Portland Trail Blazers Preview

 


Written By: Spencer Teman, of Swish Tribune

One of the most talked about teams this offseason, the Portland Trail Blazers will have a whole new look this upcoming season as they look to compete with the best of the best in the West. 

The biggest move that the Blazers made this offseason was trading the face of their franchise, Damian Lillard. Lillard was arguably the best Blazer of all time and dedicated his first 11 years to the franchise but grew unhappy with the organization as he approached his 12th year in Portland. 

The Blazers got a haul back for him as they dealt him to Milwaukee which involved a three-team deal with the Suns as well. They got back DeAndre Ayton, Jrue Holiday, and a couple of first round picks. They then dealt Holiday to Boston for Malcolm Brogdon and Robert Williams. So in the end the Blazers got the package they wanted in return to add to an already talented roster. 

Their second biggest move this offseason was drafting Scoot Henderson with the number three pick in the draft. Henderson will try to fill the big shoes of Lillard as possibly the next face of the franchise. He certainly has the talent, but lets see if it translates well over to the NBA. 

Portland has been a consistent playoff team throughout this past decade and this will be the first year they are without their leader, but they have a well put together team in his replacement. Their lineup should consist of players like Henderson, Anfernee Simons, Jerami Grant, DeAndre Ayton, Shaedon Sharpe, and some nice bench pieces in Williams and Brogdon as well. 

Don't sleep on the Blazers this season, although they underwent some major changes, it will be interesting to see how well this new team gels together to start a new era of Blazers basketball up in Portland. 

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