Ideally we’d all like to believe that the Portland Trail Blazers will challenge the Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets, and Minnesota Timberwolves for supremacy in the NBA’s Western Conference this season. Realistically that kind of run isn’t on the table for Portland’s crew just yet. The Blazers are on their way up, but the elevator might not reach the top floor in 2025.

The Blazer’s Edge staff was debating this matter internally and we’re going to throw open the conversation to readers today.

What teams (in either conference) would you name as Portland’s real competitors this season? By “real” we mean, “Teams you look at as barometers given the Blazers’ status and strength right now”. Trail Blazers vs. Thunder isn’t a fair fight. Portland would be punching outside of their weight cl

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