ESPN's Zach Kram recently published an article highlighting one stat that could swing every NBA team's 2025-26 season. The stat was concerning for the Portland Trail Blazers: 16 percent of their possessions last season resulted in a turnover.
Kram notes that the Blazers could have one of the best defenses in the league thanks to their frontcourt of Deni Avdija, Toumani Camara, and Donovan Clingan. However, their offense, particularly their playmaking woes, could prevent Portland from ending a four-year playoff drought.
"But will Portland score enough to push into the playoff picture? One underrated concern is Portland's penchant for turnovers: The Trail Blazers coughed up the ball on 16% of their possessions this past season, which ranked 29th; for context, the other teams in the bottom five in turnover rate were the Jazz, Nets, Hornets and Wizards, arguably the four worst teams," Kram wrote.