The Portland Trail Blazers have nowhere to go but up after finishing last in the Western Conference last season.
Bleacher Report writer Grant Hughes is looking at the glass half-full, naming the Blazers as the third-most promising rebuild in the NBA this season.
On the whole, Portland’s roster feels like it has a few spare parts to strip off. Donovan Clingan, Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara belong, but Jerami Grant, Deandre Ayton and Robert Williams III feel out of place. As the Blazers realize they might be the only team in the entire Western Conference without realistic play-in hopes, they’ll look into jettisoning those vets for draft equity and financial flexibility.