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How Do We Define an NBA Starter?

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Everybody knows the Portland Trail Blazers need to improve on their 41-41 record from the 2016-17 NBA season. Most will admit that Portland’s current 4-3 record could use a little spiffing up too. The key question is, how? The devil’s always in the details, as we find in this edition of the Blazer’s Edge Mailbag.

Dave,

There's been a lot of talk about the lacking quality in both forward spots. Some of that talk has used language like, "Portland doesn't have an NBA caliber starter at wing" or "The Blazers don't have a starting 5 that can play at the basis of competition given where the league's at.