Exclusive How likely is it the Blazers miss the playoffs through 2028?

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How likely is it the Blazers are in the draft lottery all four years of 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028?

Poll closed Sep 7, 2024.

  1. More likely (You don't think we make the playoffs any of those 4 years)

    13 vote(s)
    31.7%

  2. Even odds or close (coinflip)

    12 vote(s)
    29.3%

  3. Less like (You think we do make the playoffs one of these 4 years)

    16 vote(s)
    39.0%
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    No Scooby snacks for him today.
     
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    How I see it....a lot would need to go wrong for other teams in the West and lot of good things happening for the Blazers (hit on draft picks, current young guys improve significantly).
     
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    Blazers games on Root are only available in the team's designated viewing area (OR, WA & AK).
     
    e_blazer, Jun 11, 2024
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    Actually many in here were selling Portland on trading Dame and rebuilding. In the first couple weeks of last season, everyone was saying it’s so refreshing watching the young guys hustle and etc.

    Where are those fans now? Rebuilding sucks and can crush a fan base imo
     
    sheed30, Jun 11, 2024
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    I’m still here, still waiting for the ability to watch while they happen on my television like a human being. Yeah we suck but the games I got to see were interesting.
     
    Everything Beagle, Jun 11, 2024
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    the GM was asked what's the deal yo

    a: I want to create a "sustainable build".

    that's an answer allright. There was roughly 8-10 rookies on the team last year. With possibly 3-4 more rookies on the way this summer.

    the sustainable Blazers build is looking less like OKC, and more like NBA proving grounds, advanced G-League.

    As the rookies filter through, keeping the best of the best, that 2028 playoff year looks more tangible. But stuff happens in the NBA, and the even the strongest blueprint for a sustainable build can have hiccups, and take longer then expected.
     
    Whyachi, Jun 11, 2024
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    It’s not the same every year.
     
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    you didn't put "Newsflash" in front of that so it doesn't count
     
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    In 4 years?
    wtf
     
    blazedanugz, Jun 11, 2024
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    Vegas outbids Seattle? I guess that makes sense

    STOMP
     
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    they're in the draft forums. There's mad love for the NCAA.

    Tapping into the college fan base has dominated Blazer talking points. The actual Blazers team will be losing by 30-60 points, and a random fan can type in a few good players in the draft. Creating a subchat to ignore Portland getting obliterated, with happy thoughts of new summer league rookies after the stupid NBA season is finally over.
     
    Whyachi, Jun 12, 2024
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    Yeah I miss the playoffs too.
     
    kjironman1, Jun 12, 2024
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    You might not be talking about me, because I can't remember ever complimenting an NBA player about their hustle, but I will be more excited about the tank/rebuild when the team actually commits to it.

    What good young guys do we have? We have Sharpe and we have Scoot.

    The team has added no other first round-level talent (Murray is a first rounder, but... :) ), and it's hard to get excited about a team that is paying guys like Grant and Thybulle to sit on the bench while we watch random second rounders who almost certainly have no future with the Blazers picked up from other teams getting minutes.

    I'm excited to see more quality prospects thrown into the mix and see what happens over the long term.
     
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    Also: I voted "coin flip" because a lot can happen in four years.
     
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    Camara, Ayton/Ant(25). High hopes for Rupert.
     
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    I don't think 25 year-old guys on their second contract are a good foundation in a tank/rebuilding effort, I don't see anything special in Camara, and I have seen nothing in Rupert.

    That you have to call out two second rounders is indicative, though, of the dearth of young talent on this team.
     
    Ed O, Jun 12, 2024
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    here's what I'm thinking....you can't spin a basketball on your index finger; it's CGI
     
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    these are fighting words, sir!
     
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    I don't expect people that don't go to games, to understand.
     
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    Does he smell like a special player? Does he tell good jokes on the bench?

    What a silly statement.
     
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