If the Portland Trail Blazers plan to surge in the 2025-26 NBA season it’s a good bet that Shaedon Sharpe will occupy center stage. The fourth-year guard averaged 18.5 points last season. The Blazers are in need of a clear #1 option on offense and 20+ points alongside. Sharpe is the clearest potential candidate to leap those hurdles and lead Portland into the future.

Michael Shearer of HoopsHype agrees with that premise. He’s named Sharpe as one of his seven candidates to have a breakout season this year. Shearer explains:

Sharpe averaged 18.5 points per game last season, so it’s fair to wonder how much better he can be. He pairs a level of athleticism matched only by the Thompson twins (who are too obvious candidates to be worth including in this list) with a silky-looking jump shot.

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