My way too early 2025-26 Blazers Rotation

Scoot - Holiday
Sharpe - Rupert
Tou - Thy - Banton
Deni - Murray - Walker
Clingan - RobWill - Yang

DNP-different team: Grant, DA

 

Depends if it's what I think the Blazers WILL do what I'd do

 

I'd probably do this:

Jrue Scoot
Sharpe Banton Rupert
Camara Thybulle Murray
Deni Grant Jabari
Clingan Timelord Yang Duop... Ayton

 

What I think the Blazers will do;

Jrue Scoot Banton
Camara Sharpe Rupert
Grant Thybulle Murray
Deni Timelord Jabari
Ayton Clingan Yang

 

If no muves I think Chauncey will do this rostation: Jrue, Tou, Jerami, Deni, Ayton, Shaedon, Scoot, Rob unitl he gets hurt then Clingan, Tisse, Ysng

If Joe can pull off the moves he's rumored to be trying then it's: Jrue, Tou Jerami, Deni, Clingan, Shaedon, Scoot, Yang, Tisse.

I would love Chauncey to prove me wrong and start Shaedon and maybe Shae will pop over the summer and Chauncey will play him because he's the best guy to play. However if Shaedon is just the guy with the most potential, who needs to play to access that potential, Chauncey has shown he will not start him.

 

Start Yang

 

With what they've said about him they really should but if Deandre is on the team or a healthy Time Lord, I don't think Yang or Clingan will be starting.

Hoping Joe makes some trades and we don't have to worry about that.

 

Ayton/Clingan/RobWill/MMMBop
Grant/Murray
Camara/Sharpe/Thybulle
Deni/Sharpe/Thybulle
Jrue/Scoot

 

Scoot
Sharpe
Camara
Deni
Ayton

 

...at point guard

 

PG: Yang
SG: Duop
SF: Timelord
PF: Ayton
C: Clingan

 

I like the poster with trade ideas of sending out Ayton and getting Kuminga in a sign and trade.

Now salary cap would be a bit nuts if we held Jrue/Grant too.... But if Blazers are really doing a push to win next season while keeping future picks this is probably the best they can do;

Jrue Scoot
Sharpe Thybulle
Camara Kuminga
Deni Grant
Clingan Timelord Yang

Have to say I love the depth and defense of that rotation.

 

Murray is unplayable.
Predict:

Jrue/Scoot/Banton
Deni/Shae/Banton
Tou/Matisse/Rupert
Grant/Walker/
Ayton/DC

 

more like:
Clingan - Yang - Nobody because RWIII is injured again

 

A well-centered consideration

 

4 straight years in the lottery...and none of those picks are starting?

 

I would be fine dealing any of those players that were lotto picks. Any/all. It's clear they were busts and/or low ceilings.

 

It's clear that Shaedon is a bust or has a low ceiling?!? Seriously, you're obviously in a tailspin of negativity but let's not get carried away. Shaedon has shown improvements and if he can get consistent then his ceiling is still very very high. Scoot has also shown big time improvements.

In my opinion the front office has fucked these two over by never giving them a clear runway. If Shaedon is given 30+ minutes per game and the green light that every time he's on the floor he's the primary scorer then we'll see a big jump from him. We still should be looking at Scoot's ability to lead the team and I hope that after trading for Jrue that the team helped him understand what that means for Scoot and that it's in some way positive.

We could trade either of them but if it's not for a haul, I would bet we would come to hate those trades.

 

I know I am being too negative. You are right. Thanks for calling me out tbh.