The Portland Trail Blazers’ 2023-24 season was marred by injuries and a crystal-clear focus on the development of their young players albeit still employed a few grizzled veterans a la Malcolm Brogdon and Jerami Grant.
With key players like Robert Williams III, Anfernee Simons, Deandre Ayton, and the aforementioned Brogdon and Grant missing significant time due to injuries, the Blazers only managed 21 wins in another putrid year in the PDX, the third consecutive season missing the playoffs—all of them since the hiring of coach Chauncy Billups to lead the new post-Dame era of Portland basketball.