The Portland Trail Blazers ranked 23rd in defense this past season, but there’s reason to believe that rank could be higher in the upcoming campaign.
Bleacher Report’s Dan Favale believes the Blazers could be better on the defensive end in the upcoming season.
Solid defenders are sprinkled up and down the depth chart. Adding Deni Avidja to a wing rotation that already features Jerami Grant, Matisse Thybulle and Dalano Banton allows for all sorts of versatility.
Housing Toumani Camara does the same. That dude can guard no fewer than 4.