There is no doubt that injuries have marred this season for the Portland Trail Blazers, and Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report discusses how they have pushed the Blazers a particular direction in the 2021-22 season.
We have to throw the Portland Trail Blazers a mention here, even if the injuries they suffered may have ultimately done some good by triggering a retooling.
Few teams are as dependent on one player as the heliocentric Blazers are on Damian Lillard, a six-time All-Star who entered this season with an earned reputation as an NBA iron man.