Who will be the cornerstone of the team? Tuoji: Sharp is possible Henderson & Klingen & Yang Hansen is hard to say

August 28th News Recently, Trail Blazers reporter Dave Deckard posted a post talking about the topic of the team's cornerstone players. The following is all content.

The young players of the Trail Blazers are all likely to be the future of the team, but no one can ensure that they are absolute core.

Shetton Sharp (pictured above) may be the most likely one, averaging 18.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists last season, but he may also stagnate; Scudt Henderson (averages 12.7 points, 3 rebounds and 5.1 assists last season) is an unknown; Klingen (averages 6.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.6 attackers per game last season) has not shown his ability to surpass the current level; Yang Hansen is even more unknown. Their future development is possible from the "team cornerstone" to "being traded within two years".

However, what if we look at players who are already on the team but have not fully demonstrated their potential? For example, Kamala is still growing. More importantly, have we considered the potential of the generation of players who are slightly older than this group of youngsters in the Trail Blazers lineup?

The Trail Blazers' current lineup structure is a bit strange. Nine of the 15 active players have no more than 3 years of experience in NBA, and three veterans over 30 years of age and more than 11 years of experience in NBA. This means that only three players are in the "golden period" of their careers, that is, seasons 5 to 10. By comparison, the Thunder (the youngest team in the league and the championship this year) have six such players, with the San Antonio Spurs and the Detroit Pistons each having five. The three "Mesozoic" players of the Trail Blazers are Danny Avdia, Matisse Seble and Robert Williams III. Their common feature is that they still have a lot of room for growth. The situation with

Seble and Williams are obvious. The former played only 15 games last season, while the latter played only 20 games. As long as they can stay healthy, they can help the team more.

Avdia improved as a playmaker and fast breaker last season, while her defense remained steady. He is on the verge of a high-level role player and if he can improve a little more in decision-making, ball possession and scoring, he will be a big part of the team.

If the Trail Blazers want to be better, their young players need to grow into reliable contributors, at least one of them needs to move towards the ranks of stars. To be a great team, the contributions of Avdia, Rowe and Seble will be key. If there are no other clear options, keeping these three Golden Age players introduced by Joe Cronin in the trade healthy and close to their potential caps will be the key to the Trail Blazers’ new season. Even without achieving this goal, the three can provide a solid foundation for younger teammates, ideally they will blend together to form a continuous offense that will make it difficult for other teams to cope.