The Portland Trail Blazers entered the 2021 free agency with a clear mission: get Damian Lillard more help. Failure to do so could mean a trade request from their franchise star. They were able to acquire Cody Zeller, Tony Snell and Ben McLemore from the free agent market.

Now, the question is: are these players enough to turn the Blazers into a championship team and make Dame stay? Let's find out by grading and discussing them a bit.

Cody Zeller: C+

The Trail Blazers were able to land veteran big man Cody Zeller for a one-year, $2.3 million contract. Portland will be just Zeller's second team in the league after he spent his first eight seasons with the Charlotte Hornets. He will likely be the backup center to the injury-prone Jusuf Nurkic, who sat out most of the 2019-20 season and played just 37 games last year.

This also makes him the replacement to Enes Kanter after the Turkish center returned to the Boston Celtics. And honestly, this is a sad downgrade from Kanter, especially since he also inked a one-year, $2.7 million deal with the Beantown team.

Yes, it's possible that it was Kanter who wanted out of Portland. But could the Trail Blazers at least find someone of Kanter's ilk?

Zeller is decent. Last season, he averaged 9.4 points and 6.8 rebounds across 20.9 minutes. But the ultimate question is: did the Blazers get better? Can they be considered a championship team now? With all due respect, the answer is still no. Yes, Zeller will do the big man chores night in and night out, but will he offer other things like being a presence on defense or even a steady scoring option? Not really.

Tony Snell: B+

Tony Snell inked a one-year, $2.3 million deal with the Trail Blazers. At face value, Snell–who can either play the shooting guard or a small forward spot–seems like a good addition to the Blazers. He's a veteran. He can defend well (something the Blazers need) and he also reached a career-high in terms of his 3-point shooting last season after he shot 56.9 percent (albeit on 2.3 attempts). This number will not likely get any higher, but it's safe to say that Snell has that stroke going for him.

However, Blazers fans should not expect Snell to drop more than 10 points per game off the bench. Scoring, unfortunately, has never been a strong suit for him in his entire eight-year NBA career. Instead, what he can do is provide a reliable presence on defense. Note that the man is 6-foot-7 with a massive 7-foot wing-span. Chauncey Billups, the Blazers' newly minted head coach, will have a tad bit easier job implementing his defensive packages with a guy like Snell.

Ben McLemore: B+

Ben McLemore sort of revitalized his career during his stints with the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers. He can undoubtedly be a knockdown shooter, but the problem is his lack of  consistency.

This could be a matter of his own doing or just him finding the right fit. The latter reason could be more plausible. After all, he was a big part of the Rockets' 3-point heavy offense upon his arrival. In his short stint with the Lakers, he also played a key part, especially in the bubble games.

With this said, McLemore's production will likely depend on how head coach Chauncey Billups intends to use him. Given that we have little knowledge of his coaching style, Blazers fans may need to wait and see.