Montrezl Harrell, Ty Lawson, Dwight Howard, James Harden
Houston Rockets, from left, Montrezl Harrell, Ty Lawson, Dwight Howard and James Harden, right, watch the final minutes of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics from the bench, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, in Houston. Boston won 111-95. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
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.