The Portland Trailblazers have more than exceeded expectations this season and are currently 2 games above .500 with a 30-28 record, good enough for the seventh seed if the playoffs were to start today.

Portland was supposed to be a lottery-bound team since they essentially lost their entire starting unit over the summer. They lost All-Star center LaMarcus Aldridge and starting shooting guard Wes Matthews to free agency. The team also traded do-it-all forward Nicolas Batum. When the dust cleared, only point guard Damian Lillard was left holding the bag and with it, the hopes and dreams of an entire franchise.

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