<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-playing-clippers-latest-nba-cup-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Scoot Henderson gets final injury update for Clippers game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Blazers-news-Is-Scoot-Henderson-playing-vs-Clippers-Latest-NBA-Cup-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Scoot Henderson gets final injury update for Clippers game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-03T11:29:48-08:00">December 3rd, 11:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-03T18:40:04-08:00">December 3rd, 6:40pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/trail-blazers-vs-clippers-prediction-odds-pick-for-nba-cup-2024">Portland Trail Blazers visit</a> the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-scoot-henderson-involved-in-accident-in-houston">Scoot Henderson is on</a> the injury report for the Blazers, listed as questionable. Henderson has been out of the lineup for the last few games with a left quad contusion, having last played on November 27 against the Indiana Pacers. Here’s everything we know about Scoot Henderson’s injury and <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-12-03_12PM.pdf" rel="noopener">his playing status</a> vs the Clippers.</p><p><b><i>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV </i></b><b><i>(<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">free trial</a></i></b><i>)</i><b><i>*</i></b></p><h2><b>Scoot Henderson’s playing status vs. Clippers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Henderson-vs-the-Pacers.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Henderson is not <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-12-03_09PM.pdf" rel="noopener">going to play this Tuesday night</a>, per the final official NBA injury report before the Clippers game. He also missed the Blazers’ recent home win vs the Sacramento Kings.</p><p>Several other Blazers join Henderson on the team’s injury report for the Clippers matchup, including rookie Donovan Clingan, who will miss the game with a knee sprain, as well as Robert Williams III, who is out due to being in the concussion protocol, among others.</p><p>Overall, the Blazers have performed slightly above expectations thus far in 2024-25, and Henderson looks to have shown some growth from the at times unstable play he displayed throughout his rookie season.</p><p>The Blazers have already picked up some impressive wins this season, including knocking off the Minnesota Timberwolves on back-to-back evenings last month.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Clippers have been largely able to hold down the fort in the absence of Kawhi Leonard, whose timetable for a return to action is still unclear at the present moment. James Harden has turned back the clock at least somewhat in helping keep this Los Angeles squad afloat.</p><p>In any case, the Clippers and Blazers are slated to tip off at 10:30 PM ET from the newly opened Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California.</p><p>So, when it comes to whether Henderson will play in Tuesday night’s game against the Clippers, the answer is no.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Scoot Henderson gets final injury update for Clippers game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blazers-scoot-henderson-involved-in-accident-in-houston');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blazers’ Scoot Henderson involved in accident in Houston');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Blazers-news-Scoot-Henderson-involved-in-accident-in-Houston.jpg"></figure><h1>Blazers’ Scoot Henderson involved in accident in Houston</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-23T13:08:35-08:00">November 23rd, 1:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-23T13:08:35-08:00">November 23rd, 1:08pm</time><address><a>Dylan Fine</a>Dylan Fine focuses on the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints, in addition to working on the meme team. Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson was involved in a scary car accident on Thursday afternoon. Ahead of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/trail-blazers-vs-rockets-prediction-odds-pick-11-23-2024">Portland’s road game against the Houston Rockets</a>, Chauncey Billups’ team received some concerning news about its star guard.</p><p>According to Trail Blazers reporter Sean Highkin, Henderson <a href="https://x.com/highkin/status/1860399040820838833" rel="noopener">was in a ride-share</a> in Houston when the car was rear-ended. The accident was minor, and Henderson is okay, but he will miss tonight’s game with a back strain. Henderson is considered day-to-day going forward.</p><h2><b>The Portland Trail Blazers’ young core is getting better with every game</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Blazers-Scoot-Henderson-1.jpg"><figcaption>Jaime Valdez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This news for the Portland Trail Blazers happens at a time when the franchise’s youth movement is in full swing. Luckily for the organization, Henderson is set to fully recover and contribute to this rebuild soon. Chauncey Billups’ team is 6-10 and has had signature moments already, such as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-most-pleasant-surprise-early-2024-25-season">back-to-back wins over the Minnesota Timberwolves</a>. So far, the standout players this season have been third-year star Shaedon Sharpe and rookie Donovan Clingan.</p><p>The 21-year-old Sharpe, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-shaedon-sharpe-gets-important-injury-update">who was recovering earlier in the season from a posterior labral tear</a>, is leading the Blazers in points at 17.8 points per game. This start is very encouraging, especially for a player coming off a serious injury. Similarly, Portland’s first-round pick from this year’s draft, Donovan Clingan, has turned many heads in 2024.</p><p>The seventh overall selection is gradually getting more comfortable in Chauncey Billups’ offense, averaging 6.2 points and 5.9 rebounds. Clingan’s transition to defending NBA players, however, has been seamless. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-rookie-donovan-clingans-block-party-has-fans-excited-for-cling-kong">The two-time national champion averages 2.1 blocks per game and put together a monster eight-block performance</a> against the Minnesota Timberwolves. After just 16 games, it’s already clear that Portland’s future center is on the roster.</p><p>To this point, Scoot Henderson has had an up-and-down second season in “The City of Roses.” He’s currently averaging 11.3 points and 5.2 assists on a career-best 40.6% field-goal percentage. Henderson’s main concern is that his three-point efficiency has dropped to 28.6% through 15 games. This weakness will be something to watch for the 6’3 guard in the future, as a guard of his size could struggle in the modern-day NBA without an elite three-point stroke. However, there’s still plenty of time, as Scoot is only 20 years old.</p><p>Looking ahead for Chauncy Billups’ team, the Blazers have three road games coming up against the Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, and Indiana Pacers. Coming off a two-game losing streak against the Thunder and Rockets, the Blazers have been way more competitive at this point in the season compared to last year. However, things can get out of hand quickly if this franchise doesn’t stay focused in a stacked Western Conference.</p><p>Overall, it’s very fortunate that Scoot Henderson is okay after this scary accident. Hopefully, he’ll be able to get back to doing what he loves most in the very near future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers’ Scoot Henderson involved in accident in Houston

