NBA/Blazers 2026-27 Thread

[pezsez1]

Thank goodness Lillard was playing or we would have lost by even more! He and Ja can't be expected to do everything.

[Phalanx]

So they waived Sochan and are keeping Vit? I mean, I know it's the end of the bench, but I don't get that at all unless they have their eye on a replacement. I looked at Sochan as Thybulle's replacement at a position of greater need. The Blazers are ridiculously thin at forward.

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The Blazers are ridiculously thin at forward.

That's what happens when you spend the majority of your payroll on guards.

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Predictably the Blazers failed to extend Scoot Henderson. He will be a restricted free agent next summer.

[Phalanx]

Predictably the Blazers failed to extend Scoot Henderson. He will be a restricted free agent next summer.

Yeah,they signaled this would be the case weeks ago. Restricted free agency doesn't mean what it used to. Poison pill offer sheets are much rarer now.

[Phalanx]

Interesting tidbit from the presser. Coach Nori is talking about a 10-11 man rotation. Without Sharpe, I count about 8 players not on vet min deals, excluding Hansen, and the guy I thought would be next in line just got cut. So I am curious who the extra 2-3 rotation guys are going to be. Sidy is entertaining, but he is really not a good player despite all the effort. Potter was good in one preseason game and then he kinda disappeared. Are they really going to be giving regular minutes to Hansen? That seems nuts to me. They did play Vit quite a bit down the stretch, but he is really awful. I can't seem to get to 10, much less 11. We'll find out soon, I guess. It's probably Sidy and Vit just based on positions of need and pre-season usage.

[pezsez1]

From BlazersEdge:

Jrue Holiday on a 10-Man Rotation
Nori reiterated on Monday that he plans to run a 10-man regular rotation this season. Holiday told reporters he appreciates that game plan.

“I think the minutes are split up and you can have maybe shorter bursts where you have a lot more energy and you don’t get as tired,” Holiday said. “As well as just, I think it builds trust throughout the team knowing that you have 10 or 11 guys who are gonna play. We have depth. And I think that’s something that we should use if we have it.”