The Portland Trail Blazers season is in the midst of a free fall.
The Blazers lost all four of their games last week and six of their last seven. Last Friday, the team traded starters Norman Powell and Robert Covington to the Los Angeles Clippers for a modest return of three bench players and a second-round pick.
Unsurprisingly, the recent events didn’t bode well for Portland’s placement in NBA.com’s latest power rankings.
Writer John Schuhmann dropped Portland from the No. 21 spot to the No. 25 spot for the Week 17 rankings.