Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Kevin Durant, Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Devin Booker, Victor Wembanyama, Anthony Davis, Stephen Curry, and... Jrue Holiday?
This is only part of the subjective list of every Western Conference team's best player, but it's enough to show just how far away the Portland Trail Blazers are from the rest of the conference in terms of star power.
Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden Report joined Andrew Schlecht on The Athletic NBA Daily podcast. Schlecht asked Highkin who he thinks is the Blazers' best player. Highkin is torn between the three players Portland landed via trade: Deni Avdija, Toumani Camara, and Holiday, but leans towards Portland's latest offseason acquisition.