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Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts said Tuesday that Turner will share backup point guard duties with C.J. McCollum this season, Jason Quick of The Oregonian reports.
If Stotts' handling of the point guard situation last season is any indication, the Blazers likely won't lean on Turner very often as a third-string option at the position, as Damian Lillard and McCollum frequently covered all 48 minutes at the position on most nights. Instead, Stotts' comfort with Turner at the position is perhaps more troubling to Shabazz Napier, whose roster spot could be in jeopardy if the Trail Blazers decide to prioritize keeping an extra big man rather than another point guard who wouldn't normally factor into the rotation. Turner is still expected to see most of his time at small forward during the upcoming season, but will have to hold off Allen Crabbe for starting honors.
