Trent as 3 & D

[GrandpaBlaze]

Article from Fansided: https://ripcityproject.com/2020/02/25/portland-trail-blazers-gary-trent-jr/

Some excerpts

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He is an aggressive defender and has good help instincts, his NBA career is so young but he could develop into an All-defense type stopper.

With his minutes up to almost 30 a game, he has a big chance to show his defensive credentials.

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His transition game needs work but he has the body to be a good finisher at the rim. It’s probably more a decision making thing for Trent, as to why he struggles in the open court. He is six-foot-six and has played most of his time at the three this year. He has grown his game so quickly that it wouldn’t be a surprise if he improved that aspect of his game this year.

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You would have to go back to the days of Wesley Matthews, to find the last time the Blazers had a proper three and d wing. Trent has one more year on his three-year deal, but hopefully he can be brought back without breaking the bank.

Trent can potentially be a lockdown defender while shooting an élite percentage from three. Even if he only did one of these skills, he would be useful. Doing two at age 21 means he could be a game-changer for the Blazers future playoff hopes.

 

[James lamphear]

I look at Trent stats last year and the ones this year. Trent probably has made the most improvement on this team from last year and good thing is he is a hard worker he will continue improved he might be one of the better defender that will be on this team next year.

 

[BlazerRx]

I gotta say that Trent has been a real suprise to me as of late. I never really thought much of him last year. However, he has shown that he has a good shooting stroke, seems to like to buckle down on one on one defense, has good hands on defense, can back down smaller guards and has a drive to compete. He does remind me some of Wes Matthews, although Trent seems to be not near as vocal. Being Wes was my favorite Blazer when he was in Portland, I hope Trent can continue to grow and carve his way into the rotation next year when the blazers are healthy.