Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups shook things up during Portland’s 113-102 win over the Chicago Bulls Sunday by taking third-year guard Shaedon Sharpe out of the starting lineup.

Sharpe, the No. 7 pick in the 2022 NBA draft, has a 117.8 defensive rating. He is averaging 18 points per game while shooting 45.1% from the field and a career-low 31.2% from three-point range.

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Sharpe chipped in 11 points (4-11 FG, 3-7 3Pt), two assists and one rebound over 21 minutes during Thursday's 110-102 loss to the Lakers.

Shaedon Sharpe is starting to show a new side of himself, and it’s one that the Portland Trail Blazers are starting to embrace. In Thursday night’s dominant 119-90 win over the Orlando Magic ...

Despite a late surge from DeMar DeRozan, Portland’s backcourt duo of Simons and Shaedon Sharpe held off the Kings to keep the streak alive. Anfernee Simons lit it up from deep, dropping 30 ...