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Trail Blazers Ranked No. 14 in SI’s Early 2021 NBA Power Rankings

The Portland Trail Blazers used a blistering run during seeding game play at the NBA’s Disney World bubble to qualify for the NBA Playoffs, overtaking the Memphis Grizzlies for the eighth seed and defeating them in the play-in game. However, despite 2019-20 being an unusual season, Portland faced a usual outcome: They were defeated 4-1 in the first round by the eventual champions, the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Blazers will hope a full season of Jusuf Nurkic next year can help elevate them on both sides of the court.