Over Neil Olshey’s tenure as President of Basketball Operations (POBO) the largest portion of the Trail Blazers’ success has been about the backcourt of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum—that’s not really up for debate. However, what has taken the Blazers from a fun team to root for to a team that could beat nearly any team on any given night is the organization’s ability to find moves on the periphery.
More than anything, or anyone not named Damian Lillard, this will be the defining point of the past 5 years of Blazers basketball.