Luke Babbitt News: Babbitt's role as a stretch four has been usurped by Victor Claver, The Oregonian reports. Over the Blazers' past five games, Babbitt has posted four DNP-Coach's Decisions.

Babbitt's role as a stretch four has been usurped by Victor Claver, The Oregonian reports. Over the Blazers' past five games, Babbitt has posted four DNP-Coach's Decisions.

Before riding the pine four times of late, Babbitt missed just one of 39 outings between Nov. 30 and Feb. 19. Claver himself is not a dead-eye shooter like Babbitt but brings a more balanced skill set to the table, particularly defensively, where he seems to pick up a steal or block nightly. It is clear that coach Terry Stotts prefers the preceding, as the Blazers trot out three of the top 15 players in three-pointers made this season (Nicolas Batum, Damian Lillard, and Wesley Matthews). Thus, Babbitt's strength is redundant, meaning the unrestricted free agent-to-be may rarely see the court the remainder of the season. Deep league owners should explore other options.