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Portland Trail Blazers 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
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Dan is joined by Mike Richman ( @mikegrich ) from Locked On Blazers to break down the 2026-27 Portland Trail Blazers! Subscribe to Locked On Blazers on YouTube. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:24 - Biggest 2025-26 takeaways 2:22 - The Micah Nori hire 5:27 - The Ja Morant trade and fit 10:53 - Ja and Dame 12:01 - Deni Avdija’s role with Ja and Dame 13:26 - Damian Lillard’s return and usage 18:01 - Scoot Henderson’s role and future 20:09 - Portland’s dynamic ball-handling 23:07 - Donovan Clingan’s continued development 26:32 - The secondary big man rotation 29:48 - Yang Hansen’s role and breakdown 31:38 - Toumani Camara, Jrue Holiday and the defense 37:04 - Impact of Shaedon Sharpe injury 38:46 -…