Portland Trail Blazers
Roster
- Jusuf Nurkic
- Hassan Whiteside
- Ian Mahinmi
- Zach Collins
- Carmelo Anthony
- Trey Lyles
- DeMar DeRozan
- Keyontae Johnson
- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
- Jeff Green
- C.J. McCollum
- Gary Trent Jr.
- Damian Lillard
- Anfernee Simons
- Nico Mannion
Head coach: Terry Stotts
2019-20 NBA season results:
- Missed playoffs
Who they re-signed:
- Carmelo Anthony re-signed to a one-year, $2 million contract
- Hassan Whiteside re-signed to a three-year, $32.4 million contract
Who they signed in FA:
- Ian Mahinmi signed to a one-year, league-minimum contract
- Jeff Green signed to a one-year, league-minimum contract
- Trey Lyles signed to a one-year, $6 million contract
- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist signed to a one-year, $3.9 million contract
Trades they made:
- Trevor Ariza, Rodney Hood, Nassir Little, Mario Hezonja and 2022 Portland Trail Blazers second-round draft pick for DeMar DeRozan (multi-team trade involving Charlotte Hornets and San Antonio Spurs)
Who they drafted:
- Drafted Keyontae Johnson, Nico Mannion
Other moves:
- N/A
Summary: The Portland Trail Blazers stick to what has worked for them and pretty much replace everything else. Given the injuries in 2019-20, they keep Terry Stotts on as the head coach with their core trio of Damian Lillard, C.J. McCollum, and Jusuf Nurkic. Carmelo Anthony and Hassan Whiteside had success for them and both are retained.
They take the best player available in the draft with Nico Mannion who should form a nice young bench backcourt with Anfernee Simons. All their free-agent signings provide depth where needed, but their biggest move is adding DeMar DeRozan. DeRozan provides another offensive option that would make the Trail Blazers difficult to defend.
Lillard and McCollum shooting in the backcourt with DeRozan’s scoring threat is legitimate and should see Portland back into the playoff race hoping Nurkic comes back at full health. Trey Lyles and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist also add to Portland’s depth and gives them the ability to throw out different versions of their line-up depending on the matchup.