For Portland Trail Blazers fans and players, this is the first offseason in a while without the looming specter of losing their franchise icon, Damian Lillard, hanging over them. But does losing that anxiety help with the beatings the Blazers received all year long? Along with losing the most important Blazer of the 21st century, the Blazers dropped to new lows, winning just 21 games and sitting alone at the bottom of the Western Conference. To pile onto the Blazers’ misfortune, the team’s top draft pick, Scoot Henderson, who many thought would excel at the pro level, underwhelmed in his rookie season compared to his peers, who showed either
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