It's no surprise that going into the final week of December, the Portland Trailblazers had the best record in the NBA.
After all, they finished last season with a 13-game losing streak to finish 33-49.
So in the offseason, one of their big additions was center Robin Lopez, a mostly injury plagued, awkward center for four seasons in Phoenix who had a career year with New Orleans last season averaging 11.3 points and 5.6 rebounds for a 27-win team.