Grading the Portland Trail Blazers offseason: From playoff exit to free agency
I don’t know if these players will improve the Blazers’ team, but I also don’t know if they won’t help either. It is tough to rate players who log only minimal minutes in a game and not many games. Therefore…
Players signed – D
Ben McLemore, 28, Shooting Guard/Small Forward
Ben McLemore has played on six teams, including the Blazers. Last season, with the Lakers, he played in 53 games, coming off the bench. He averaged 7.7 points on 37 percent shooting. McLemore drained 37 percent of his shots from three and was 74 percent from the free-throw line.
Cody Zeller, 29, Center
Last season Cody Zeller played 48 of 72 games. He has not played a full NBA season since 2013-14. In those 48 games, he averaged 9.4 points and 6.8 rebounds. Zeller hit on 56 percent from the field, 14 percent from three, and 71 percent from the line.
Tony Snell, 29, Shooting Guard/Small Forward
Tony Snell is the player who was perfect from the foul line last season. He very well should have been because he only took two shots! The Blazers are Snell’s fifth team. During his brief appearances off the bench for the Atlanta Hawks last year, Snell contributed 52 percent from the field, 57 percent from three, and of course, 100 percent from the free-throw line.
That all comes out to the Trail Blazers offseason score of C-.
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