendon Watford has agreed to a one-year, $2.9 million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, sources tell ESPN. Watford considered multiple options but for New Orleans serves as a productive two-way get late into the offseason after a year in Philadelphia where he notched a 20-point, 17-rebound, 10-assist triple double in November.
Sochan brings intensity. Hustle. Only 23. Elite defensive versatility. He doesn’t need the ball. High basketball IQ. Underrated passer. Could be the glue guy. Every contender needs a glue guy. And great hair.
Not a great outside shooter.