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/exclusive-scoot-henderson-hypes-up-scoot-zero-ii-release-after-busy-offseason');   ga('set', 'title', 'Exclusive: Scoot Henderson hypes up Scoot Zero II release after busy offseason');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Exclusive-Scoot-Henderson-hypes-up-Scoot-Zero-II-release-after-busy-offseason.jpg"></figure><h1>Exclusive: Scoot Henderson hypes up Scoot Zero II release after busy offseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-28T10:15:52-07:00">October 28th, 10:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-28T12:53:58-07:00">October 28th, 12:53pm</time><address><a>DJ Siddiqi</a>DJ Siddiqi is a features writer for ClutchPoints, with over 13 years of experience covering the NFL, NBA, and NCAA Football. Siddiqi has bylines at Forbes, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report, and Heavy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Exclusive</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson is definitely one of the more unique players in the NBA. The 20-year-old is starting his second season with the Blazers after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-selection-rare-nba-draft-phenomenon-not-seen-lebron-james-class">he was selected with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft</a> after spending two years with the G-League Ignite after graduating early from high school at 17 years old.</p><p>It was an unconventional path for such a highly touted prospect, especially one that was a five-star recruit in high school. The 6-foot-3 point guard details how beneficial it was for him to become a professional athlete at an early age rather than attending a university like most kids his age.</p><p>“The G-League was great for me,” says Henderson in a one-on-one interview with ClutchPoints. “The G-League was great for my development, the first two years in my professional career. I’d say the first year I just learned to be away from my family. I learned how to grow up pretty fast. I was on the other side of the United States, away from my family for the first time at 17 years old. I just had to grow up a lot faster than my age at the time. A lot of kids are still in high school. I didn’t take that to heart and I didn’t let that affect how I played.”</p><p>The Georgia native details how he “grew up” by playing on the other side of the country for the Henderson, Nevada-based affiliate. It was the first time in his life that he had been away from his family.</p><p>“I grew so much and there were games where I was real frustrated — because I was playing against pros — and guys compete hard every night,” Scoot Henderson details. “It wasn’t like we were playing a sorry team. These are real professional athletes, guys that have been up and down in the NBA, guys that have killed overseas, averaged 30 overseas.”</p><p>He details even further how the G-League Ignite — the affiliate that helped prepare many high-level prospects for the NBA before shutting down earlier this year — helped prepare him for life as an NBA player.</p><p>“You have guys in high school who are focused on the math quiz the day after the game,” says Henderson. “Stuff like that I had to get used to, get used to becoming a pro, and that everyday life that hooping is my job. I got comfortable with that, during my second year I was able to make that jump and get even more comfortable with being a professional athlete and taking care of my body and knowing that nutrition is a big factor. Rest is a big factor.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-blazers-must-still-believe-scoot-henderson-all-star-potential">Henderson didn’t light the world on fire during his rookie season</a>, but he had a solid campaign after averaging 14.0 points and 5.4 assists per game while starting 32 games for the young Blazers. Entering last season, <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/nba-roster-survey-facts-to-know-for-the-2023-24-season" rel="noopener">Portland actually had the fourth-youngest roster in the league</a>. The Blazers are even younger this season, <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/nba-roster-survey-facts-2024-25-season" rel="noopener">with the second-youngest roster in the league</a>.</p><p>Portland recently clinched its first win of the season in a 125-103 win over the New Orleans Pelicans with Henderson registering his best game of the season with a nine-point, seven-assist performance in 30 minutes of playing time. Henderson led the game in assists and is off to a solid start to the 2024-25 season with 15.3 points and 5.7 assists per game on 41.0% shooting from the field.</p><h2><b>Scoot Henderson Says Relationship With Anfernee Simons and Shaedon Sharpe Is Good: ‘They’re My Dogs’</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-shaedon-sharpe-named-to-nba-rising-stars-squad-at-all-star-weekend.webp"></figure><p>The Blazers notably feature a logjam of talented guard players in Henderson, Anfernee Simons and Shaedon Sharpe. Simons is the oldest at 25 years old, while Sharpe is just a year older than Henderson at 21 years old. Despite all being young, highly touted prospects at the same position, Henderson details that they’re all friends and that they have “good relationships.”</p><p>He’s obviously far from a finished product and has some strides to make, particularly in the shooting department, where he converted on just 38.5% of his shots from the field and 32.5% from beyond the arc. Henderson — who is speaking on behalf of his new shoe release, the Scoot Zeros II — says he worked on “everything” in the offseason.</p><p>“I focused on everything this offseason,” says Henderson. “I focused a lot on my hip mobility, my hip rotation, internal and external, things like that. Really some technical stuff, stuff that’s going to help me move even better, stronger and even more balance. Maybe even slow down and hit the brakes a lot faster. The Scoot Zeros help me hit the breaks a lot faster with the traction and how they fit on my feet — it’s like a glove.”</p><p>The second-year Blazers guard even mentions how he worked on little things like his physicality such as when he’s going up for a layup in the paint.</p><p>“Just techniques on my shot and making sure when I go up for a layup with contact, I’m making sure I’m imposing my will and bumping first and initiating the contact,” says Henderson.</p><h2>Henderson Talks Newest Shoe Release, The Scoot Zeros II</h2><p>Henderson will release his second shoe through PUMA in December after already having one released during his rookie season. The first color scheme of his Scoot Zeros II series — there will be a number of different colors — will be featured in bright neon green, blue and pink. Henderson explains what went behind the creative process for his newest shoe release.</p><p>“The main thing that influenced the Scoot Zero II was going for a low cut and something that you can wear on the court and still look fly off of the court as well,” Henderson explains. “Kind of the same thing we went for last year. One thing is, the visual part — the low cut — still looks kind of edgy. A little more flashy, It looks like it has wings on the side and on the eyelet, some fire color ways as well. On the two, we were really able to get into it with the design and the colors as well and make it a lot more fun.”</p><p>Although Henderson plays in the Northwest region for the Portland — where bright neon green is popular with the Seattle Seahawks and Oregon Ducks — he explains that had nothing to do with his color selection.</p><p>“I like green,” says Henderson. “I just wanted bright neon and I’ve always been into a neon color way. The green, the blue and the pink, those are just fire colors that I think looks great on a shoe. There’s definitely some fire colors we have, they’re going to be dropping pretty frequently and a lot of fire color ways that I think people will love. The color ways for the younger generation, that’s kind of what I attack. A lot of color ways that are neutral and anybody at any age can wear on the court.”</p><p>Henderson is thankful for being one of the few NBA stars to have a shoe deal, especially as early as his rookie season. He details how he has creative influence in the making of his shoe and has a good relationship with PUMA.</p><p>“It’s a blessing to even have my own shoe because I’m one of the very few who has played basketball, especially as a rookie to have my own signature shoe,” says Henderson. “I really appreciate PUMA for welcoming in my family. We’re always in contact with PUMA. They give me creative control on how I want the shoe to look. They also give me feedback on what the people would like and what their ideas are as well. It’s a cool, co-operative shoe in the making. It’s fun. It’s kind of like going on 2K and making your own shoe.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Exclusive: Scoot Henderson hypes up Scoot Zero II release after busy offseason

