The Portland Trail Blazers will play four preseason games before beginning the 2026-27 campaign, but one matchup already means significantly more than the final score. The Lions are coached by Tautvydas Sabonis, the son of former Trail Blazers center Arvydas Sabonis. Trail Blazers fans embraced him because he played with personality, toughness and joy. However, the Trail Blazers can create a night that the Sabonis family, international basketball fans and Rip City remember forever. That would make this Portland's most meaningful preseason game before it even begins.