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We're breaking down all the biggest NBA storylines.

You're tuned in to The Heat Check with Trista Crick.

The best podcast covering all the drama around the association.

Next up, we've got to talk about some players that are on the come-up.

We've got to talk about some players that you need to know who are rising, rising stars. Not real stars, but better than role players, right? Young players who are going to become much better in the near future. Kind of guys that you hear them right now and they're a random name, you don't really know who they are. But if you listen to this podcast, you're like, okay, I can talk to my friends about him at the water cooler. It's like that shack, like, oh, snap, I wasn't aware of your game. You know what I'm saying? Let's start in Portland. You know we got to start in Portland, right? Shaden Sharp, Shay. Shea. I asked Blazers beat writer Danny Morang about whether he was taking the next step,

and he was like, oh, yes. I know that he may be young. He may be raw. He's certainly not a player

that you can have control a team that's completely young, but you put him with real adults,

and Shaden is going to show out. It excites me. He has this very interesting combination,

right, because he's kind of like Devin Booker, kind of like Aunt Edwards, definitely a lot like

Tracy McGrady. He's got so much game in him where you know he wants to be Kobe Bryant. He's

6'5 with a 7 feet wingspan. That is insane. For context,

Tracy McGrady, 7-2 wingspan, but he was 3 inches taller at 6'8. Proportionally,

Shaden is way longer than Tracy McGrady. He's all arms. The way he moves on the floor,

not only is he a pure scorer because he is, he's an absolute bucket. He can rebound the hell

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