The Portland Trail Blazers have an interesting mix of players on their 2026-27 roster. Donovan Clingan, Scoot Henderson, and Yang Hansen are still on rookie-scale contracts, looking to establish themselves. Veterans stars Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday will make a mark one way or another. Ja Morant is trying to reclaim past glory. Deni Avdija is trying to cement himself as an NBA All-Star and the leader of a contending team. Toumani Camara and Robert Williams III provide defensive backbone. A host
of lesser-known players will attempt to prove themselves worthy of rotation minutes.
The variety in that roster prompted an interesting question in the Blazer’s Edge Mailbag.
Dave,
We have alot of interesting players but everyone except Deni seems to have one big flaw at least. If you were fixing up the line up what would you change? What’s something you would improve for each player?
Tyler
That’s a big question. Instead of running down the entire roster I’m going to narrow down the scope and toss it to all of our readers. You can take on Tyler’s original question if you wish, but here’s my version:
Pick one player currently on the Trail Blazers roster. What one thing would you improve for that player to maximize his utility and make the team better? Pick the single player and single improvement you think would have the biggest impact on Portland’s success this year.
What will your answer be? Share your improvement and rationale in the comments section below!
