With training camp underway, the Portland Trail Blazers are preparing in earnest for the 2018-19 regular season. Following Media Day, Dan Marang talked about one of Portland’s strong themes being lineup experimentation. Such adjustments are not new, but in today’s NBA, which features less minutes from starters and more varied rotation experimentation, they are more important than ever.
As the Blazers approach the season, here are three interesting lineups that could see time for the Blazers next season, and why I’d like to see them in action.
Lineup 1: Just play the five best players
While all these players were on Portland’s roster last year, they never appeared together in one lineup.