As almost all Portland Trail Blazers fans know, Rip City has been full of flashy, splashy moves this summer. The Blazers traded with the Boston Celtics for veteran guard Jrue Holiday, selected Chinese center Yang Hansen in the 2025 NBA Draft , and then signed former franchise superstar Damian Lillard after the Milwaukee Bucks let him go. The names on the reader board could hardly be bigger, a welcome sight after years of relative inactvity.

Gauging how much these moves actually affect Portland’s on-court prospects is a little more difficult. Analysts and experts have been measured in their approach. That continued today as The Athletic published offseason grades for all 30 NBA teams [ subscription required ]. The Blazers received a C, with a summary written by long-time Portla

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