Blazers' Scoot Henderson Reveals Secret Plan Between Himself and Toumani Camara

Ricardo Klein | Feb 15, 2025

Jan 14, 2025; Portland, Oregon, USA; Portland Trail Blazers (from left to right) Kris Murray (24), Scoot Henderson (00), Donovan Clingan (23), Shaedon Sharpe (17) and Toumani Camara (33) walk back to the court after a timeout during the second half against the Brooklyn Nets at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-Imagn Images / Soobum Im-Imagn Images

The Portland Trail Blazers have had quite the last month of basketball. 

They have arguably played like the best team in that span despite entering the season projected to be one of the worst teams in the league. 

The Blazers are still at the bottom of the standings and will likely remain down there. Still, they have many great young players on their side who could turn them into an elite team soon. 

The two players who could do just that are Scoot Henderson and Toumani Camara. 

The two have shown flashes and are among the two best players on the team. Only time will tell if these two can be key pieces for Portland, but if you ask Henderson, he undoubtedly believes he and Camara can be. 

Before the Rising Stars game at the NBA All-Star weekend, Henderson told Jason Quick of The Athletic that he and Camara want to lead the Blazers to heights in this new era. 

“Me and Tou, we have told each other: ‘We are going to do this. We are going to be great together … and we are going to do it here, in Portland,’” Henderson said. “We haven’t told anyone, but we have those conversations.”

Camara added to Henderson's words. 

“We’ve said that more than once. More than once. We keep saying, ‘We are going to figure it out — the hard way.’ That’s something that has stuck with us.”

The two have shown that they can lead Portland to new heights as they have both played tremendous basketball prior to the break. 

Camara and Henderson are both aligned and united with the vision to get Portland back on top. 

Head coach Chauncey Billups spoke on what it means to have both his young star players have that type of vision. 

“The fact that they want to do it here and do it together, it’s kind of rare nowadays,” coach Chauncey Billups said. “It seems like everybody is looking for their own deal, their own path, their own city, whatever, whatever. So the fact that those guys have taken great pride in saying, ‘I love it here, I want to do it here, we are going to do it here … that’s a big deal. And you can see it with the passion both of them play with.”

Henderson and Camara are on the right path, and it will only be a matter of time before they bring Portland from mediocrity. 

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