The second that franchise great Damian Lillard requested a trade on July 1, it was clear it wasn’t going to be the peachiest offseason for the . Now, 11 weeks later, the ensuing media circus around the situation threatens to get louder as training camp approaches with still no trade, embroiling the franchise in a speculative mess as it seemingly tries to turn the page to a new future.
In his latest piece, Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz named the seven NBA franchises that “blew it this offseason.” For the Blazers’ role in creating this mess with Lillard, and how they’ve handled it since, Swartz added the franchise to his unflattering list.