The Portland Trail Blazers’ front office came into the 2022-23 offseason with heavy expectations on how they would fulfill Damian Lillard’s requests for a competitive team in the near future. In considering CBS Sports columnist Colin Ward-Henninger’s analysis, they weren’t great when it came to plugging in the needed holes, but they were better than average. For that, they earned a “B” grade.
Here’s how Ward-Henninger quickly assessed the Blazers’ moves this summer:
Are the Blazers going to win the title this season? Probably not. Did they grant Lillard’s request and at least position themselves to be a playoff team next season?