What the Portland Trail Blazers can do this offseason
- ›Can add an outside free agent up to $15.0M via the Non-Tax MLE.
- ›Below the first apron: full expanded salary-matching is available.
- ›Draft capital: 7 extra incoming picks, owes 4.
CapTax1A2A
Non-Tax MLE$15.0MBi-Annual$5.5MTaxpayer MLE$6.1MMinimum$3.9M
Projected record
39-43
Projected net rating
-1.2
Current baseline
39 wins · -1.2 net
Full standings · models the position-aware rotation, a real-age aging curve, perimeter defense, and a bounded penalty for a structural hole; a talent-on-hand projection, not a full-season forecast (no coaching or playoff translation).
Team profile · on-court identity + fit
Offense
B-
55
Defense
B-
55
Spacing
B-
55
Playmaking
D+
37
Rim protection
A+
85
Perimeter D
B-
56
Rebounding
B-
53
Defensive core +2.2Spacing +1.3Defense +1.3Connectors +0.6Balanced +0.5Thin playmaking -0.7
Grades are minutes-weighted from the projected rotation; the chips are the fit read — how much each strength or gap is worth in net rating, on top of raw talent. Dimensions come from each player’s real 2025-26 box profile. Injuries are real reported facts, factored into projected minutes.
Projected rotation · minutes by position, best players first
PGPoint
60Damian LillardST34y34m
59Jrue Holiday36y12m
53Ja Morant27y2m
SGShooting
59Jrue HolidayST36y18m
61Deni Avdija26y7m
53Ja Morant27y23m
SFSmall F
61Deni AvdijaST26y21m
40Sidy Cissoko22y11m
46Jeremy Sochan23y9m
46Shaedon Sharpe23y7m
PFPower F
54Toumani CamaraST26y30m
61Deni Avdija26y5m
52Branden Carlson27y11m
46Jeremy Sochan23y2m
CCenter
58Donovan ClinganST22y27m
54Toumani Camara26y3m
65Robert Williams29y17m
Out of rotation · no projected minutes in the 240-a-night budget
47Vít Krejčí43Scoot Henderson39Yang Hansen
Projected minutes from the position-aware rotation model: five on-court spots share a fixed 240-minute-a-night budget, best players first, with versatile players (their secondary spot shown on hover) sliding to a second position. ST = projected starter. Not a coach’s actual rotation.
Roster (14)
53PGJa Morant$42.2M
59SGJrue Holiday$34.8M
46SGShaedon Sharpe$20.1M
54PFToumani Camara$18.1M
65CRobert Williams$13.8M
43PGScoot Henderson$13.6M
60PGDamian Lillard$13.4M
61SFDeni Avdija$13.1M
58CDonovan Clingan$7.5M
39CYang Hansen$4.6M
47PGVít Krejčí$2.7M
40SFSidy Cissoko$2.5M
46PFJeremy SochanNO-TRADE$2.4M
52CBranden CarlsonNO-TRADE$2.4M
Draft capital
Own first-rounders
’27 kept’28 kept’29 kept’30 kept’31 kept’32 kept
Incoming picks & swap rights
’27 2nd · from MIN’28 1st · swap more’28 1st · from ORL’28 2nd · from SAC’29 1st · swap most’29 2nd · from IND’30 1st · swap more
Full ledger — 7 in, 4 out
in 2027 — second round draft pick from Minnesota
in 2028 — first round draft pick from Milwaukee (swap, Portland outgoing to Milwaukee or Washington)
in 2028 — first round draft pick from Orlando
in 2028 — second round draft pick from Sacramento
in 2029 — first round draft picks from Boston and / or Milwaukee (most and least favorable of these and Portland, Portland outgoing to Washington)
in 2029 — second round draft pick from Indiana or Washington (less favorable)
in 2030 — first round draft pick from Milwaukee (swap, Portland outgoing to Milwaukee or Miami)
out 2027 — second round draft pick to Charlotte (effectively a swap, New Orleans incoming, connects to another outgoing pick from Portland)
out 2027 — second round draft pick to Houston (Portland or New Orleans outgoing, connects from another outgoing pick from Portland)
out 2029 — second round draft pick to Memphis
out 2030 — second round draft pick to Boston, Philadelphia or Washington