Bradley Beal, LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum
Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) dunks the ball in front of Portland Trail Blazers forwards LaMarcus Aldridge (12) and Nicolas Batum (88), from France, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 16, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Erik Gundersen
Erik Gundersen is the Trail Blazers beat reporter for The Columbian. He's a graduate of the Allen School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon in addition earning a degree in Spanish. He's covered the NBA for four seasons. You can also occasionally find his work on ESPN.com's NBA section for their TrueCities series. He also fist-bumped with Kanye West once. Follow @BlazerBanter on twitter for more Blazers and NBA news.