Shaedon Sharpe

[Blazinaway]

Per SHAMS Giddy signs for 100/4

Giddey 22, same age and better stats than Shae and probably similar D, maybe a bit better off of last year, just looking at possible comparisons

[Walton1one]

Good point, will be interesting to see what Sharpe ends up signing for, especially with a new owner whose history does not appear to be one of just throwing money at players.

Then again, this is NBA & not the NHL, and next year is not this year (few teams with cap space). Pretty good deal or CHI though

[PDXKnight]

Good point, will be interesting to see what Sharpe ends up signing for, especially with a new owner whose history does not appear to be one of just throwing money at players.

Then again, this is NBA & not the NHL, and next year is not this year (few teams with cap space). Pretty good deal or CHI though

The giddey deal gives me hope, feels like the off season to play a little hardball and if he wants max money just wait it out till hes a rfa as it wont cost us much anyhow

The flip side of course is Sharpe may benefit from waiting it out, next year theres more teams with cap space. So who knows what happens here. Im glad Dundon will be the owner next summer, but I hope they current regime doesn't max him out as a final middle finger to Portland after years of middle fingers

[zzaj]

If Portland wants to take some big steps forward, overall skill and consistency jumps from Sharpe and Scoot have to be the catalyst for that change. Is that probable?...heck no.

A 'big 3' of a fully realized Deni/Sharpe/Scoot SHOULD be what we are looking at...but that's just not the case for a lot of reasons.

If Sharpe can get himself to league average 3pt% on + volume, then that should help his cause. OFC his offense should be predicated on C&S 3s and attacking closeouts. I don't believe he'll ever be great at self-creation in the mid range, but mixing some of that in will help also. Defensively? He's never been a good defender--even pre-NBA, and I don't think that's ever going to change. I don't think he processes the game or has the will and mindset to be a plus defender.

[SweaterBae]

Not to derail the thread, but I still have absolutely no idea what SS does well. He gets butts in seats and eyeballs on highlight videos, but what's his calling card in the NBA? He's inefficient offensively, not strong defensively, doesn't rebound or create for others at a high rate. He's above average at drawing fouls and that seems to be, statistically, the strength of his entire game. And he's not even elite at that.

[zzaj]

Not to derail the thread, but I still have absolutely no idea what SS does well. He gets butts in seats and eyeballs on highlight videos, but what's his calling card in the NBA? He's inefficient offensively, not strong defensively, doesn't rebound or create for others at a high rate. He's above average at drawing fouls and that seems to be, statistically, the strength of his entire game. And he's not even elite at that.

I don’t think you’re derailing the thread at all—it’s about SS, afterall…

And yeah, at this stage he doesn’t have a standout skill other than maybe finishing at the rim. He’s pretty wildly inconsistent game to game and even within games. He’s yet to really show he can play impact, winning basketball even on a bad team.

There’s a lot to be cautious with regarding Sharpe. He’s always been a “projection” player, a “he shows signs and has some tools” player…a player who needs to hit high-end outcomes to really be effective in the NBA, and that jury is still out going into his fourth year. That’s not a great sign, historically…

IMO, this is a make-or-break year for Sharpe at 22-23 years old.

[SweaterBae]

Not to derail the thread, but I still have absolutely no idea what SS does well. He gets butts in seats and eyeballs on highlight videos, but what's his calling card in the NBA? He's inefficient offensively, not strong defensively, doesn't rebound or create for others at a high rate. He's above average at drawing fouls and that seems to be, statistically, the strength of his entire game. And he's not even elite at that.

I don’t think you’re derailing the thread at all—it’s about SS, afterall…

And yeah, at this stage he doesn’t have a standout skill other than maybe finishing at the rim. He’s pretty wildly inconsistent game to game and even within games. He’s yet to really show he can play impact, winning basketball even on a bad team.

There’s a lot to be cautious with regarding Sharpe. He’s always been a “projection” player, a “he shows signs and has some tools” player…a player who needs to hit high-end outcomes to really be effective in the NBA, and that jury is still out going into his fourth year. That’s not a great sign, historically…

IMO, this is a make-or-break year for Sharpe at 22-23 years old.

nod. I just don't want to start an argument. The last time I brought up that he was statistically one of our worst players, it was a crapstorm. I was a box score whore, etc.