This TrueHoop article on sleepers highlights the only two teams with a starting frontcourt featuring two players with a PER over 18: LA and, surprisingly, New Orleans (West and Okafur).

The article omits Portland, presumably because Przy was the starter last year after Oden's knee injury. But it's worth noting that both Oden and LMA did, in fact, have a PER over 18.

The Blazers feature one of the league's most productive frontlines AND one of its top ten players AND a new point guard with a PER over 18 the past two years AND a veteran back up PG and center coming off career years AND and young Euro imports at SG and SF who were already solid role players in their first year and have limitless potential to be much more.

Interesting question: does any other team in the league have four returning players who played major minutes with a PER over 18? Or seven players who played major minutes with a PER over 15? Neither of those categories even include Blake (who finished with a PER in the 14.5 range) or Batum, who has a PER around 15 much of last season and could easily be in that range this year.

I foresee good things...