The Trail Blazers will start the 2018-19 season with a familiar trio leading the way in the frontcourt. Most of the team’s resources this offseason were put towards guard play, meaning Maurice Harkless, Al-Farouq Aminu, and Jusuf Nurkic will get a bulk of the minutes yet again.
According to Adam Fromal of Bleacher Report, that unit ranks as the 23rd best frontcourt in the NBA. Fromal notes that the low ranking might not be from a lack of ability, but rather a lack of opportunity. Here are their numbers when taking into account the court presence of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum:
Lillard on and McCollum off: 17.