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This 2026 Portland Trailblazers Squad Is a DISASTER



This 2026 Portland Trailblazers Squad Is a DISASTER

The Portland Trail Blazers were supposed to be building something special this season… but instead, they’re stuck in the same cycle of confusion, injuries, and questionable decisions that have haunted them for decades. From Scoot Henderson’s growing pains, to Damian Lillard’s sentimental return, to a roster caught between rebuilding and contending, this team might already be doomed.

Is this another false dawn in Rip City… or the beginning of another painful collapse?

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26 Comments

  3. @PatrickMartin-k6v

    "Are they rebuilding or contending? Nobody really knows." It's you that doesn't know. What are you defining as 'contending'? They are rebuilding. They brought Dame back and acquired Jrue Holday to be veteran mentors to a young squad. They hope to make the playoffs this year. However in the stacked Western Confeence they may not. But there is a good chance they will show marked improvement over the past couple of years. I will say that they ned to acquire a better point guard than Scoot Henderson. He will be a sevicable point guard, but never be the face of the franchise.

  7. @MustafYusuf-fh4to

    When it comes to the Blazers, there going to win. I mean WIN. This season is all about improvement, for Scoot, Deni, Sharpe, Clingan, and the youngsters. They brought Dame to fulfill this chapter and make the rebuild into an improved squad. Jrue helps defense and versatility while mentoring Scoot or Blake Wesley. Jermi Grant can still improve to his formal self and help in some way. This team is not set yet, theirs a lot of moves that need to happen, such as Robert Williams III, and potentiality Kris Murray . The Blazers still need offensive improvement which is evident, but that could come sooner than later. With the new owner coming this team's future is only bright. Lets wait until next season and see how this roster holds up when Dame comes back.

  10. @thomaslaski5021

    14 mil a year for lillard. Thats a deal. If u remember houston did the same thing by getting van fleet and dylan brooks. Not ever team will move up in two out of three drafts and get two great players. Before that san antonio had wiffed on picks. So a lot of your points are week. Okc is a different beast. They have been great in the draft. Portland has three years of milwaukee picks at the end of the 20s.

  12. @change2000mf

    Dude.. Wtf r u talking about? You got to have veterans on your team wether you rebuild or not.. you keep mentioning the spurs but the traded for fox and signed cp3 last season.. yes Jeremy grant is a problem but lilard is injured for the rest of 25/26 season and jrue is in his late 30s..
    So all I see here is a young team scoot, deni, sharp, camara, clingen, hansen.. with holiday to keep them in their track for glory so stop yapping man thay are a good team with potential for the next years

  14. @JVLuther

    AI still hasn't figured out how to pronounce the names of Jerami Grant or Franz Wagner, so of course it didn't even attempt Deni Avdija or Toumani Camara lol … and I think it got confused by the prompt to tell a two timelines story, and the story itself is written as if it were simultaneously right now and a year ago… pretty subpar even by AI standards in my opinion…

  17. @lorensmith2720

    The Rockets Got Van Fleet and now Kevin Durant. You need to have Youth and Vets to succeed. The Thunder also went and got Caruso. This video and the timeline doesn't fit is foolish.

  20. @JohnSmith-cd6qe

    What are you talking about lol??

    How can you criticise Portland for being indecisive for not committing to a timeline for bringing in/back veterans…but then criticise them for a lack of locker room leadership? THEY'RE BRINGING IN THE VETERANS TO FIX THE LACK OF LOCKER ROOM LEADERSHIP! 😂

    I don't think we can blame Ayton for being Ayton, their players injury history is why they're doubling/tripling up on C and PGs, and there's no point committing to another full rebuild when they're not sure if any of their youth movement are a true #1 – but their defensive infrastructure with Clingan/Avdija/Camara is now too good to go into a full tank.

    And going into a full tank doesn't even work anymore when the last 2 #1 picks went to #10+ seeds = so might as well try to make the Play-In and test their youth movement in real competitive play.

    At least they have a strong drop-coverage + switchable wings defensive identity now = they just gotta roll-the-dice on whether Scoot, Shaeden, Avdija, 35 y/o Lillard, or maybe Yang Hansen (?) can provide their offensive engine.

  21. @kitzis1

    So pessimistic – do you realy think Dam going to play the coming season (limiting Scoot 'n Sharpe progression)? think again.

  24. @scamitmeir15

    You haven't mentioned the biggest thing Portland is building. And that's defense. In the second half of the season, Portland were top 5 in defensive rating and top 3 after the all star break. And you didn't mention once the main reason for that. And that's toumani Camara. You went all in on scoot and Sharpe that you forgot deni and Camara. The two actual cornerstones of the team.

    And you talk like Portland is aiming for a championship this season. They themselves know it won't happen. Scoot, Sharpe and clingan have a lot of growth to do.
    And just a reminder, clingan was as a rookie a top 5 rim protector in the league. Not just for rookies. For the entire league.
    The moves made in the off-season are because of what happened in the second half of the season. 23-18 record with stellar defense and an explosion by deni avdija.
    In the month of March, deni had over 20 PPG, 9.7 rebounds and over 5 assists. Only 3 players put those numbers in March. Jokic, Giannis and sengun. That's a future for you.
    And btw. Sharpe played last season 10 games without anfernee Simons. In those 10 games,he averaged 27.6 PPG.

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