The 2018 offseason has been something of a mixed bag for the Portland Trail Blazers. One one hand, starting center Jusuf Nurkiu0107 was re-signed to a very team-friendly contract, quality summer league performances from rookies Anfernee Simons and Gary Trent Jr. provided reason for optimism and using what little space they had to sign free agents Seth Curry and Nik Stauskas will hopefully shore up some deficiencies going into the 2018-19 season.
On the other, the Trail Blazers have thus far been unable to swing a deal for a veteran with playoff experience, one of the team's stated goals going into the offseason after being swept by the Pelicans in the first round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs, and had to part ways with Ed Davis, Shabazz Napier and Pat Connaughton, all of whom played important roles on a team that finished third in the Western Conference last season.