Question marks abound as the Portland Trail Blazers approach the 2025-26 NBA season. Portland’s roster is a bristling mix of young talent and veteran experience, looking to find the chemistry to make a leap in the ultra-tough Western Conference. How that’s done is apt to be a “Step 1, Step 2, ???, Profit!” process. Nobody knows what the experiment will look like until sneakers meet hardwood. But that’s not going to stop us from fielding this Blazer’s Edge Mailbag question.

Dave,

If the Blazers find success this year who is it down to? Can you identify the players who will step up and make the team better? I think we already know the candidates like Scoot and Shae or Yang and Clingan. I’m interested in your personal answer. Which ones specifically are going to be key?

Brian

It’s a trick

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