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The shock, Portland's Yang firewall and the roars of triumph
The Blazers "got their guy" in Chinese center Yang Hansen and shocked the basketball world in the process.
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Erik García Gundersen
And we're off
The Trail Blazers kicked off their offseason transaction cycle with a massive trade. Which is also a massive bet on Scoot Henderson.
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Erik García Gundersen
Countdown to Draft Day: Blazers beef up the bench, Bane trade ends Simons-Magic speculation
The Blazers spend big $$$ on new assistant coaches. And after Orlando trades for Desmond Bane, a potential Anfernee Simons suitor is off the board.
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Erik García Gundersen

May 2025

The end of the Vulcan Inc. Blazers Era is almost here
The Blazers announced they had begun the sale process of the franchise one day after the ping pong balls failed to bounce in their favor for the third…
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Erik García Gundersen
The good, the bad and the return of two bigs: A Blazers temperature check + a look at playoff trends
Discussing everything from Damian Lillard's torn Achilles to Portland seemingly entering the market for high-priced assistant coaching talent. Also…
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Erik García Gundersen

April 2025

March 2025

February 2025

Blazers at the break + revisiting preseason over-unders
On the Blazers coming back down to earth and the curious case of Shaedon Sharpe. Plus: the awful truth of Erik's preseason over-under picks.
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Erik García Gundersen
The Young Blazers Want The Smoke
And Deandre Ayton is emerging as the vocal leader for Chauncey Billups' young team.
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Erik García Gundersen
While the Blazers win again, the NBA changed right under their feet.
The Blazers won again, but almost nobody could focus on it after the Dallas Mavericks shocked the NBA world by trading Luka Doncic to the Lakers.
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Erik García Gundersen
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