ANÁLISE: O que esperar dos Portland Trail Blazers em 2018-19?

Mais uma vez, os Portland com um plantel de qualidade venceram o título da Divisão Noroeste e quase ganhou 50 jogos provocando o mundo da NBA sobre o seu potencial para fazer um brilharete na pós-temporada. Infelizmente, tudo era uma fantasia, já que os Blazers foram rapidamente varridos na primeira ronda pelos New Orleans Pelicans.

Damian Lillard fez a sua melhor temporada regular e ganhou a nomeação para a equipa All-NBA, no entanto, ele atirou 35% contra os Pelicans e simbolizou a queda dos Blazers.

Registo 17-18: 49-33 (Qualificaram-se para os Playoffs, tendo sido “VARRIDOS” pelos New Orleands Pelicans na primeira ronda)

Quem entra na equipa para esta temporada: Seth Curry (agente livre), Nik Stauskas (agente livre), Anfernee Simons (Draft), Gary Trent Jr. (Draft).

Quem saíu esta temporada: Ed Davis, Pat Connaughton, Shabazz Napier.

O poste Jusuf Nurkic não conseguir ter o mesmo impacto que teve na temporada 2016-17 e o desiquilíbrio continuou entre a defesa de Portland e a linha de ataque. No geral, 2017-18 foi uma experiência agrídoce para os Blazers, que ficaram a questionar o quão longe poderiam ter ido com Damian Lillard e CJ McCollum a puxar a equipa.

Portland não quer tornar a cometer o mesmo erro que fizeram no verão de 2016, quando estavam cheios de dinheiro, mas fizeram erros na criação do plantel.

Com Lillard e McCollum a comandar com os grandes salários, Portland, está uma parte proibida em fazer muito mais em subsequentes offseasons.

Dois anos depois, nenhum elenco de apoio altamente remunerado fez uma grande diferença. Os Blazers entram na temporada 18-19 com praticamente a mesma rotação e, portanto pouca chance de se preocupar com os Golden State Warriors e os Houston Rockets na Conferência Oeste.

Portland recusou-se a dar um passo a mais para manter Davis, um homem grande, muito respeitado e trabalhador que assinou com os Brooklyn Nets. A sua tenacidade pode ser perdida porque Portland não fez nada para substituí-lo neste verão.

Os Blazers, no entanto, anunciaram um acordo por 4 temporadas a troco de $4 milhões. Não tinham muita escolha, pois um mercado livre de agentes muito brando, especialmente para os postes, reduziu as opções para Nurkic.

Nurkic, tem 24 anos, é facilmente o número 3 na lista de talentos dos Blazers e eles teriam ficado numa pior situação sem ele para esta temporada. Ele é um jogador de 2.11 metros com um toque decente e seria muito mais eficaz num “pick n´roll” se os Blazers o utilizassem mais. Ele não é excelente em nenhuma área do jogo, no entanto, o seu papel permanece secundário numa equipa com McCollum e Lillard.

A decisão de verão mais intrigante foi preparar Simons, um jogador bem equilibrado e com um basquetebol bastante maduro, em termos de comportamento. Dito isto, é difícil imaginar Simons a passar de praticamente não ter competição a ser jogador principal de rotação numa equipa com 49 vitórias na NBA num ano. Provavelmente, ele será o projeto favorito do programa de desenvolvimento de jogadores dos Blazers e talvez mostre bons avanços na primavera.

Os Blazers conseguiram pescar um atiradores de 3 pontos, Curry e Stauskas.

Seth Curry teve infortuno até agora nos seus 4 anos na NBA – além de tentar sair da sombra do irmão, a super estrela dos Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry. Ele jogou bem em Sacramento Kings em 2015-16 e depois, de encontrar casa em Dallas Mavericks na última temporada, sofreu uma fratura por stress na tíbia direita e perdeu a maior parte da temporada passada. Embora não seja um atirador puro como o seu irmão, Curry traz um bom tiro (43.2% na linha de 3 pontos em toda a sua carreira até agora). Se saudável, ele pode certamente ser um complemento para a rotação de Portland.

Nik Stauskas foi um fracasso em Sacramento – sendo a escolha nº8 no Draft de 2014, os Kings tiveram de sacrificar um futuro “first-rounder” apenas para o adquirir. Ele fracassou em Philadelphia e em Brooklyn, levantando dúvidas sobre a sua carreira (34.9% na linha de 3 pontos). Basicamente, ele tem uma última chance de jogar na NBA.

Quando questionado neste verão sobre o estado dos Portland Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard foi principalmente positivo na sua resposta. “Vamos ver se isso muda nesta temporada“.

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