Podcasts about Portland Trail Blazers

The CHGO Bulls crew welcomes Bleacher Report NBA writer and former Bulls beat member Sean Highkin to discuss Zach LaVine's upcoming free agency and the NBA's conference finals series. What are people close to the Portland Trail Blazers saying about the rumor from last week that they could be targeting Zach in free agency to pair with Damian Lillard? Matt, Big Dave, Will and Sean also break down Jimmy Butler's dominance in the Heat's Game 1 win in the ECF, relive the drama from the end of his Bulls tenure and preview the WCF that tips off tonight. SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/CHGOSports WEBSITE: http://allCHGO.com/ BUY MERCH: http://CHGOLocker.com FOLLOW ON SOCIAL: Twitter: @CHGO_Bulls / @Bulls_Peck / @wontgottlieb / @BawlSports / @highkin Instagram: @CHGO_Sports GET OUR FREE NEWSLETTER: http://www.allchgo.com/newsletter Support us by supporting our sponsors! | Offers from our sponsors: PointsBet: Visit https://bit.ly/3sE8RMe or download the PointsBet App, make a deposit and use code “CHGO” to get 2 Risk Free Bets up to $2000, an annual CHGO membership and a free shirt! Mobile registration in Illinois is here! Athletic Greens: Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. Just visit https://athleticgreens.com/CHGOBulls Strava Craft Coffee: Visit https://stravacraftcoffee.com and use code “CHGO25” to get 25% off your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the heels of the 2022 NBA draft lottery, Dan breaks down the impact of the official draft order for every team in the top 14. TIMESTAMPS⬇️

Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they breakdown the big news of the day: Joe Cronin has been appointed the General Manager of the Portland Trail Blazers. In entirely unrelated news, Brian Windhorst of ESPN said on the Hoop Collective podcast today that the Portland Trail Blazers might be a landing spot for Klutch Sports client and upcoming free agent of the Chicago Bulls, Zach LaVine. In order to clear such room for the Blazers to sign LaVine, they would need to renounce Anfernee Simons, Joe Ingles and Jusuf Nurkic to even have a chance of creating the necessary room. Is there any truth to the noise or is this Klutch doing their best to shake free the best possible offers for their client? Could Portland partake in such a ploy to curry favor with the most powerful organization in the league currently? They'll hit on that and take a look at the NBA Draft Lottery that is less than a week away and more! Tap in and jump on the show live! SUBSCRIBE: YouTube, Twitch, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google and Anywhere You Get Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Canzano talks about the Portland Trail Blazers, Kentucky Derby, and Chip Kelly's play calling signage while at Oregon throughout the show. Canzano interviews professional golfer and analyst Peter Jacobsen on the PGA Tour and broadcasting golf. He also interviews Maury Brown of Forbes on all things Major League Baseball. We also play Punch It Audio, 5@5, and the Big Splash. Subscribe NOW to this podcast for more great content. And tune in to the BFT with John Canzano live every weekday from 3-6 p.m. on 750 The Game! Follow @JohnCanzanoBFT on Twitter

After six months with the interim tag, Joe Cronin was named the Trail Blazers General Manager on Tuesday, signing a four-year deal to be the team's lead decision. The process to hire Cronin as the permanent GM was messy as there was no interview process with other candidates. That doesn't mean Cronin isn't capable of doing the job, but it sends a message that Blazers ownership is not remotely engaged in operating a basketball team. Cronin has had the job for six months and he's already made major moves with the roster. We revisit the massive overhaul and then look ahead to what could be next for the team with Cronin in charge of shaping the next iteration of the franchise. And we ask the big question, when is it okay to judge Cronin's job and evaluate the first time GM's work? It's not now. But it's coming. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Canzano talks about the Portland Trail Blazers recent move to promote Joe Cronin to general manager. Canzano interviews Nick Daschel on the success of Oregon State baseball, the #1 team in the country. He also interviews comedians Randy and Jason Nathan Sklar on comedy and upcoming projects. Right after, he chats with Bill Monroe of The Oregonian on the fishing scene in Oregon. In the last hour, Josh and Laura from the Milwaukie Lumber Golf Tournament join the show to discuss the upcoming event. We also play the 5 @ 5, Big Splash, and Punch It Audio. Subscribe NOW to this podcast for more great content. And tune in to the BFT with John Canzano live every weekday from 3-6 p.m. on 750 The Game! Follow @JohnCanzanoBFT on Twitter

