Portland Trail Blazers 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead

Dan is joined by Mike Richman (@mikegrich) from Locked On Blazers to break down the 2026-27 Portland Trail Blazers! Subscribe to Locked On Blazers on YouTube. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:24 - Biggest 2025-26 takeaways2:22 - The Micah Nori hire5:27 - The Ja Morant trade and fit10:53 - Ja and Dame12:01 - Deni Avdija’s role with Ja and Dame13:26 - Damian Lillard’s return and usage18:01 - Scoot Henderson’s role and future20:09 - Portland’s dynamic ball-handling23:07 - Donovan Clingan’s continued development26:32 - The secondary big man rotation29:48 - Yang Hansen’s role and breakdown31:38 - Toumani Camara, Jrue Holiday and the defense37:04 - Impact of Shaedon Sharpe injury38:46 - What is the Blazers’ identity?40:25 - The Moda Center battle45:45 - Deni Avdija’s future48:02 - Biggest needs51:59 - Scoot Henderson’s future49:42 - Top-10 rotation50:15 - Go-to crunch-time lineup51:05 - Vit Krejci appreciation51:45 - PREDICTIONSJOIN OUR ANNUAL OVER/UNDER COMPETITIONSUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com