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/why-blazers-must-still-believe-scoot-henderson-all-star-potential');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Blazers must still believe in Scoot Henderson’s All-Star potential');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Why-Blazers-must-still-believe-in-Scoot-Hendersons-All-Star-potential.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Blazers must still believe in Scoot Henderson’s All-Star potential</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-03T11:21:52-07:00">September 3rd, 11:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-03T11:22:53-07:00">September 3rd, 11:22am</time><address><a>Chris Dodson</a>Chris Dodson is a New Orleans Pelicans beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He has covered Louisiana high school and college basketball in spurts for over a decade. A basketball lifer from the bayou, his gumbo-stirring form matches his elbow jumper celebrations. Fast enough for varsity hoops, tall enough for a soccer scholarship. He has words and will travel, just not on the court.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Portland Trail Blazers are a full season clear from cutting ties with Damian Lillard. The franchise is embarking on a new chapter with a relatively clean slate around the 2023 NBA Draft’s second overall pick Scoot Henderson. Henderson’s arrival signaled a shift in the team’s strategy, focusing on developing young talent and building for the future. At just 19 years old, the highly touted G League Ignite prospect brings a blend of athleticism, skill, and a high basketball IQ that excited fans for the new era.</p><p>Then <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-fails-nba-all-rookie-team">Henderson’s rookie season happened.</a> Despite a challenging start to the professional career, there are several compelling reasons why the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/trail-blazers-bold-predictions-2024-25-season-schedule-release">Blazers should continue to believe</a> in Henderson’s All-Star potential. Henderson’s rookie season was marred by injuries and the pressure of replacing a franchise icon. Despite these challenges, he showed <a href="https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/season-in-review-scoot-henderson" rel="noopener">remarkable resilience and growth</a>.</p><p>Henderson’s shooting mechanics, finishing at the rim, and change of pace improved significantly over the season. This development was crucial for his future success and demonstrates his dedication to becoming a better player. The Blazers must build on that, and will, with the full expectation of All-Star-level return on their investment.</p><h2><b>Blazers building with brilliant on-ball creation</b></h2><p>At 6’2″ with a strong frame and explosive athleticism, Henderson possesses the physical tools necessary to excel at the NBA level. His ability to drive to the basket, combined with his defensive potential, makes him a versatile player who can impact the game on both ends of the floor.</p><p>Henderson’s physical attributes are undeniable. There is a reason some American-based scouts still had Scoot in contention for the first-overall pick over Victor Wembanyama. Teams with established big men might prefer Henderson’s ability to get to the rim, finish in a crowd, and sink free throws. It was a foolish stance in hindsight but Henderson had the hype coming off of the AAU summer circuits. Still, Henderson’s on-ball creation has All-Star upside in today’s pace and space era.</p><p>Leaning on speed and strength got the rookie through the roughest moments. They’ll become easier as Henderson learns to read the game. His <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/players/traditional?PerMode=Per100Possessions&amp;SeasonType=Regular%20Season&amp;TeamID=1610612757&amp;dir=A&amp;sort=FGA" rel="noopener">per 100 possession stats</a> reveal game-changing potential to pair with those spurts that pass the eye test. For the 2023-24 regular season, Henderson averaged (per 100 possessions):</p><ul><li><b>Points:</b> 23.9</li><li><b>Assists:</b> 9.2</li><li><b>Rebounds:</b> 5.3</li><li><b>Steals:</b> 1.3</li><li><b>3P%:</b> 32.5%</li><li><b>Turnovers:</b> 5.8</li></ul><p>Protecting the ball will be a priority. Even in a tough rookie season though, Henderson’s flashes gave the front office reasons to smile. Henderson’s per-100 possession stats improved across the board after the All-Star break:</p><ul><li><b>Points:</b> 25.6</li><li><b>Assists:</b> 10.9</li><li><b>Rebounds:</b> 5.4</li><li><b>Steals:</b> 1.9</li><li><b>3P%:</b> 35%</li><li><b>Turnovers:</b> 6.9</li></ul><p>The Blazers have a solid track record of developing young players from Lillard, CJ McCollum, Anfernee Simons, and Shaedon Sharpe. GM Joe Cronin was also proactive in reshaping the roster around Henderson this summer, making moves to maximize the new young core’s efficiency.</p><h2><b>Blazers scoop up help for Scoot Henderson</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Scoot-Henderson-celebrates-a-big-play.jpg"><figcaption>troy wayrynen-usa today sports</figcaption></figure><p>Every young player requires the right environment to thrive. Well, Henderson is surrounded by a young and talented roster that can complement his style of play. Cronin cashed in some chips for Deni Avdija, one of the best young wings in the world. DeAndre Ayton and Jerami Grant should give Henderson a solid frontcourt platform for the pick-and-rolls, at least until the Blazers make another trade.</p><p>Head coach Chauncey Billups and the coaching staff are committed to Henderson’s development. The stat lines should show the commitment from both sides to make this partnership work. With increased confidence and a more prominent role, Henderson’s per-game averages should rise over these tepid rookie year numbers.</p><ul><li><b>Points:</b> 14</li><li><b>Assists: </b>5.4</li><li><b>Rebounds:</b> 3.1</li><li><b>Steals:</b> 0.8</li><li><b>Turnovers:</b> 3.4</li></ul><p>Again, the All-Star break gave Henderson time to refresh some tired legs. Early struggles are part of the journey for many great players. The challenges faced will serve as valuable lessons. It was encouraging to watch Henderson put some of the pieces together down the stretch last season.</p><ul><li><b>Points:</b> 16.6</li><li><b>Assists:</b> 7.1</li><li><b>Rebounds:</b> 3.5</li><li><b>Steals:</b> 1.3</li><li><b>Turnovers:</b> 4.5</li></ul><p>Points per game should improve considerably and without sacrificing too many touches for others. So, if that plays out, expect a better assist-to-turnover ratio as well. Henderson’s more informed decision-making and sharpened ball-handling skills should result in about two assists per quarter, eventually.</p><p>That is why the Blazers and their fans have every reason to remain hopeful for a brighter future with Henderson leading the charge as an NBA All-Star caliber cornerstone. The Blazers are in a rebuilding phase, and Henderson’s best is still years away from being realized. The team must focus on his long-term development rather than short-term results. By investing in Henderson’s growth, the Blazers can build a foundation for future success.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Blazers must still believe in Scoot Henderson’s All-Star potential

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/scoot-henderson-net-worth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Scoot Henderson’s net worth in 2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Scoot-Henderson_s-net-worth-in-2023.jpg"></figure><h1>Scoot Henderson’s net worth in 2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-10T15:30:52-07:00">August 10th, 3:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-10T15:33:47-07:00">August 10th, 3:33pm</time><address><a>Nate Duffett</a>Nate Duffett is a writer for ClutchPoints and a sports junkie at heart, especially for the Boston sports scene. In his spare time, he coaches hockey and is also a Hockey Scout at FCHockey and NeutralZone. Whether it's covering the NHL, MLB, NBA, NFL, or College Football and Basketball, there is not a sport Nate isn't able to discuss.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Evergreen</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Scoot Henderson’s net worth in 2024 is between $1.5 million and $2 million. Henderson took a nontraditional route to being the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Let’s look at Scoot Henderson’s net worth in 2023.</p><h2><b>What is Scoot Henderson’s net worth in 2024? $3 million – $4 million (estimate)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Scoot-Henderson_s-net-worth-in-2023-2.jpg"></figure><p>Henderson opted to go professional early by signing with the NBA’s G League Ignite. He is interested in maximizing his earning potential with this and his brand endorsements. Scoot Henderson’s net worth in 2024 sits <a href="https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/scoot-henderson-net-worth" rel="noopener">between $3 million and $4 million</a>, according to SportsKeeda.</p><p>Henderson was born in Marietta, Ga. His father is a coach and trainer and runs the Next Play 360 training facility with Scoot’s mother. He has three sisters who also played NCAA Division I basketball. Surprisingly, Henderson took the nontraditional route and didn’t follow his sisters into NCAA basketball.