The Portland Trail Blazers are currently paying four guards under 6’4”, all of which earn or are likely to earn annual salaries of more than $16 million next season.
Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum, Norman Powell and Anfernee Simons are all, at the very least, above average basketball players. But unfortunately for the Blazers, all four play the same two positions.
In what has become a stealth tank thanks to injury, COVID and generally poor play, the Blazers look to have their sights set on 2022-23. So, over the next few months, Interim General Manager Joe Cronin will have to figure out how this roster will grow and build beyond next season.