The Portland Trail Blazers have at least two regular season roster spots to fill before the 2023-24 season. Those two players will probably emerge from an eventual Damian Lillard trade, if and when that deal eventuates.
The current roster, including two two-way contracts in Ibou Badji and John Butler Jr., aren’t winning many games, regardless of who’s added before October’s opening night.
But while the Blazers have stealthily fast-tracked the early stages of their rebuild, drafting Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe, the NBA Playoffs shouldn’t be an immediate priority.
Earlier this week, The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Ryen Russillo discussed a hypothetical exercise, mocking up an expansion draft scenario for two new franchises.