Shaedon Sharpe is getting better. I'm, like, 80 percent sure. December was a splendid month for Sharpe, in which he averaged 22.9 points per game and shot 44% from 3-point range. In January, that number has slipped back down to 32.4%, but we're still early in the month. Notably, Sharpe already has two games with 5-plus assists in January, compared to 3 the entire season prior to the new year.
It's a good time for that too, because now, with Deni Avdija sidelined, that playmaking from Sharpe has to keep developing.
The Portland Trail Blazers have been playing great basketball.