In recent years, the Trail Blazers’ creativity, or lack of it, on offense has become a polarizing discussion. In his most recent edition of 10 Things I Like and Dislike, ESPN Senior Writer Zach Lowe highlighted at least one new way the Blazers have utilized sets and movement to generate offense.
Borrowing a page from Raptors head coach Nick Nurse’s playbook, the Blazers have implemented a double flare screen on each side — a Toronto staple in taking advantage of Norman Powell’s scoring and gravity — and it’s created a new way to get Damian Lillard to the basket.