Exclusive 2022-23 Portland Trail Blazers Roster

Updated look at the roster after the signing of Jabari Walker.



With Jabari Walker's stellar play in Summer League, can he crack into the top-9 player rotation and get some minutes in the regular season? Can he win those minutes at the expense of Winslow and/or Watford?

If (when) Little gets hurt, who will step up and grab those small-forward minutes? Can Sharpe stay healthy? Will Johnson see the floor and play meaningful minutes?

The Blazers have one more 2-way contract available. Who will get that spot?

After the dismal lottery bound season last year, I'm looking forward to seeing this 'new' team compete for home court advantage in the playoffs in 2022-23!

 

With the details of the Walker deal that just came out, our books look like this:



We are one Didi dump from ducking the tax. That can come at the deadline.

 

Nas and Hart should be the primary SFs and then when you consider how billups views the position you can sprinkle in guys like Payton, Keon, and eventually Sharpe. If Jabari is as good as advertised and gets on the court as a rookie, Winslow can slide to the three as well.

 

It seems like we have improved the ball handling at the forward spot.

 

I thought Portland is taking the full $3.9M Bledsoe cap hit this year. Spotrac data indicates that, as does Basketball-reference.

In that case, we are well over the tax line & ~$2M under the hard cap.

 

They're stretching it.

 

I imagine we are just going to pick up some two way guys moving forward and call it a day? Maybe dump Didi?

 

I don't think we dump Didi and eat his salary. I think we just sign someone to a two way. Probably Kyle Alexander or Luke Garza.

 

Didi is worthless, I'd cut him after the trade deadline if they can't trade him.

When's the deadline for Keon 3rd year option? At this point I'd decline. People who said he was essentially the worth of a first round pick we're clearly wrong then and he looks to be worth even less today. With the Blazers having 7 SG it appears they agree.

Greg Brown reminds me of a couple inch taller Travis Outlaw, but with less athleticism and no shot. Blazers are so empty at 3rd string bigs I guess he is fine to keep.

B Williams is whatever... as a two way it's fine, and good to have an emergency PG if Dame and Simons are out.

If none of these guys were signed I'd look to replace them all with some of the scrub vets left, or undrafted guys, or oversees guys. As Jody care's more about tax than end of the bench talent we're likely stuck with all of them.

On the positive side Jabari looks awesome. If we go through 4 scrubs and pickup one good player that's doing quite well for the insignificant cost.

 

Why would we do that? There is literally zero upside, while there is a massive downside if he pops. Look at what happened to PHX with Jalen Smith. Let's not be like that.

 

I like your enthusiasm!

 

I hope they don't sign Garza.

 

Do you love my realism?

 

Yeah I'd be shocked if we stay in the tax at the deadline. Can dump some of these end of the bench guys then. Or if a player such as Winslow, Little, etc gets injured dump them instead.

 

There is more than zero downside, it'd be guaranteed salary on next year's cap/luxury tax.

Not saying the team for sure should decline, but they should review if he's worth that cost. Whatever the Clippers drafted him at is a sunk cost.

Jalen Smith is your example of how that can backfire, but he signed for the same as his option.

 

We can always try to move Keon for a pick at the deadline to a team still intrigued with his talent if we aren't playing him or he isn't playing well.

By pick I mean 2nd round pick.

 

A lot of Collin Cowherd's in here who think they can tell if a player will make it by watching him a few times down the court.

 

The forum would be awfully boring if we all simply posted "go blazers" and that's it.

 

I am pretty sure there are other options.