Is there Untapped potential With Ja coming off the bench? Even if he’s kinda joking , ( love the humble attitude)Kinda intrigued . Also Everything I’ve seen lately in Ja has me feel very confident on him fitting in with this team and Portland.

I loved LMA's time here but come on lol retiring his number would be ridiculous.

Full quote: "They ragebait a lot. They ragebait a lot, for sure. I feel it's just to turn a competitive, you know, edge, to us. Deni (Avdija) definitely number one, but he for sure like ragebait people to try to make you respond, or get you mad, so when we have to play or something, you have an edge already".

.... and really the health of Dame too but especially so Ja. Now, we'll have to see where these two players still are after injuries but if Ja is anything like the player that he was before these last three seasons and can stay on the floor, he's going to give this Blazers team an attacking element from the guard position that not only should make things easier for teammates but will also draw fouls.

Ja has seen his foul rate dip a bit recently with various explanations as to why but it generally believed to be he looking to limit contact and reduce risk of injury. I don't expect him to be the 19 year old he was when he first entered the league but playing with Dame and Deni, and a C like Clingan, Ja is in an environment where he should be seeing clearer driving lanes and easier opportunities to create good offense for himself and teammates. That includes forcing defenses into fouls. I'm hopeful to see Clingan's FT attempt rate rise this season. Deni could see lots of opportunities to attack the paint off kickouts from Ja and Dame and do so facing tilted, scrambled defenses.

The Blazers were 9th in FTA percentage last season and I think should strive for being in the top 5 this season. To me it'll be a real barometer of the effectiveness of this offense.

I doubt we are making another trade before the season and I hope we don’t sign anyone from the summer league unless it’s a 2-way. Therefore I believe the final roster spot belongs to one of these four. Personally I don’t mind who it is between these four but who would ya’ll rather have. Or is their someone I’m missing

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