The PR Problem Confronting the Trail Blazers

Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images By all accounts, including their own, the Portland Trail Blazers exceeded expectations during their 2024-25 campaign. You’d think that the performance, adding half again to their preseason win total expectations, would engender a tidal wave of praise from their fan base. For the most part, this hasn’t happened. Fans are nervous, jumpy, and in some corners frustrated despite their team’s growth. Why? That’s the subject of today’s Blazer’s Edge Mailbag.

Dave,

I don’t understand how the team getting better with Deni and five young players isn’t getting more credit from my fellow fans. I want to blame it on not enough wins but we’ve been through harder seasons…