Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson was named to a Rising Stars roster for the third consecutive year, but a sprained ankle forced him to miss Friday’s event during All-Star weekend in San Francisco, Calif. However, that disappointing turn of events didn’t destroy Henderson’s overall experience.

Two people who would likely agree with this addition are Scoot Henderson and assistant GM Mike Schmitz. Henderson was Cissoko's teammate with the G League Ignite, where Cissoko had a more impactful role, averaging 9.3 points in 28.4 minutes. The less obvious connection is Schmitz, a former ESPN NBA Draft Analyst who was previously high on Cissoko.

The budding friendship between second-year players Scoot Henderson and Toumani Camara includes a vow: Being great together ... in Portland.

Scoot Henderson and Jerami Grants' statuses for Thursday's Trail Blazers-Lakers matchup at Moda Center are in question.

But despite all of this, Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson still believes that a playoff push can be had. “We’re going for it,” Blazers guard Scoot Henderson said. “Every time we get on that court,