</p><h2><b>Scoot Henderson’s high school career</b></h2><p>Henderson played basketball for Carlton J. Kell High School in Marietta. Henderson immediately began making an impact in his sophomore season, scoring a season-high 49 points in a 92-91 overtime win in the Class 5A State tournament. He led the team to the semifinals and averaged 24 points, six rebounds, three assists, and three steals per game. He was the Class 5A Player of the Year.</p><p>Henderson raised his career-high in his junior season, scoring 53 points in a 94-64 win, breaking the school’s single-game and career scoring records. Henderson led the school to the Class 6A State title game but lost to Isiah Collier and Wheeler High School. His averages of 32 points, seven rebounds, and six assists made him the Class 6A Player of the Year.</p><p>Henderson was a consensus five-star recruit, and 247sports made him the second-best point guard in the 2021 class. Schools like Ole Miss, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Auburn, and Georgia gave Henderson offers leading up to his junior year. Henderson would sign with none of these colleges, deciding to turn professional before his senior season. Scoot and his sister, Crystal, had their jerseys retired at Kell and are the top scorers in school history for boys and girls basketball.</p><h2><b>Scoot Henderson signs with NBA G League Ignite</b></h2><p>Henderson’s contract with NBA G League Ignite was a two-year, $1 million deal. Henderson was the youngest player in G League history at 17 and made an immediate impact. In his second game against the Santa Cruz Warriors, Henderson had 31 points, six rebounds, and five assists.</p><p>His first taste of NBA action was when he represented G League Ignite at the Rising Stars Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend. In his second season, Henderson played 19 games in the G League, averaging career-highs of 16.5 points per game, 6.5 assists, and 5.4 rebounds.</p><p>The G League debuted a new Next Up Game in 2022. Henderson was one of the captains. He also returned to the NBA All-Star Weekend for a second straight season. Henderson’s stock was high enough that he was projected to be in the top three of the NBA Draft. The team held him out for the final five games in preparation for the draft.</p><h2><b>Scoot Henderson is drafted by the Blazers</b></h2><p>The Portland Trail Blazers made Henderson the third overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. An injury caused him to sit out most of the Summer League, but he was ready for his first training camp. He made his preseason debut in a game against the New Zealand Breakers.</p><p>Henderson has the opportunity to be the face of the Trail Blazers franchise. It was a crowded backcourt when they drafted Henderson, as he would have to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-100-honest-on-damian-lillard-comparisons" rel="noopener">share duties with Damian Lillard</a>. The Trail Blazers chose to go forward with Henderson as their guy when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-damian-lillard-drops-eye-opening-admission-on-blazers-milwaukee-trade" rel="noopener">they traded Lillard</a> to the Milwaukee Bucks. Henderson’s contract is four years, $44.3 million.</p><p>Henderson showed plenty of promise in his rookie season, finishing with 14.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game for the rebuilding Blazers, who ended up at 21-61 on the season.</p><h2>Scoot Henderson endorsements</h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A look at #3 NBA Draft Pick Scoot Henderson's PUMA All-Pro NITRO: <a href="https://t.co/EE8cnkvORq">https://t.co/EE8cnkvORq</a> <a href="https://t.co/qre1o9aKiS">pic.twitter.com/qre1o9aKiS</a></p><p>— SoleSavy (@SoleSavy) <a href="https://twitter.com/SoleSavy/status/1672042983930363904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Henderson signed the richest non-draft-eligible endorsement deal with PUMA. Henderson’s agency declined to comment on the terms, but rumors are it nets him seven figures annually. It can reach eight figures based on several factors.</p><p>It was the first shoe company deal for a member of G League Ignite. Henderson came to his first NBA Media Day with a signature shoe and will become the seventh player in NBA history to wear a signature shoe in their debut game.</p><p>Henderson’s star power with the Portland Trail Blazers will undoubtedly land him endorsements and lucrative contracts. Nevertheless, did Scoot Henderson’s net worth in 2024 surprise you?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Scoot Henderson’s net worth in 2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-klutch-move-rookie-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blazers’ Scoot Henderson makes Klutch move after rookie season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Blazers-Scoot-Henderson-makes-Klutch-move-after-rookie-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Blazers’ Scoot Henderson makes Klutch move after rookie season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-05T11:03:32-07:00">August 5th, 11:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-05T11:03:59-07:00">August 5th, 11:03am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson has made a major move following his rookie campaign.</p><p>The third overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft <a href="https://twitter.com/KlutchSports/status/1820476937363706257" rel="noopener">is joining</a> Rich Paul’s Klutch Sports, who already represent a plethora of players across the Association.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Welcome Scoot Henderson! <a href="https://t.co/o2LrxxAZuw">pic.twitter.com/o2LrxxAZuw</a></p><p>— Klutch Sports Group (@KlutchSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/KlutchSports/status/1820476937363706257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scoot-hendersons-rookie-year-blazers-starts-poorly-ends-high-note">Scoot is coming off</a> a respectable first season, averaging 14 points, 5.4 assists, and 3.1 rebounds per contest. He played in 62 games for the Blazers in 2023-24. Klutch currently represents Jerami Grant as well, one of Henderson’s Blazers teammates. LeBron James and Anthony Davis are two of the biggest names who are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-admission-rich-paul-success">with Klutch Sports</a>.</p><h2><b>Scoot Henderson looking to take steps in 2024-25</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/In-line-image-of-Blazers-Scoot-Henderson.jpg"></figure><p>Overall, Year 1 was rather solid for Henderson. But, he did struggle to shoot the basketball at an efficient clip, draining only 32% of his threes and 38.5% of his field goals. That being said, Scoot did finish the campaign on a high note, averaging nearly 20 points per night in the final 13 games while shooting just under 40% overall.</p><p>Veteran guard Malcolm Brogdon<a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2024/05/scoot-henderson-struggled-but-flashed-potential-in-rookie-season-trail-blazers-season-review-look-ahead.html" rel="noopener"> was impressed</a> with Scoot’s development over the season. Via Oregon Live:</p><p>“He should be very satisfied,” Brogdon said of Henderson. “Still hungry, but happy with how he performed and finished the season, and the strides he made because he made huge strides.”</p><p>Henderson has a fantastic motor and tons of athleticism. He will definitely be a consistent player at the NBA level for many years to come and a key cog for Portland, it may just take time. After all, he is just 20 years of age. The reality is there were lofty expectations for him coming out of the G-League, ones that weren’t realistic for a rookie.</p><p>Scoot will make $10.2 million next season and is now represented by arguably the best agency in all of sports. That will be key in getting him a valuable extension when his rookie deal expires. Henderson has a club option in 2025-26.