When Kevin Pritchard took over as GM of the Blazers, this team was a disaster.  Not only did it have the worst record in the NBA, but it was buried by long-term, expensive contracts, and had a roster full of knuckleheads.  To recycle a team from just one of these elements takes years, but to turn around all three in just three years is masterful.  How in the world does a GM take a team from 22 to 54 wins, go from the third highest payroll in the West to the third lowest, and recycle the idiots into high character players in just three years - and be in jeopardy of losing his job?

Here is a snap shot of where the team was after year two and where it is currently.  I didn't have the salary information from the first year, but I can only imagine that Portland would have shown even worse.  (hoping the format of the data posts clearly)