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End-of-Season Awards: Portland Trail Blazers Edition

By Nate Mann

PORTLAND, OR - APRIL 10: The Portland Trail Blazers celebrate a win against the San Antonio Spurs on April 10, 2017 at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images)
PORTLAND, OR - APRIL 10: The Portland Trail Blazers celebrate a win against the San Antonio Spurs on April 10, 2017 at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – MARCH 27: Ed Davis #17 of the Portland Trail Blazers reacts before a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on March 27, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – MARCH 27: Ed Davis #17 of the Portland Trail Blazers reacts before a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on March 27, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

Sixth Man

This one was tough. The Blazers aren’t really deep enough to actually have a sixth man in the traditional sense of the term. I think a case can be made for Ed Davis, Zach Collins, and even Evan Turner (when Maurice Harkless was starting). But I’ll go with Davis on this one.

He appeared in 78 games (playing about 19 minutes per), scoring 5.3 points and grabbing 7.4 boards per game while shooting 58 percent from the field. Plus, he’s an excellent mentor for Collins, who can learn much from his veteran teammate. In fact, maybe the Davis-Collins show is the Blazers’ true “sixth men” of the year.

Despite starting just over half of his season, Turner was truly a sixth man. He came off the
bench when the roster (Maurice Harkless) was healthy. Turner averaged 8.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game. Turner was also third on the team in assist-to-turnover ratio, with 1.7 dimes per giveaway.