The Portland Trail Blazers’ turnover issues have been one of the longest problems in the 2025-26 season. There is immense potential with Tiago Splitter’s system, but it has its limits. They want to rely on the guards’ playmaking, but they are struggling with keeping the ball.<\/p>\n
Across all 30 NBA teams this season, the Portland Trail Blazers average the most turnovers per game<\/a>. They are throwing the ball away 17.3 turnovers a night, which is by far the worst in the league. The Charlotte Hornets are 29th-worst in the league with 15.9 turnovers a night.<\/p>\n That is a huge gap of 1.9 turnovers between the Blazers and the Hornets. The seventh-ranked Toronto Raptors average 1.9 fewer turnovers. It is a massive problem for the Trail Blazers, considering their offense is suffering<\/a> because of this particular issue.<\/p>\n Scoot Henderson<\/a>‘s return is promising<\/a>, but he is still turning the ball over too often. Jrue Holiday<\/a> and Deni Avdija<\/a> also throw the ball away, which has led to issues within Splitter’s system.<\/p>\n The Blazers are well aware of the issues they have with turnovers. Their offense could be better, but they are not doing a good job of taking care of the ball.\u00a0 In yesterday’s game against the Utah Jazz, they were much better at taking care of the ball. However, Splitter was still not a big fan of what he saw.<\/p>\n “We still had 19 turnovers. That\u2019s something that we gotta get better at, something that we gotta focus on,” Splitter said postgame<\/a>.<\/p>\n Even Holiday would admit that the Blazers are not doing a good job. Considering he is a 17-year veteran and a two-time champion, his opinion matters. In the long run, Holiday and Damian Lillard<\/a>‘s presence will help the guards’ playmaking<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Blazers have shown they have solid potential with the current roster. With Avdija and Shaedon Sharpe<\/a> leading the way, they have reliable offensive players. Of course, they both have limits, but the positives outweigh the negatives.<\/p>\n Double Trouble. <\/p>\n Deni Avdija and Shaedon Sharpe absolutely went off tonight with 30+ points each! pic.twitter.com\/Ymg5bYQZEp<\/a><\/p>\n — Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) November 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nSplitter and His Players Can Resolve the Blazers’ Turnover Issues<\/h3>\n
Splitter’s System Has a Higher Ceiling<\/h3>\n
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