Top 5 Portland Trail Blazers Storylines to Follow During Preseason
By Nick Wilder
@NickCWilder
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Top 5 Portland Trail Blazers Storylines to Follow During Preseason
The Portland Trail Blazers are coming off a very successful 2013-14 season. Behind their deadly combination of All-Stars Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge, the team was able to accumulate 54 wins and advanced past the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 1999-00. All five starters are returning and the future looks bright for this young squad, which expects to make the playoffs once again in the tough Western Conference.
5. Who Will Be the Blazers' New Sixth Man?
5. Who Will Be the Blazers' New Sixth Man?
4. Can Portland Improve Its Much-Maligned Defense?
4. Can Portland Improve Its Much-Maligned Defense?
3. Will the Blazers' Bench Become a Productive Unit?
3. Will the Blazers' Bench Become a Productive Unit?
2. How Much Better Can Damian Lillard Get?
2. How Much Better Can Damian Lillard Get?
1. How Far Can the Blazers Really Go in the Loaded Western Conference?
1. How Far Can the Blazers Really Go in the Loaded Western Conference?
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