The Portland Trail Blazers open the 2017-18 regular season tonight against the Phoenix Suns, the first game of what promises to be an exciting and revelatory campaign. Yesterday we ran down some of the ways the Blazers could look subtly different this year, despite returning most of the same roster. Today we get to the big-ticket items shaping the season, and maybe the future of the team for years beyond.
The Starting Guards are Amazing, with an Asterisk
This may be the most “Duh!” statement ever, but the excellence of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum goes beyond their combined 50 points per game scoring average.