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Glen Rice, Jr. on Blazer workouts
Glen Rice, Jr. completed his sixth NBA pre-draft workout on Friday as one of six players invited to the Portland Trail Blazers' practice facility. But his count, he should have seven […]
Sherwood Brown and Brandon Davies On How to Make it to the NBA
Imagine this. A couple good weeks in March could be your introduction to really important people. Or, that a tournament held in East of Nowhere, Virginia could land you a million-dollar job. These scenarios […]
Inside Blazers pre-draft workouts
And so it begins. The most intense job interview that 20-year-old hoopers can ever experience. For the lucky (and super talented) few, they will hear their names announced on June […]
New Blazers assistant coach Nate Tibbetts: “My job is … to try to help guys get better.”
Before they were Blazers: newly-hired Trail Blazer assistant coach Nate Tibbetts and current assistant Dale Osbourne pictured together at a Tulsa 66ers game. Tibbetts was the head coach for the […]
Canales’ departure marks end of old regime
Kaleb Canales, the longtime Trail Blazers' assistant coach, has taken a new job with the Dallas Mavericks. As first reported by Jason Quick of the Oregonian, Canales will join Rick […]
Blazers owner Paul Allen reflects on season, expects a summer of change
Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen said that before embarking on the season, he felt the year would be “interesting.” Over the previous summer, the team had transitioned with a […]
Defending Kobe: What’s Ahead for Will Barton
Young teams can be an exhausting lot. After all, some would argue that the N.B.A. means "No Boys Allowed" as this game favors grown men. While Houston (average age 24.9 […]
The Education of Damian Lillard
After all the contact Damian Lillard has taken during his rookie season, he has slowly developed a line of communication with game officials. Remember plays like this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp8KYmtrz0E Kobe basically smacked Damian Lillard upside […]
Damian Lillard vs Veteran Point Guards
We all know that Portland Trail Blazers rookie Damian Lillard is the best point guard of the 2012 draft class. And it's not a stretch to declare Lillard the best first-year […]
Blazer practice notes March 26
Feeling weak, Aldridge misses practice While LaMarcus Aldridge has recently put up robust numbers, he has also dealt with a variety of ailments. On Tuesday, Aldridge's health continued to linger over the overall […]