The Trail Blazers erased a four-game slide with a three-game winning streak prior to the All-Star break. That shift in the standings was reflected in the latest round of power rankings on Monday.
In ESPN’s updated rankings, the Blazers moved up from No. 10 to No. 8. ESPN’s analysis focused on what Portland could achieve once CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic return in the lineup.
As the Blazers get whole again with the returns of CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic, is that enough to vault them into the upper tier of the West?