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers’ Scoot Henderson makes Klutch move after rookie season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-fails-nba-all-rookie-team');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blazers’ Scoot Henderson fails to make NBA All-Rookie teams');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Scoot-Henderson-fails-to-make-NBA-All-Rookie-teams.jpg"></figure><h1>Blazers’ Scoot Henderson fails to make NBA All-Rookie teams</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-20T17:50:29-07:00">May 20th, 5:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-20T17:50:29-07:00">May 20th, 5:50pm</time><address><a>Peter Sampson</a>Peter Sampson is ClutchPoints' Portland Trail Blazers reporter and also serves as an Associate Editor. He has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting "The Pulse with Peter Sampson" in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer's Edge and XRAY.FM - where his show "Blazer's Edge Radio" was named "Portland's Best Sports Radio" in the 2017 Willamette Week reader's poll. When he's not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA released its 2024 All-Rookie team on Monday, which featured an standout group of rookies including Victor Wembanyama, Chet Holmgren, and Brandon Miller. But one name that was <a href="https://x.com/NBAPR/status/1792616326902481248" rel="noopener">missing from the list</a> was Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson.</p><p>Here is a look at the teams:</p><p>The 2023-24 Kia NBA All-Rookie First Team:</p><p>Chet Holmgren of <a href="https://x.com/okcthunder">@okcthunder</a></p><p>Jaime Jaquez Jr. of <a href="https://x.com/MiamiHEAT">@MiamiHEAT</a></p><p>Brandon Miller of <a href="https://x.com/hornets">@hornets</a></p><p>Brandin Podziemski of <a href="https://x.com/warriors">@warriors</a></p><p>Victor Wembanyama of <a href="https://x.com/spurs">@spurs</a></p><p>The 2023-24 Kia NBA All-Rookie Second Team:</p><p>Keyonte George of <a href="https://x.com/utahjazz">@utahjazz</a></p><p>GG Jackson II of <a href="https://x.com/memgrizz">@memgrizz</a></p><p>Dereck Lively II of <a href="https://x.com/dallasmavs">@dallasmavs</a></p><p>Amen Thompson of <a href="https://x.com/HoustonRockets">@HoustonRockets</a></p><p>Cason Wallace of <a href="https://x.com/okcthunder">@okcthunder</a></p><p>Henderson received one first-place vote with 31 second-place votes. Fellow Blazers rookies Toumani Camara and Duop Reath got a pair of second place votes as well.</p><p>Henderson, the No. 3 overall pick in the draft, was the highest pick to miss out on the NBA All-Rookie teams. The top pick Wembanyama and 2022’s No. 2 pick Holmgren were the only unanimous selections.</p><p>Scoot averaged 14 points per game for the Blazers this season. He also dished out 5.4 assists and grabbed 3.1 rebounds per game. After a miserable start to the season, Henderson found his footing as the year rolled on. Over his final 25 games, Scoot averaged 17 points on 41 percent shooting. Over his final 12 games, he scored 19.3 points and dished out 8.3 assists while shooting 40 percent from behind the 3-point line.</p><p>Ultimately, Henderson’s rookie season is a Rorschach test of NBA stats. Henderson statistically performed better than Keyonte George and Cason Wallace – two players that made the second team, but also had the sixth-worst plus/minus this season at -495. He also averaged 3.4 turnovers and had a PER of 9.5.</p><p>Hopefully for Blazers fans, Henderson uses the snub as motivation and has his sights set on winning the NBA’s Most Improved Player award next season.</p><h2><b>Blazers coach Chauncey Billups not with Scoot Henderson long-term?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Billups-and-Scoot.jpg"><figcaption><br>© Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>In many respects, Blazers coach Chauncey Billups is the perfect coach for Scoot Henderson. As a point guard who was selected third-overall, looked like an early bust, and ended up as an NBA Finals MVP who made the Hall of Fame, Billups has walked the walk.</p><p>But there have been whispers about Billups’ job security with the Blazers this offseason.</p><p>During team exit interviews conducted at the Blazers’ practice facility in Tualatin, Portland GM Joe Cronin made it clear that, despite Portland’s poor record, head coach Chauncey Billups<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-joe-cronin-commits-chauncey-billups-portland-coach-next-season"> would be back</a> with the team next season.</p><p>Said Cronin when asked about the Blazers’ head coaching position, “We are committed to Chauncey next season.”</p><p>But earlier this month, the Blazers elected to not renew the contracts of assistant coaches Scott Brooks and Rodney Billups, Chauncey’s brother. There’s no word on whether Billups will be able to choose replacement coaches or if this is a bit of a shot across the bow at a coach that has struggled greatly in his first three seasons in Portland.</p><p>Billups has one year remaining on his contract, plus a team option for the following season. There are whispers among league sources that Billups desires a contract extension and does not want to head into next season as a lame duck, something that happens rarely in the NBA anymore.</p><p>But the Blazers, who are all but assured of another losing season, are unlikely to offer Billups the security that he desires. While it was a bit of a surprise when Billups’ name <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-chauncey-billups-blazers-job-under-microscope">popped up in conjunctio</a>n with the Phoenix Suns’ head coaching job, that would seem to indicate that all isn’t copacetic in Rip City.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers’ Scoot Henderson fails to make NBA All-Rookie teams

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He has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting "The Pulse with Peter Sampson" in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer's Edge and XRAY.FM - where his show "Blazer's Edge Radio" was named "Portland's Best Sports Radio" in the 2017 Willamette Week reader's poll. When he's not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Portland Trail Blazers recently completed one of their more difficult seasons in recent memory; finishing 21-61 and dealing with injury issues that stunted a significant amount of the internal growth that head coach Chauncey Billups and GM Joe Cronin were hoping for from their young team.</p><p>Of all the young players on the Blazers, no one drew more attention, and scrutiny, than rookie point guard Scoot Henderson.</p><p>Drafted third overall from the G League Ignite, and deemed the replacement for franchise icon Damian Lillard, Henderson joined the Blazers with a significant amount of hype. While he was certainly a known name, his game wasn’t necessarily a known quantity by most Blazers fans who aren’t hunting down G League games to scout players.</p><p>But by the time the season rolled around, and Lillard was with the Bucks, Blazers fans were eager to see what the kid could do.</p><p>But early in the season, Scoot couldn’t do much. In his NBA debut against the idol Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Clippers, Henderson had 11 points and four turnovers while shooting 0-3 from the 3-point line. In his next game, Henderson had seven points on 3-12 shooting with five more turnovers. Following that were two more games with four and 11 points.</p><p>In his fifth game, Henderson was having his best shift as a pro in the second half against the Detroit Pistons when he rolled his ankle, causing him to miss the Blazers’ next nine games. At that point, Scoot was shooting 9.5 percent from the 3-point line and averaging four turnovers per game.</p><p>Understandably, Billups elected to bring Henderson off the Blazers’ bench when he returned from the injury in late November. that moved gave Scoot the chance to find his rhythm against reserves, and he started putting up better numbers. From this point until the NBA All Star break, Henderson averaged 13.4 points and 4.7 assists, while cutting his turnovers down to 2.8 per game. Most impressively in this span, he also shot a much more respectable 34 percent from the 3-point line.</p><p>At this point, Billups<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-era-officially-begins-loss-timberwolves"> gave Henderson</a> his starting job back, saying that he had earned it through his play and his effort.</p><h2><b>Scoot Henderson’s second half with the Blazers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Scoot-Henderson-layup.jpg"><figcaption>© Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>But then, appearing in the NBA Rising Stars game, Scoot aggravated a groin injury that had been nagging him. Henderson labored his way through a couple of workouts before the Blazers decided to sit him while he recovered. He ended up missing eight games due to the injury.</p><p>After recovering from the groin injury, Henderson reached another gear on the court. Over the rest of the season, Scoot averaged 16.6 points and 7.1 assists over his final 19 games of the season. He did still have his struggles, particularly with footwork while finishing in the paint and with turnovers (4.5 per game), but Blazers fans could see his confidence growing.</p><p>Over his final six games, Henderson averaged 20.5 points and 9.8 assists. This included games of 22 and 10, 19 and 15, 18 and 12, and a 30 point outburst that included 6-7 from the 3-point line in the Blazers’ second-to-last game of the season.</p><p>While expectations were incredibly high, Henderson performed on par with other young point guards in their rookie years, including the likes of Westbrook and D’Aaron Fox. Taking the reigns of an offense at 19-years old is one of the more difficult things to do in basketball, and Henderson showed significant growth throughout the season.</p><p>Perhaps more impressively, Scoot never seemed to waver in his self-belief. In the locker room and in pre-game, Henderson always had a smile on his face. His teammates genuinely seem to like and respect him, and he had become noticeably more vocal on the court toward the end of the season.</p><p>With another rebuilding season on deck for next year, the Blazers have to be excited about what Henderson will look like with a year under his belt.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Scoot Henderson’s rookie year with Blazers starts poorly, ends on high note

