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This story is part of ESPN The Magazines Oct. 31 NBA Preview Issue. Subscribe today!Portland Trail BlazersOverall: 46 Title track: 80 Ownership: 47 Coaching: 28 Players: 17 Fan relations: 51 Affordability: 69 Stadium experience: 51 Bang for the buck: 45 Change from last year: +25Portlands first year without LaMarcus Aldridge went better than expected. Led by the dynamic backcourt duo of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, the Blazers made the playoffs and even won a game against the Warriors in the conference semifinals (no easy feat!). They also landed in the NBAs top 10 in average attendance for the ninth straight season. The young Blazers are hoping for a fourth straight playoff appearance this season, but this one wont be a surprise.Whats goodBoth Lillard and McCollum set career highs in scoring, with the former landing on the All-NBA Second Team and the latter more than tripling his scoring average in his first year as a starter. Add leading rebounder Mason Plumlee and role players Al-Farouq Aminu, Allen Crabbe and Maurice Harkless -- at 26, 24 and 23 years old, respectively -- and youve got a nice core. That explains the 46-spot jump in players (17th overall, Portlands best showing). Coaching also improved 41 spots and is now 28th overall, thanks to the steady hand of Terry Stotts, whos entering his fifth season as Portlands head man. The Blazers have made the playoffs the past three seasons and won 50 games twice, and Stotts earned an extension through 2020.Whats badWould we be shocked if the Blazers matched or exceeded their 44-win output from last season? Not at all. Does that mean they are any closer to winning a championship? Also no. Tucked away in the exceedingly competitive Western Conference, Portland doesnt have the firepower to take down the Warriors or Spurs. That explains a title track that sits at No. 80 -- 18 spots better than last year but not high enough to land the Blazers among the leagues elite. The reason, in part, is that Portland has not been a free-agent destination throughout its history. While Kevin Durant decided to take his talents to Golden State, for example, Portland landed Evan Turner. Thats good but not championship great.Whats newA 42-spot increase in ownership is a tribute to billionaire Paul Allen, also the owner of the NFLs Seahawks, who green-lighted about $350 million in offseason spending, mostly on the retention of players from last seasons roster. Portland gave McCollum a $106 million extension and brought back role players Harkless, Crabbe and Meyers Leonard. Oh, and they also signed versatile wing Turner and upgraded the frontcourt with former Warriors big man Festus Ezeli. 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The formidable trio of Canadian receivers -- individually known as Chris Getzlaf, Rob Bagg and Andy Fantuz -- will share the field at Mosaic Stadium one more time on Sunday. Skal Labissiere Kings Jersey . The players spoke Jan. 13 during a Major League Baseball Players Association conference call after Rodriguez sued the union and Major League Baseball to overturn an arbitrators decision suspending him for the 2014 season and post-season. Third baseman Justin Turner and the Los Angeles Dodgers officially agreed Tuesday on a four-year deal worth $64 million, a source told ESPNs Jim Bowden, confirming multiple reports.Turner overcame offseason microfracture knee surgery and a slow start to the season to post career highs in runs (79), hits (153), doubles (34), triples (three), home runs (27) and RBIs (90) in 2016. He played in 151 games after manager Dave Roberts said Turner might have reduced playing time at the outset to compensate for his offseason surgery.Most of Turners production came in his final 91 games of the season, as he was among the NL leaders in a number of categories from June 13 until the end of the season. Over that span, he was third in the league with 69 RBIs, fifth with a .577 slugging percentage and tied for sixth with 22 home runs. He was 15th in the NL with a .307 batting averrage over the seasons final three-and-a-half months.ddddddddddddTurners production continued into the postseason for the Dodgers, as he posted a .457 on-base percentage and .514 slugging percentage while hitting two home runs with eight RBIs in 11 games. The only postseason game in which he did not reach base was the finale of the NLCS against the Cubs, and that ended a streak of 15 consecutive postseason games reaching base, a mark that dated to the 2015 postseason.After he was non-tendered by the New York Mets following the 2013 season, Turner batted .296 with a .492 slugging percentage in three seasons with the Dodgers, clubbing 50 of his 58 career home runs with 193 RBIs.ESPN Dodgers reporter Doug Padilla contributed to this report. ' ' '