The state has rebounded! Can the Blazers forward general get rid of the position of being the most garbage contract in the league?

In a previous NBA preseason game, the Portland Trail Blazers at home narrowly defeated the Sacramento Kings 124-123. After this game, the Trail Blazers achieved their first victory during the preseason, with a current record of 1 win and 1 loss; while the Kings suffered two consecutive losses during the preseason, with a current record of 0 wins and 2 losses.

In this game, the state of Trail Blazers forward Jerami Grant, who had a poor performance in the previous preseason game, also rebounded somewhat. Grant played 18 minutes, shooting 6 of 13, 0 of 5 from beyond the three-point line, and 6 of 8 free throws. He scored 18 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 assist, including 3 offensive rebounds, and 2 fouls. The plus/minus reached a game-high +12. Although Grant still has a bad touch when it comes to outside shooting, his enthusiasm on the court seems to have improved a lot. He also created a lot of threats to the opponent inside and scored a lot of points through his own efforts. Grant can also have a certain effect on the defensive end, and his attitude on the defensive end has also improved somewhat. Grant's playing time is not much, but the team's situation is quite good when he is on the court, and the plus-minus value of +12 can prove this. At least in this game, his performance is worthy of recognition.

In the NBA regular season last season, Grant played a total of 47 times for the Trail Blazers in 82 games, averaging 32.4 minutes per game and averaging 32.4 minutes per game. 14.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.9 steals, 1 block, 1.4 turnovers and 2.3 fouls. The shooting percentage was 37.3%, the three-point shooting percentage was 36.5%, and the free throw percentage was 84.9%. In the previous preseason game when the team lost to the Golden State Warriors, Grant made 2 of 11 shots, 1 of 5 from beyond the three-point line, and 3 of 4 free throws in 21 minutes and 28 seconds of playing time. He scored 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 3 steals. He also had 1 foul and a plus-minus of +8.

Grant's performance last season was a mess. His contribution on both offense and defense was very limited. His personal ability has suffered a huge decline that is visible to the naked eye, and his attitude towards the game is also very worrying. In the previous preseason game, Grant's performance was still poor, which made everyone feel that it would be difficult for him to improve in performance in the new season. Grant's salary will exceed US$30 million in the next three years, but he can only perform like this. His contract is simply one of the crappiest contracts in the league. But by this game, Grant's condition actually improved a bit. I really don't know if he can perform better in the next games.