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-sets-portland-rookie-record-loss-pelicans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Scoot Henderson sets Blazers rookie record in loss to Pelicans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Scoot-Henderson-sets-Portland-rookie-record-in-loss-to-Pelicans.jpg"></figure><h1>Scoot Henderson sets Blazers rookie record in loss to Pelicans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-10T10:13:49-07:00">April 10th, 10:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-10T10:13:49-07:00">April 10th, 10:13am</time><address><a>Peter Sampson</a>Peter Sampson is ClutchPoints' Portland Trail Blazers reporter and also serves as an Associate Editor. He has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting "The Pulse with Peter Sampson" in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer's Edge and XRAY.FM - where his show "Blazer's Edge Radio" was named "Portland's Best Sports Radio" in the 2017 Willamette Week reader's poll. When he's not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Portland Trail Blazers fell to the New Orleans Pelicans 110-100 on Tuesday night, but rookie point guard Scoot Henderson had a night to remember.</p><p>Henderson notched 19 points and 15 assists for the Blazers, setting a new franchise record for assists in a game by a rookie. The previous Blazers record of 14 assists was held by Kelvin Ransey (2/13/81 at Denver) and Bill Walton (2/1/75 vs. Seattle).</p><p>At 20 years and 66 days old, Henderson also became the youngest NBA player with 15 assists since Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (20 years, 61 days) had 17 on 11/19/18.</p><p>In the first half, Henderson was dominant for the Blazers, teaming up in a two-man game with Deandre Ayton that the Pelicans couldn’t stop. At halftime, Henderson had 12 points and 10 assists, including multiple lobs to Ayton. When he opened the second half with a no-look dime to Jabari Walker for a layup, and it looked like it was going to be a monster night for Scoot.</p><p>But, playing heavy minutes and dealing with a Pelicans zone, Henderson labored late in the second half. He ended up with eight turnovers on the night as the Blazers looked to fight back from a 20-point deficit.</p><p>After the game, Henderson spoke about his performance.</p><p>“My performance was solid. Trying to get guys the ball, and they hit shots. It’s as simple as that. We’re just trying to get our passes up as a team. We want a lot of passes as a team, so I’m just taking part in that and trying to get that pass rate.”</p><p>Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups liked what he saw from Henderson but acknowledged that he had to play him too many minutes.</p><p>“I thought he played good. I had to play him too much. I had to play him way too much and having him out there, just having the ball in his hands, he probably got a little tired. But I thought he made some great plays. I mean, the connection that he and [Ayton] had out there tonight was really good. I think one of the reasons they went and played so much zone was because they had a tough time with Scoot.”</p><h2><b>Scoot Henderson’s rookie season with the Blazers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Scoot-Henderson-moves-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>© Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Henderson has had an up-and-down rookie season for the Blazers.</p><p>Looking overwhelmed at the start of the season as a 19-year-old rookie running the offense and replacing a franchise icon, Henderson has felt his way into putting together longer stretches of consistent basketball.</p><p>Since Jan. 29, Henderson is averaging 16.4 points and 6.4 assists in 31 minutes per game. While his shooting percentage has been up and down in that stretch, he looks much more comfortable taking 3-pointers when opponents sag off of him.</p><p>Henderson still needs to improve upon his finishing in the paint and ball control, but over the second half of the season, he’s shown Blazers fans why he was selected to be a key part of Portland’s rebuild.</p><p>The Blazers next take on the Golden State Warriors at Moda Center on Thursday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Scoot Henderson sets Blazers rookie record in loss to Pelicans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-pretty-comfortable-back-starting-lineup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Scoot Henderson ‘pretty comfortable’ back in Blazers’ starting lineup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Scoot-Henderson-_pretty-comfortable_-back-in-starting-lineup.jpg"></figure><h1>Scoot Henderson ‘pretty comfortable’ back in Blazers’ starting lineup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-12T09:51:09-07:00">March 12th, 9:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-12T09:51:09-07:00">March 12th, 9:51am</time><address><a>Peter Sampson</a>Peter Sampson has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Portland Trail Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting "The Pulse with Peter Sampson" in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer's Edge and XRAY.FM - where his show "Blazer's Edge Radio" was named "Portland's Best Sports Radio" in the 2017 Willamette Week reader's poll. When he's not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Portland Trail Blazers were outmatched by the elite Boston Celtics <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/202403110POR.html" rel="noopener">121-99</a> on Monday night in a game that saw rookie point guard Scoot Henderson make his return to the starting lineup.</p><p>Henderson, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-era-officially-begins-loss-timberwolves" rel="noopener">was named</a> the Blazers’ starting point guard by coach Chauncey Billups in mid-February, had a mixed performance against the best team he’s faced in his brief NBA career. Scoot tallied 13 points, six rebounds, and eight assists on 5-12 shooting. He also racked up five turnovers and seemed to struggle with his footwork at times against a Celtics team that refuses to allow easy points, even <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-jaylen-brown-headline-absurdly-long-injury-report-blazers" rel="noopener">without lockdown guard</a> Jrue Holiday.</p><p>Said Billups on Henderson’s performance for the Blazers, “I think he was just okay today. But, again, this is his first time playing against a team like that. ”</p><p>After the game, Henderson spoke about his return to the Blazers starting lineup.</p><p>“I think I’m pretty comfortable. Just still ramping it up, it’s my second game back from injury. It’s never an excuse, but I think for me it’s just continue to get better. I had tough turnovers in the game and I think I’ve got to take my time and don’t telegraph the pass.”</p><p>Henderson continued with how he can better help the Blazers on a tough night, “Just make a play myself. That’s what I’m good at right there. Just trying to get off it quick, so just get out there and be beneficial for my team.”</p><p>Henderson is completely removed from the injury report and the Blazers have lifted his minutes restriction. He’ll likely have an easier time of it in his next game when Portland takes on the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. Atlanta currently has the 28th-ranked defense in the NBA.