Overview

• Portland opens the 2025-26 campaign with media day on Sept. 29 at the Moda Center, kicking off training camp coverage.
• Rayan Rupert is slated for a reserve wing role in the final year of his rookie deal at roughly $2.2 million after limited minutes last season.
• Blake Wesley signed a one-year, $2.3 million contract in July and is viewed as a backup guard, with his Portland move following a Wizards buyout after a Spurs trade, per The Oregonian.
• Duop Reath enters a crowded center group behind first-rounder Donovan Clingan, with Yang Hansen competing for backup minutes and a healthy Robert Williams III potentially tightening the rotation.
• The Blazers return most of a young core that went 23-18 to close last season; Damian Lillard has rejoined the franchise but is rehabbing a torn left Achilles and is not expected to be an immediate on-court factor, with Rookie Wire projecting he will miss the season.