By Nico Martinez Damian Lillard says he expects to compete with the Blazers this season. View the original article to see embedded media. Ahead of the 2022-23 season, nobody had the Trail Blazers pegged as contenders for the championship. But, with a few impressive wins under their belt now, Portland is quickly taking the league by storm in these first few games of the season. While the rest of the league may be surprised, Blazers star Damian Lillard saw it coming from a mile away. In fact, as he told reporters this week, he expects to compete at the highest level with this squad this year. “I…
