NBA Today: 3 Reasons why the Portland Trail Blazers have underperformed this season

#2 Their prominent role players from last season have gone missing

The Portland roster has seen seismic changes in a matter of months

To start the 2019-20 campaign, the Trail Blazers squad is no longer the well-knit group that led a successful run this past season. The list of former Portland rotation players who are suiting up for new teams this year consists of Seth Curry, Enes Kanter, Meyers Leonard, Nik Stauskas, Jake Layman, Al Farouq-Aminu, Evan Turner and Mo Harkless.

As a result, the team is left with no choice but to shell out substantial minutes to names like Mario Hezonja, Skal Labissiere, Anfernee Simons and Anthony Tolliver - who are decent players but not helping Portland's lost cause nearly enough. Only one of these players is barely touching the 10 ppg mark.

Coming off an impressive year, if the Trail Blazers are looking to build on their past, they seriously need to consider shaking things up. Their current lineup is clearly not working for them as they are getting outscored by 2.03 points per 100 possessions this season.