Shaedon Sharpe is out and Micah Nori gave no timeline, saying Portland misses him "immensely." Nori still plans short stints across the roster, leaning on depth: "if we can keep them fresh, that's an advantage to us as other teams play their guys longer stretches."
Deni Avdija's minutes have moved from two stints to three this season to keep him fresh, Portland Trail Blazers coach Micah Nori said after the game: "we've kind of gone to that 3 stints for him." Avdija has also been challenged to play both ends of the floor, Nori said.
Yang Hansen got an extended run, and Trail Blazers coach Micah Nori is fine with that: "I'm fine with Hansen. I think that he's really competing." Nori called him a passing hub and said he's been challenged to defend in drop coverage, staying back near the rim.