Allen Crabbe is making a spot start at small forward in place of Nicolas Batum (wrist) on Saturday, the Oregonian reports.

Crabbe is making a spot start at small forward in place of Nicolas Batum (wrist) on Saturday, the Oregonian reports.

Analysis:

Crabbe has filled in as a spot starter in six other games this season, averaging 4.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.3 blocks, and 0.8 thre-pointers in 21 minutes per game. Those numbers would be useful if Crabbe were earning more minutes, but given that the Trail Blazers are actually using their bench this season, it seems more likely that Crabbe will continue to play limited minutes in his spot starts.