The Portland Trail Blazers surprised by winning 15 more games in 24-25 than they did the previous season. I wish I could explain how. They did have solid guard play, DeAndre Ayton was a solid center, but overall this team wouldn't wow you by looking at it. Toumani Camara did make his mark with a great second half and an All-Defensive team nod. Scoot Henderson saw modest gains while Jerami Grant struggled.
Portland still decided to go in a different direction this season after the gains made last year. They bought out Ayton. Good move. They traded Anfernee Simons for Jrue Holiday. Trade your better shooting guard for an expensive older player (he'll be 35 this season and making $100M+ over the next three seasons)? They bring back Damian Lillard for $31M over the next three seasons though he will be out all of 25-26. They drafted another center though Donovan Clingan had a solid rookie season. I'm not sure how much, if any improvement, the team can expect this season. Sharpe has to shoot better while Portland decides if he's in their long-term plans. Seems like they like him, but we'll see. Can they find takers for Grant or center Robert Williams? Can Scoot step up and be the player they envisioned when the was taken with the #3 pick? I can see the team taking a step back. That's rough considering they won only 31 games but I'm not sure any of the moves made them better. We'll see. I think this year they try to figure out what they have overall while fans are left wanting for a team that can win consistently.
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