The 2025-26 Portland Trail Blazers season unofficially started Monday, when the team hosted its annual media day event at the Moda Center.

For more than three hours, players, coaches and team executives answered questions about expectations, the impending change in ownership, contract extensions, injuries, summer growth, the starting lineup and much, much more.

The day was filled with hope and optimism, befitting a franchise that has completed a large chunk of the heavy lifting from its multiyear roster rebuild. The focus, for the first time in years, is about chasing wins instead of lottery ping pong balls.

Here are a few highlights from media day:

JERAMI GRANT DID NOT EXPECT TO RETURN TO PORTLAND

The day was filled with chatter about the Blazers’ defensive identity, its new offens

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