The Portland Trail Blazers have struggled mightily on defense this season, and Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report offers a key fix: trade someone to gain more defensive pieces around Damian Lillard, because it’s now or never if the Blazers are going to take advantage of Lillard’s prime.
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the Portland Trail Blazers aren’t great with the whole point-prevention business.
That they leak as often as they do and still stand sixth in the West is a testament to Damian Lillard’s offensive sorcery.