With the 2021-22 NBA season now in the history books, the focus has now shifted towards the offseason and 2022-23 campaign.
One day after the Golden State Warriors’ series-clinching win, ESPN’s experts have put together a way-too-early Power Rankings, with the Portland Trail Blazers earning the No. 23 spot.
The panel included nine different analysts, which was said to take into account both player progression and potential movement. One analyst, Ohm Youngmisuk provided this outlook on the 2022-23 Blazers:
“Portland is rebuilding around Damian Lillard after trading away CJ McCollum and Norman Powell last season.