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[BSLMikeLowe]

They've hit rock bottom.

[BSLChrisStoner]

SI: Blazers’ Rodney Hood Suffers Torn Left Achilles vs. Lakers

https://www.si.com/n...achilles-lakers

[Pedro Cerrano]

SI: Blazers’ Rodney Hood Suffers Torn Left Achilles vs. Lakers
https://www.si.com/n...achilles-lakers

Ouch. He was a good glue piece for them. Portland may look to sell and they def shouldn’t trade for Love

[BSLChrisStoner]

The Ringer: Bubble Blog: Melo and the Blazers Are Both Still Very Much Alive

[BSLChrisStoner]

The Ringer: Bubble Blog: Damian Lillard Won’t Let the Blazers Go Home

[BSLMikeLowe]

Carmelo Anthony will be back in PDX next season. 1-year at league minimum. I think the Blazers were willing to move on if he got a better offer, but happy to have him come back when that didn't materialize.

 

They've quietly put together a nice offseason with the trades for Covington and Kanter, bringing back Hood and Carmelo, and signing Derrick Jones, Jr. If they can get a dependable backup PG with their bi-annual exception they'd be a pretty deep squad.

[BSLMikeLowe]

On what would have been the first day of training camp, the Blazers had to shut down their facility today due to 3 positive COVID tests. No word on whether any of them were players, coaches, or other staff.

[BSLChrisStoner]

CBS Sports: Carmelo Anthony is an NBA starter at heart, and his honesty about adjusting to a bench role is refreshing
https://www.cbssport...-is-refreshing/

[BSLChrisStoner]

Blazers' McCollum sidelined by small foot fracture

[BSLChrisStoner]

Dame time! That was great... 

[BSLMikeLowe]

Dame really had himself a night last night.

[BSLChrisStoner]

The Ringer: It’s Dame Time All the Time

[BSLChrisStoner]

Norman Powell headed to Portland

[BSLChrisStoner]

The Ringer: The Blazers Believe Their Best Defense Is More Offense

[BSLMikeLowe]

In what was likely the worst kept secret in the NBA coaching ranks, Terry Stotts was fired. Jason Kidd looks to be Damian Lillard's first choice. While other teams obviously have in the past, I'm not sure the Blazers would be willing to overlook his baggage, even to keep their franchise player happy.

 

EDIT: Sounds like Lillard's second favorite coaching choice is Chauncey Billups, who just so happens to come with similar baggage as Kidd.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Oregon Live: Trail Blazers investigating Neil Olshey, GM and president of basketball operations, for workplace misconduct

[BSLMikeLowe]

Oregon Live: Trail Blazers investigating Neil Olshey, GM and president of basketball operations, for workplace misconduct

 

Fired.

 

https://www.oregonli...ons-report.html

[BSLChrisStoner]

CBS Sports: NBA trade rumors: Blazers could finally be ready to move CJ McCollum after emergence of Anfernee Simons

https://www.cbssport...nfernee-simons/

[BSLMikeLowe]

Adrian Wojnarowski

 

@wojespn

 

Nike founder Phil Knight and Dodgers co-owner Alan Smolinisky have made a $2 billion-plus written offer to purchase the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell ESPN. Discussions are ongoing with the Paul Allen trust that's overseeing ownership of team. Story soon.

 

 

Been rumored several weeks that a sale was imminent. Surprised to see Phil Knight involved given; 1) his age (84) and the likelihood that the franchise would have to be sold again soon, and 2) what would seem to be a big conflict of interests considering his role with Nike and that the company is both the official apparel provider of the league and has endorsement deals with so many of the players.

 

In another article I heard mention of names like Larry Ellison (previously tried to buy 3 other NBA teams), MacKenzie Scott, and Lauren Powell-Jobs.

[BSLChrisStoner]

The Ringer: Dame Is Doing It His Way