Zach Collins is going to miss at least one more game after dislocating his shoulder earlier this week. His long-term prognosis is still unknown, leaving fans to speculate whether the Blazers starting power forward will miss weeks or months.
In the meantime, the Blazers are making due with essentially nine playable guys on a night-by-night basis (i.e. 15 roster spots minus injured players Jusuf Nurkic, Pau Gasol, Zach Collins; not-yet-ready prospects Gary Trent Jr. and Nassir Little; one empty spot).
The lack of healthy big men is already leading to some interesting rotation decisions.