The Portland Trail Blazers have arguably been in rebuilding mode for the last 3-4 seasons. During that span they have taken on the characteristics of a team hitting CTRL-ALT-DEL: young players, fractured lineups, lots of losses.

The Summer of 2025 has offered a ray of hope, light at the end of the tunnel. The Blazers have gotten more experienced, adding accomplished NBA veterans Jrue Holiday and Damian Lillard. Not only are they deeper, they now have players who expect to make the playoffs and know what to do there.

On Wednesday we answered a Blazer’s Edge Mailbag question about one of the permutations of their new roster, whether Holiday and Lillard might ever play together. For context, here was the inquiry:

Dave,

My question is Jrue Holiday a point guard or a shooting guard? Can

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