Not long ago, the Blazers and the Clippers reached a deal, sending the two main players in the squad, Covington and Powell, to the Clippers, thus replacing Keane Johnson, Bledsoe, Winslow, which are mediocre players, which is also seen by the outside world as they are going to completely start rebuilding. Shortly after the Blazers made the deal, Gary Trent Jr., who had played for the Blazers, the elder Trent (who himself had played for the Blazers), also criticized the Blazers' operations in an interview: "They didn't have any plans, I don't think they made the right choice. My son is 5 or 6 years younger than Norman, which means he still has a lot of time to improve himself, and as far as I'm concerned, the Raptors are the winner in that deal with the Trail Blazers, and hopefully my son will have a better chance. ”
After commenting on the operation of the old club, the old Trent is also fighting for his son: "My son played very painfully in portland, I often feel heartache when I see him playing, I know he doesn't play his own style, but when I go to Toronto to see him, he looks happier on a physical and mental level, and laughs more." 」 It is worth mentioning that shortly after the elder Trent said these words, the Raptors just earlier beat the Hornets 116-101, and this game Trent Jr. also ushered in another outbreak, this game he shot 8 of 16, 9 of 9 three-pointers, and scored a team-high 24 points tied with Siakam.
Trent Jr., a graduate of the famous basketball school Duke University, 1.96 meters tall, a professional forward guard swingman, in the 2018 draft, he was picked by the Blazers with the seventh pick in the second round, but in the rookie season, he did not get many opportunities, until the second season gradually gained the team's reuse, when he played 21.8 minutes, he could contribute 8.9 points per game to the team, and the three-point shooting rate was as high as 41.8%, In the playoffs at the time, Trent Jr. was also entrusted by then-coach Stotts, averaging 9.6 points per game with 30.6 minutes of playing time.
And last season, Trent Jr. was also pushed to the starting position, Averaging 15 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, the data also set a new high in his Blazer career, seeing that Trent Jr.'s contract is about to expire, and does not want to give him a big contract for the Blazers, and finally chose to send him to the Raptors before the trade deadline, and this transfer also allows Trent Jr. to completely usher in a rampage, the 17 games that switched to the Raptors, he directly and seamlessly, continued to sit in the team's starting position, and increased the average score per game to 16.2 points. After the end of the season, he was also awarded a three-year, 51.84 million contract extension from the Raptors.
After winning the first big contract of his career, Trent Jr. did not slacken off, but continued to improve his stats this year, as of now, he can contribute to the Raptors' career-best 18.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2 assists per game, hitting as many as 3.2 three-pointers per game, shooting 39.9%. Escaping the smoky miasma of torn cities, Trent Jr. came to the Northlands this time, not only becoming the main rotation of the team, but even potentially ushering in the third playoff trip of his career.
The reason why the old Trent will fight for his son this time is actually not unreasonable, the Blazers this team is notoriously strong and weak, the two guards are the core, occupying the vast majority of ball rights at the offensive end, the defense needs someone to help "wipe the ass", and Trent after switching to the Raptors, not only has a lot of playing time and shooting opportunities, but also has Sika and Barnes to help defend, so that they can usher in a rampage here.