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Shaedon Sharpe’s last four games are perfect exhibitions of what he could look like as a star guard down the road.
Granted, the competition the Portland Trail Blazers have faced in recent days hasn’t been exceptional, but Sharpe has scored more than 18 points in each of those four matches while having some of his better career highlights and finding ways to be effective even when his shots haven’t gone in.
Sharpe has rebounded the heck out of the ball, embraced finding his teammates off drives, and has turned his aggressiveness up a notch on defense. Sharpe hasn’t started in every one of his games this year, having spent a great deal of time off the bench, but his upside is as a high-usage starter and these flashes over the last week of games help to paint that picture.
Overall, Sharpe has had some good moments of creating his own shot in the halfcourt while also finding downhill gaps to make plays for others. His attention level defensively remains a bit inconsistent, but when Sharpe is fully engaged on the ball, he can put opposing guards in tough binds.
Sharpe’s athletic package, pull-up polish, and confidence all point towards him becoming a 20+ points per game scorer. As he continues to round out the rest of his game, he’ll only become that much more dangerous of a weapon for an overachieving team in the West looking to make a playoff push.
So, a bigger\better Simons?
Top 10
1) Jalen Williams
2) Paolo Banchero
3) Christian Braun
4) Dyson Daniels
5) Tari Eason
6) Max Christie
7) Keegan Murray
8) Jalen Duran
9) Jeremy Sochan
10) Sharpe
