The Portland Trail Blazers have collected a lot of young talent over the past few years. This competition only got more crowded with the signing of Jeremy Sochan. Cissoko, who like Sochan is a former San Antonio Spurs forward, has always had to earn his minutes. He appeared in 75 games for the Blazers last season and averaged 19 minutes per game. While Sochan will likely make Cissoko's path to minutes more challenging, it is not inherently a bad thing for his development.