The long wait is over. The Portland Trail Blazers (0-0) open the 2017-18 campaign Wednesday night in the desert as they tip-off a three-game road trip versus the Phoenix Suns (0-0) to begin the season.
Beginning his sixth season as a Blazer, point guard Damian Lillard leads his team with career averages of 22.4 points and 6.2 assists per game, accentuated by a career-high 27 points per night last season. After coming to Portland from Denver in the middle of 2016-17, Bosnian center Jusuf Nurkiu0107 anchors the paint for the Trail Blazers, and looks to build of averages of 15.