Trail Blazers extend Chauncey Billups & Joe Cronin; young talent shows promise
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SleeperBot• 9 mo ago
The Portland Trail Blazers extended head coach Chauncey Billups and general manager Joe Cronin after a season where the team finished with a 36-46 record, which was their best performance since 2020-21.
Young players like Shaedon Sharpe, Scoot Henderson, and Donovan Clingan showed promise, while Deni Avdija had a breakout season, improving the team's confidence in its long-term potential.
Trail Blazers extend Chauncey Billups & Joe Cronin; young talent shows promise
Donovan Clingan's 2pt FG% has increased .038, or 6.5% from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026 📈
'24-'25: .582
'25-'26: .620
Clingan has also raised his FT% from .596 to .667, a 12% increase.
Putting in the work & seeing the results in his sophomore season 🦍
People say this guy isn't an All-Star?
Watch this tape & tell me that's not an All-Star ⭐️😏
Players averaging 25 pts/7 reb/6 ast on 60%+ true shooting this season:
- Nikola Jokic
- Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Luka Doncic
- Deni Avdija
ALL-STAR? ⭐️ EASY
ALL-NBA? 🥇🥈🥉WE'LL SEE 👀
#ripcity #AllStar #deniavdija
Blazers Christmas Day trivia❔️❓️
The last time the Blazers played on Christmas day was against the Utah Jazz in 2018.
Besides Dame & CJ, can you name the 5 Blazers players that are still active in the league?
Try to answer without looking it up 👀
The Blazers are the only team in the NBA with 3 players averaging 20 points per game or more 🔥
Deni Avdija - 25.5 pts | 61.2% TS
Shaedon Sharpe - 22.1 pts | 55.5% TS
Jerami Grant - 20 pts | 60.3% TS
67.6 ppg combined 🌹
Info via @BlazersLead & @tomhaberstroh
Throwback to @thekidet 2018 ET kicks on Christmas day 🎄🔥
What's your favorite Blazers Christmas jersey? 🎄
#ripcity #Christmas
Donovan Clingan is anywhere & everywhere on the court contesting shots 💪
A testament to his incredible defensive ability but also to the Blazers lack of defensive cohesiveness.
Graphic via @tipoffball
