The Portland Trail Blazers' messy roster got even more complicated after this surprising offseason with the additions of Damian Lillard, Jrue Holiday, Yang Hansen, and Blake Wesley. Portland was already juggling two timelines as a rebuilding team with multiple veterans on the roster, some of whom were interfering with the development of their young core. The gap between those timelines has become even wider as the Blazers moved on from their bridges that could fit either one, including 26-year-old Anfernee Simons and 27-year-old Deandre Ayton.
It's not an ideal situation, but it's also a self-created problem.
Veteran additions complicate Blazers' young core
The Blazers are a 36-win team that exceeded expectations playing in a dominant Western Conference.