After years of the Portland Trail Blazers’ dynamic backcourt of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum keeping them in games and propelling them to the third-seed in the NBA Western Conference Playoffs last year, it’s the Blazers’ bench mob that seems to be making waves this season. Jared Dubin of FanSided has praised the players outside of Lillard and McCollum for stepping up:
In other words, this year’s “other guys” seem like a better fit to help a Dame and CJ-led team succeed. At least, that’s what it looks like so far.