The Trail Blazers’ re-tooled roster is tasked with matching the success of last year in the upcoming 2019-20 season. Earlier in the week, Caesars Sportsbook set the Blazers’ win total at 47.5 games.
Considering Portland’s recent 53-win effort, ESPN’s Jordan Schultz listed the Blazers as one of his top bets.
How quickly we forget that the Blazers just won 53 games and advanced to the conference finals for the first time in 19 years. Hassan Whiteside is a good pickup -- he can block shots and play screen-and-roll with Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum -- as was Pau Gasol, who signed a one-year deal.