With the NBA still on pause, it’s difficult not to look ahead to next season, especially given the Portland Trail Blazers current position in the standings.
However, despite Portland’s dreary season, one thing does stick out when examining the current roster. If you count Jusuf Nurkic, Zach Collins (when next season eventually starts) all as healthy, the Blazers are actually extremely deep, and seem to have a pretty potent playoff roster.
A starting 5 of Dame, CJ, Hood, Collins and Nurk, with guys like Ariza, Gary Trent Jr, Whiteside and Melo coming off the bench?