Damian Lillard, Toney Douglas, Omer Asik
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) dribbles past New Orleans Pelicans guard Toney Douglas, rear, and center Omer Asik, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Friday, March 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)
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.