Portland Trail Blazers
Record Prediction: 42-40
The Portland Trail Blazers were last year’s sweethearts. There’s no question about that. After losing 80 percent of its starting lineup last summer, it was easy to root for the underdog Blazers led by Damian Lillard.
Though, now that they’re not going to surprise anyone, it’s going to be a bit harder to take the NBA by storm. Portland added Evan Turner and Festus Ezeli in the offseason, which are both solid signings in a vacuum.
However, I’m not exactly sure how Turner will ultimately make this team better. But, that’s why I’m not in an NBA front office, I suppose.