The Portland Trail Blazers are headed full-steam through training camp, on their way to pre-season and the start of a new campaign. As Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum, and Jusuf Nurkic prepare for their first full-season together, national pundits are framing expectations for their success...or lack thereof.
Today Dane Carbaugh of NBCSports.com previews the Blazers, asking five questions about the team and defining criteria for success. In the process Carbaugh explores the durability of Nurkic, the heavy load on Lillard and McCollum, and whether Portland’s backcourt might be heading for a parting of the ways:
Uppity Blazers fans have been losing their mind asking this question for going on three years now.