The Portland Trail Blazers will open the regular season Wednesday night at home against the Golden State Warriors. That means the final NBA power rankings of the preseason have been rolling in from national media outlets like the fall breeze the last few weeks.
Spoiler alert: The Blazers landed near the bottom in all of the lists.
Apart from the expected low ranking, these lists came with some analysis of the Blazers. Most of this analysis dealt with dreams of Cooper Flagg, hopeful development of key young pieces, possible trades involving veterans and lots of losses.