The Portland Trail Blazers with Damian Lillard in town are a strong playoff team, but they haven’t really been a championship contender this century. With Lillard firmly in his prime they need to maximise the years they have with him as a true superstar.
I’m confident that the Blazers as a unit, when fit, can push for a second round or maybe even conference finals, but this team doesn’t have the personnel for a finals run. This doesn’t mean that they can’t be a great team and cause an upset or two along the way.