The Portland Trail Blazers’ 2021-21 season has ended. Despite tying up their first round series with the Denver Nuggets just last week, the Blazers dropped the final two games in an incredibly disappointing fashion. Wasting one of the best individual playoff performances ever from Damian Lillard and blowing a 14-point lead on your home court are not effective strategies for advancing in the postseason.
The Blazers are bound to do some retooling this offseason. Head coach Terry Stotts is gone, the fan base is torn on who they want to take over, and after nine years of stability, everything seems in flux.