The Portland Trail Blazers have been building their current roster for some time now. The senior Blazers, Damian Lillard and Meyers Leonard, were drafted by the team back in 2012 and represent the first pieces of the current iteration of this Rip City squad.
With the expected bumps in the road along the way, such as losing LaMarcus Aldridge to free agency, Head Coach Terry Stotts and General Manager Neil Olshey have navigated the team through the rigorous Western Conference landscape and fortified a reputation for winning in Portland. That said, winning has eluded the team under Stotts and Olshey in one key area: the postseason.