They’re stuck behind starters Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons, Nassir Little, Jerami Grant and Nurkic as well as Josh Hart, Gary Payton II, Justise Winslow, Trendon Watford and potentially Jabari Walker and Shaedon Sharpe off the bench. Of the five players mentioned above, Williams, Johnson and Louzada will be on the roster this season but are unlikely to see any real minutes. But while recency bias is convenient for predictors across the country, it’s not entirely reflective of what we might see. Perhaps that’s because they don’t rate the moves made by General Manager Joe Cronin in recent months, or, maybe, just maybe, they’re tainted by the outstanding tank job the franchise executed late last season.Īnd why not? The last look we had of this team was a starting unit of Brandon Williams, Didi Louzada, Keon Johnson, CJ Elleby and Reggie Perry. But a number of national pundits have already pigeon-holed the Oregon franchise in the bottom half of the pack. The Portland Trail Blazers enter with some new faces, more defense and versatility and an allegedly rejuvenated star ready to compete. This coming season, the NBA Western Conference will, as always, be competitive for most of its 15 teams.
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