For an offseason exercise, CBS Sports’ Sam Quinn, Brad Botkin and Jasmyn Wimbish put together a list of 25 of the biggest “what ifs” from the last 25 years of NBA history.
In addition to discussions about LeBron James never leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers and Stephen Curry being drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves, Wimbish broaches a question much closer to Portland Trail Blazers fans’ hearts: What if Brandon Roy and Greg Oden were healthy?
Let’s first show appreciation for the fact that the Portland Trail Blazers constructed a roster that should’ve been competing for multiple championships in the mid-2000s. They were savvy in their roster decisions, swindled teams on draft night — looking at you, Chicago, and trading LaMarcus Aldridge for Tyrus Thomas in 2006 — and while it is a compl