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Scoot Henderson ‘pretty comfortable’ back in Blazers’ starting lineup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-eyes-pending-return-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blazers’ Scoot Henderson eyeing return from injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Scoot-Henderson-eyes-pending-return-from-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Blazers’ Scoot Henderson eyeing return from injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-07T10:37:43-08:00">March 7th, 10:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-07T10:37:43-08:00">March 7th, 10:37am</time><address><a>Peter Sampson</a>Peter Sampson has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Portland Trail Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting "The Pulse with Peter Sampson" in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer's Edge and XRAY.FM - where his show "Blazer's Edge Radio" was named "Portland's Best Sports Radio" in the 2017 Willamette Week reader's poll. When he's not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Portland Trail Blazers may have rookie point guard Scoot Henderson back in the starting lineup sooner rather than later.</p><p>Before the Blazers’ 128-120 home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, head coach Chauncey Billups sounded optimistic about Henderson’s progress as he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-scoot-henderson-remains-sidelined-vs-hornets-with-troublesome-injury" rel="noopener">recovers from an adductor strain</a> that he aggravated in the NBA Rising Stars game.</p><p>“He’s getting close,” said Billups. When asked whether we would see Henderson suit up for the Blazers this weekend, Billups said, “That’s the hope. I’m hopeful.”</p><p>Henderson was seen <a href="https://x.com/PeterSampson/status/1765550580943196668?s=20" rel="noopener">doing on-court work</a> during the Blazers pregame on Wednesday for the first time since being injured:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Scoot getting some work in. Billups said a couple minutes ago that he's "getting close" <a href="https://t.co/DBF59pBWTC">pic.twitter.com/DBF59pBWTC</a></p><p>— Peter Sampson (@PeterSampson) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeterSampson/status/1765550580943196668?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In the locker room after the game, Henderson was asked if he was going to suit up for Portland against the Houston Rockets.</p><p>“Friday?” replied Henderson, “Hmm….we’ll see.”</p><p>While it does appear possible that Scoot makes his return against Houston if his body responds well to his ramped up on-court work, it seems more likely that he makes his Blazers return on Saturday night in Portland’s home game against the Toronto Raptors.</p><p>It would make sense that Billups would reinsert his rookie point guard into <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-era-officially-begins-loss-timberwolves" rel="noopener">the starting lineup</a> when Henderson is able to go.</p><p>The Blazers are hoping to get healthy after dealing with significant injuries this season. Fellow guards Shaedon Sharpe and Malcolm Brogdon continue to be out for Portland.</p><p>On the season, Henderson is averaging 12.9 points, 3 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game. After a tough adjustment period to start the season, Henderson had been playing much better for the Blazers before the injury, averaging 14.5 points and 5.2 assists per game since Christmas.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers’ Scoot Henderson eyeing return from injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blazers-scoot-henderson-remains-sidelined-vs-hornets-with-troublesome-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blazers’ Scoot Henderson remains sidelined vs. Hornets with troublesome injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Scoot_Henderson_remains_sidelined_vs._Hornets_with_troublesome_injury.webp"></figure><h1>Blazers’ Scoot Henderson remains sidelined vs. Hornets with troublesome injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-24T17:22:21-08:00">February 24th, 5:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-24T17:22:52-08:00">February 24th, 5:22pm</time><address><a>Peter Sampson</a>Peter Sampson has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Portland Trail Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting "The Pulse with Peter Sampson" in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer's Edge and XRAY.FM - where his show "Blazer's Edge Radio" was named "Portland's Best Sports Radio" in the 2017 Willamette Week reader's poll. When he's not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Portland Trail Blazers continue to <a href="https://x.com/PeterSampson/status/1761550573630107649?s=20" rel="noopener">be without</a> starting point guard Scoot Henderson as the team takes on the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Blazers say Scoot Henderson is out again tomorrow against the Hornets.<br>FYI – Portland has 15 wins, Charlotte 14.</p><p>— Peter Sampson (@PeterSampson) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeterSampson/status/1761550573630107649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Henderson will miss his second consecutive game for the Blazers coming out of the NBA All-Star break with a left adductor strain. Henderson also sat during Portland’s loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.</p><p>Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups didn’t sound worried about the injury before Friday’s game. Billups said that it had been a nagging thing and that Henderson tweaked the injury during the Rising Stars challenge at All-Star Weekend. After seeing Henderson labor through a practice, the Blazers decided to be cautious with their prized rookie.</p><p>Against Denver, the Blazers didn’t replace Henderson in the starting lineup with a guard, instead inserting rookie small forward Kris Murray into the starting lineup. Surrounding Anfernee Simons and Deandre Ayton with three wings was an interesting wrinkle; albeit one that didn’t make much of a difference against the championship-caliber Nuggets.</p><p>Murray played 35 minutes against Denver, scoring nine points and hauling in eight rebounds for the Blazers.</p><p>Henderson <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-joins-injury-report-starting-job" rel="noopener">isn’t alone</a> on the Blazers’ injury report. Shooting guard Shaedon Sharpe is still recovering from lower abdominal surgery earlier this month. Malcolm Brogdon continues to be out as he deals with elbow tendonitis. Backup centers Robert Williams III and Moses Brown are both out after having surgery, and rookie Ryan Rupert is out after suffering a right ankle sprain.</p><p>Of course, it may help the Blazers to have this many players out as teams begin jockeying for NBA Draft Lottery position. Portland has 15 wins, while the Hornets have 14.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers’ Scoot Henderson remains sidelined vs. Hornets with troublesome injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-joins-injury-report-starting-job');   ga('set', 'title', 'Scoot Henderson joins Blazers’ injury report after earning starting job');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Blazers_news_Scoot_Henderson_joins_injury_report_after_earning_starting_job_copy.webp"></figure><h1>Scoot Henderson joins Blazers’ injury report after earning starting job</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-22T21:04:17-08:00">February 22nd, 9:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-22T21:04:17-08:00">February 22nd, 9:04pm</time><address><a>Peter Sampson</a>Peter Sampson has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Portland Trail Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting "The Pulse with Peter Sampson" in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer's Edge and XRAY.FM - where his show "Blazer's Edge Radio" was named "Portland's Best Sports Radio" in the 2017 Willamette Week reader's poll. When he's not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Portland Trail Blazers will play the first game after the NBA All-Star break against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, but they’ll have to do so without the services of starting point guard Scoot Henderson.</p><p>Henderson is listed as out on the Blazers’ <a href="https://x.com/TrailBlazersPR/status/1760831729374503057?s=20" rel="noopener">injury report</a> with a left adductor strain.</p><p>It’s unclear how Henderson injured himself. The Blazers’ last game was a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Feb. 15. Henderson had 15 points in 31 minutes in that game. Scoot also participated in the NBA Rising Stars event at All-Star Weekend last Friday.