The Portland Trail Blazers have a major flaw in their roster construction that threatens the success of their rebuild.
Despite winning their home opener 124-123 against the Sacramento Kings, the team's shooting from beyond the arc is a concern, with a 27.0% success rate (10-of-37) in that game and 33.3% (16-of-48) in their loss to the Golden State Warriors.
These numbers are well below league average, and the team's past performance doesn't offer much optimism, with a 34.2% success rate last season (fifth-worst in the NBA) and 34.5% the year prior (dead last).
The preseason has shown that the Blazers have managed to get worse in a key area where they were already horrible.
This decline is not surprising, considering the team's offseason moves.
Author's summary: Blazers struggle with roster construction and shooting.