The Portland Trail Blazers may be 23-16 and in second place in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference, but they are suffering from a string of injuries at the center position. Greg Oden and Joel Przbilla have gone down with injuries and suddenly Juwan Howard is manning the low post. Those with Trail Blazers tickets are still in for a treat since the team has young guns like Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Martell Webster to handle most of the scoring.

As a team, Portland averages 97.1 points. They are led by Roy, who averages 23.5 points a game. Aldridge chips in with 15.7 and veteran point guard Andre Miller is third on the team with 12 points a game. The team may look to move Miller though.

The Trail Blazers have a long season ahead of them and will most likely need some help in the frontline. Aldridge is not a “tough” power forward and Howard is ancient in basketball terms. Portland will have to rely on another great season from Roy to get to the postseason in the 2010-11 season.