</p><p>On the season, Henderson is averaging 12.9 points and 4.7 assists for the Blazers. After a slow start to the season, he reclaimed the starting point guard role last week.</p><p>Henderson isn’t alone on the Blazers’ injury report. Shooting guard Shaedon Sharpe is still recovering from lower abdominal surgery earlier this month. Malcolm Brogdon continues to be out as he deals with elbow tendonitis. Backup centers Robert Williams III and Moses Brown are both out after having surgery, and rookie Ryan Rupert is out after suffering a right ankle sprain.</p><p>Forward Jabari Walker is also questionable for the Blazers with a right ankle sprain of his own.</p><p>Hopefully, the injury won’t keep Henderson out long. The Blazers would love to see Scoot get some reps in the starting lineup. After reassuming the role last week, Henderson discussed whether it was different being out there <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-era-officially-begins-loss-timberwolves" rel="noopener">with the starters</a>:</p><p>“I don’t think too much was different. Basketball is still going to be basketball at the end of the day, I think. In my mind, the image has been slowing down when I watch film and the mistakes I’ve been making, I’m less likely to do them over and over again. So, I think the more that I’ve been learning throughout the season, just definitely keeping that thought in the back of my mind. You know, make a certain pass, make sure I’m dribbling the ball in certain actions as a point guard. Just, make sure I continue to learn the game.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Scoot Henderson joins Blazers’ injury report after earning starting job

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-real-time-reaction-to-duop-reaths-contract-will-make-portland-love-him-even-more');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blazers: Scoot Henderson’s epic reaction to Duop Reath’s contract will make fans love him even more');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Blazers-Scoot-Hendersons-epic-reaction-to-Duop-Reaths-contract-will-make-fans-love-him-even-more.webp"></figure><h1>Blazers: Scoot Henderson’s epic reaction to Duop Reath’s contract will make fans love him even more</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-16T21:04:49-08:00">February 16th, 9:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-16T21:04:49-08:00">February 16th, 9:04pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It has been a rough-sailing 2023-24 season for the Portland Trail Blazers, as was expected when they dealt away Damian Lillard in an effort to fully embrace the rebuild. But amid their uneven display on the hardwood, this is the time for the Blazers brass to assess which players on the roster could be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-era-officially-begins-loss-timberwolves" rel="noopener">long-term keepers</a> alongside their young core of Scoot Henderson, Anfernee Simons, and Shaedon Sharpe (among others).</p><p>To that end, the Blazers converted the contract of rookie big man Duop Reath from a two-way deal to a standard NBA contract, signing the 27-year old Australian center to a three-year deal. Reath has been more than solid for the Blazers this season, and Henderson, upon learning of his teammate’s new contract during the All-Star weekend, <a href="https://twitter.com/trailblazers/status/1758703256262336745" rel="noopener">became very excited</a> for his teammate’s success.</p><p>“Yes sir!” Henderson screamed after hearing the news of Reath’s new contract, via the official Blazers Twitter account. “Yes, bro, yes. Ah, that’s aight! You know, I’m really, really proud of Duop. People don’t see it a lot but Duop works, man. He works every time I go back into the gym. He’s breaking sweat already.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Look at Scoot’s reaction when he heard the news 🥹 <a href="https://t.co/wHjM2BxveY">https://t.co/wHjM2BxveY</a> <a href="https://t.co/wL3xIfr3rc">pic.twitter.com/wL3xIfr3rc</a></p><p>— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) <a href="https://twitter.com/trailblazers/status/1758703256262336745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Indeed, it’s quite the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-rookie-duop-reath-earns-nba-contract-age-27" rel="noopener">development for the Blazers</a> for Duop Reath to emerge as a legitimate rotation player in the NBA. At 27 years old, Reath hasn’t gotten too many chances to stick around on an NBA roster. So for Reath to cement himself as a keeper in his first try? That is something that bodes well for Reath’s chances of fashioning a long NBA career for himself.</p><p>Reath burst onto the scene as an important piece for the Australian national basketball team; with Jock Landale injured, the 27-year old big man put up steady production as an inside-out big in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. This definitely caught the eye of the Blazers brass, and Reath has paid off their trust in him, big time.</p><p>In 40 games thus far this season for the Blazers, Duop Reath is averaging 8.9 points per game and 3.8 rebounds on 47.5 percent shooting from the field and 38.5 percent shooting from deep. He should give Scoot Henderson a solid option in the two-man game for at least the next few seasons.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers: Scoot Henderson’s epic reaction to Duop Reath’s contract will make fans love him even more

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-embarrasses-chet-holmgren-epic-crossover');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blazers’ Scoot Henderson embarrasses Chet Holmgren with epic crossover');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Scoot-Henderson-embarrasses-Chet-Holmgren-with-epic-crossover_50.webp"></figure><h1>Blazers’ Scoot Henderson embarrasses Chet Holmgren with epic crossover</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-16T19:24:01-08:00">February 16th, 7:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-16T19:24:01-08:00">February 16th, 7:24pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Rookie combo guard Scoot Henderson has been making immense progress in recent weeks in terms of his development, even as his Portland Trail Blazers struggle to stack up wins with any consistency. In fact, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-era-officially-begins-loss-timberwolves" rel="noopener">Henderson was recently</a> inserted into the starting lineup for Thursday’s home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, illustrating the increased <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-rookie-duop-reath-earns-nba-contract-age-27" rel="noopener">confidence of Blazers</a> head coach and former legendary NBA point guard Chauncey Billups in his third overall pick’s ability.</p><p>For his efforts this year, Henderson was <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1758682537453588614" rel="noopener">awarded a spot</a> in the NBA Rising Stars challenge, a part of the annual All-Star festivities which this year take place in Indianapolis, and early on in the contest, Henderson earned himself a highlight by hitting Oklahoma City Thunder rookie big man Chet Holmgren with a killer hesitation crossover before jetting to the rim to finish with a flashy layup over Walker Kessler of the Utah Jazz.</p><p>(Video courtesy of Hoop Central on X, the social media platform formerly referred to as Twitter, via TNT).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">SCOOT HENDERSON WITH THE MOVES. 🥶</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/KHTHqwLiGe">pic.twitter.com/KHTHqwLiGe</a></p><p>— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1758682537453588614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The move is perhaps just a small sample of what convinced the Blazers to take Scoot Henderson with the third overall pick this past NBA Draft, flashing the immense athleticism combined with elite dexterity and ball handling skills that figure to make Henderson an elite prospect at this level in the near future, if he’s not already there.</p><p>As previously mentioned, winning games isn’t necessarily of paramount importance for Portland at this point in time, so it will be important for Henderson to continue to get reps and increase his comfort level out on the court.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
10.9	3.0	4.8	0.2	0.9

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
10.9	3.0	4.8	0.2	0.9

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