Projected
Proj
Portland has one of the best backcourt duos in the league as Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum are the starting guards. Lillard is coming off another fantastic season, and Portland made a grade move to get him some help. Robert Covington is going to play power forward this season and is a strong three-and-D player that will help out in Portland. Jusuf Nurkic is back and healthy. He will jump right back into the starting center role. We saw him a bit in the bubble last season, and he didn't miss a beat. Portland also signed Derrick Jones this offseason. He is an athletic wing that will try and further his career with the Blazers.
Projected
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contents
The starting lineup of the Portland Trail Blazers starts with Damian Lillard. He has been one of the most durable guards in the league and has blossomed into a star. Next to him is CJ McCollum, who is another small school guard who has had a chip on his shoulder. The offense goes with these two as they lead the team in usage. They are also the only two averaging over 20 points per game on the
The Portland Trail Blazers starters are Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum, Trevor Ariza, Carmelo Anthony, and Hassan Whitside. Outside of Ariza, the Blazers have had one of the more consistent
The most common lineup for the Portland Trail Blazers has been Carmelo Anthony, Hassan Whiteside, Damian Lillard, Kent Bazemore, and CJ McCollum. However, Bazemore being traded as led to Trevor Ariza starting, which is the second most common lineup.
Damian Lillard has 58 starts this season and is playing the second-most minutes on average in his career. Lillard will have a career-low in starts due to the shortened season but has started over 600 games since being drafted in 2012.
Damian Lillard is the leading scorer among the Portland Trail Blazers starting five. He is the engine to this offense and averages 20 shot attempts per game, and is making 39% of his threes for the 2019-20 season.
Carmelo Anthony has been the worst starter despite averaging 15 points per game. His lack of defense and lowest field goal percentage among the starters has been a reason for Portland’s struggles this season. We can see why teams were hesitant to sign him.
Damian Lillard has the most minutes per game among any of the Portland starters. He plays 36.9 minutes per game. Portland has one of the weaker benches in the game, and their overall play goes down with Lillard off the court.
Hassan Whiteside plays the fewest minutes of any of the starters, but still averages 31 per game. There is not much depth on the Portland roster which is why they lean on their starters for big minutes. All of them average over 30 per game.