MAILBAG: Are the Trail Blazers' Veterans Standing in the Way of Development?
Plus, will Greg Oden have a role with the organization after his triumphant return to Portland last month?
We’re midway through the week, so here’s part two of the latest mailbag. The third part will run on Friday. Here’s part one, from Monday:
Today’s mailbag covers a few Trail Blazers trade deadline-related topics as the market is still slow to develop, as well as the franchise’s future plans with Greg Oden.
At what point is continuing to keep and play Grant, Ayton and maybe Simons becoming more damaging to the young guys development than anything you would get in return from a trade?
Not saying they aren’t better players and deserving of more playing time if you were trying to win games, but it seems like this balancing act of still playing vets and trying to develop the young guys is becoming counterproductive.
The young guys are good enough to hold their own on some nights, so shouldn’t the goal be to let them grow together? Scoot, Sharpe, Camara, Avdija and Clingan is actually a pretty fun group to watch.
Just let them do it already with Walker, Banton, Murray, and Williams as your bench rotation and take what you can get in trades and move on.
- Kacy H.