NOVEMBER 11: The Trail Blazers announced in a press release that Henderson will miss another two or three weeks while the bruising heals.
NOVEMBER 10: Trail Blazers point guard Scoot Henderson, the third overall pick of this year’s draft, is expected to miss a couple more weeks due to a right ankle bone bruise, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium (Twitter link).
As Charania notes, Henderson sprained his ankle on Nov. 1 against Detroit and has been sidelined ever since, missing the past three games with the injury.
If he returns in exactly two weeks, the 19-year-old will have missed 10 games — the Blazers play seven times over the next 14 days.
It’s normal for rookies — especially teenagers — to have slow starts to their NBA careers, and that certainly has been the case for Henderson.
Through five games (28.8 minutes), he’s averaging 8.8 points and 2.2 rebounds on a .346/.095/.857 shooting line, with nearly as many turnovers per game (4.0) as assists (4.6).
With guards Henderson, Malcolm Brogdon (hamstring strain) and Anfernee Simons (thumb surgery) all sidelined, head coach Chauncey Billups gave Skylar Mays extended run in Wednesday’s overtime loss to Sacramento and he played well, posting 18 points (on 8-of-15 shooting) and 11 assists in 37 minutes.
Mays, a former second-round pick, is on a two-way contract with Portland.
The Blazers are in tank mode… Everyone will be out longer than advertised…
How is a 3rd overall pick shooting 0.95% from deep on over 4 attempts
it’s 2 for 21 or 9.5 percent. They just wrote it out like a baseball batting average.
No Malcolm Brogdon, No Anfernee Simons, And now! No Scoot Henderson. Their point guard/ball handler depth taking a hit. Plus Robert Williams is also out
Portland trades Ayton, Grant, Simons, weinright, Minaya, Reath and Brogdon with some future 1sts picks to Houston. Houston trades Van Fleet, Victor O(waive), Jeff Green, Jabari Smith, Sengun, Thompson or Eason, Landale and Tate
Delete Sengun*
Honestly I think this was needed, a break, regroup recharge comeback less ‘off’ than he started.