14. Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers were one of the hottest teams in the NBA’s restart bubble last season and managed to fight their way back into the playoffs after a disappointing regular season. If they can avoid a bad start to the season, the Blazers should once again play a factor in the Western Conference.
Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum will be back for another season together and are one of the league’s most dynamic and most dangerous offensive duos. The Blazers also re-signed Carmelo Anthony and brought in Derrick Jones Jr. and Robert Covington.
The Blazers will be a deeper team than they were last season and it’ll be interesting to see if they take another step in their development. Who knows if that means they’ll be a true contender to come out of the West, but they should be improved from last year.