Ja Morant's injury has put a damper on the NBA Playoffs but the commentators keep saying "it's ok Memphis is going to be good for a long time." What does that actually mean in the NBA? The Utah Jazz were going to be good for a long tiem, the Portland Trailblazers were going to be good for a long time, the Atlanta Hawks were going to be good for a long time. David Locke the radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider takes a look at all the teams in the past who were going to be "Good for a Long Time" and sees what we can learn from that in regards to where the Utah Jazz stand today. We look at 10 teams that wer labelled "Good for a Long Time" and you voe y or no on their success. 0:00 Open 3:00 The Memphis Grizzlies will be good fora long time 5:00 Portland Trailabazlers 08-09 Brandon Roy, LaMarcus 7:00 Portland Trailbazlers 13-14 Lillard, Batum, LaMarcus 10:00 Minnesota Timberwolves 96-7 KG and Marbury to start 13:00 New Orleans Pelicans - hit F 14:00 Oklahoma CIty Thunder 09-10 17:00 Houston Rockets 27:00 Atlanta Hawks 08-09 Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Marvin Williams 32:00 The Process Locked On Jazz Podcast https://www.lockedonjazz.net/ LockedOnJazz.com https://buff.ly/2FEZTVY Apple https://apple.co/3Dc8QBq Spotify https://spoti.fi/3IfvgVX Stitcher https://bit.ly/3pkGyzB Google https://bit.ly/3I8TwJz Follow David Locke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DLocke09 #NBA #UtahJazz #DonovanMitchell #RudyGobert #NBAPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Boyd Coffee pension insolvent, federal agency steps in. Gas prices in Oregon surge to all-time highs. Portland Trail Blazers promote Joe Cronin to general manager gig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Canzano talks about today's biggest news, including Tom Brady's Fox broadcasting deal and Joe Cronin's promotion to full time GM of the Portland Trail Blazers. Canzano interviews Ava Frison, a McMinville High School student and golfer with cerebral palsy. Later on, Kevin Richards, founder of RECS, talks about his company and the growing sport of pickleball. We also play Punch It Audio, the Big Splash, and the 5@5. Subscribe NOW to this podcast for more great content. And tune in to the BFT with John Canzano live every weekday from 3-6 p.m. on 750 The Game! Follow @JohnCanzanoBFT on Twitter

The CHGO Bulls crew addresses the new rumor that the Portland Trailblazers could be a landing spot for Zach LaVine in his unrestricted free agency this summer. Then they continue their individual player evaluations of the 2021-22 season with Alex Caruso, whose wrist injury derailed an All-Defensive Team season. Caruso proved to be a great offseason addition right away with his incredible defense and high-IQ play on the offensive end. Unfortunately he missed half the season when the fall after Grayson Allen's flagrant foul broke his wrist. Matt, Big Dave & Will give their grades for Caruso's first year with the Bulls and discuss how he can bring even more to the team next season. SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/CHGOSports WEBSITE: http://allCHGO.com/ BUY MERCH: http://CHGOLocker.com FOLLOW ON SOCIAL: Twitter: @CHGO_Sports Instagram: @CHGO_Sports GET OUR FREE NEWSLETTER: http://www.allchgo.com/newsletter Support us by supporting our sponsors! | Offers from our sponsors: PointsBet: Visit https://bit.ly/3sE8RMe or download the PointsBet App, make a deposit and use code “CHGO” to get 2 Risk Free Bets up to $2000, an annual CHGO membership and a free shirt! Mobile registration in Illinois is here! Athletic Greens: Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. Just visit https://athleticgreens.com/CHGOBulls Strava Craft Coffee: Visit https://stravacraftcoffee.com and use code “CHGO25” to get 25% of your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conexión Blazers está de enhorabuena, y es que el podcast ha cumplido su primer aniversario! Muchas gracias a todos por vuestro apoyo! Para celebrarlo, hoy se abren las puertas del Museo del Rose Garden para hablar de un jugador mítico: Arvydas Sabonis. Antonio Gil Sosé (@AntonioGil_SOSE), autor del libro Arvydas Sabonis, el zar lituano, nos cuenta más acerca de quién fue Sabas, cómo era el jugador pero también la persona que se ganó los corazones de los aficionados de los Portland Trail Blazers. Link al Discord de B2B: https://discord.com/invite/zdY98sRcy4 @ConexionBlazers @b2bspain -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

It's time for more lessons from the NBA playoffs that we can apply to the Portland Trail Blazers. In Miami, Duncan Robinson isn't getting off the bench in the second round of the playoffs. It's a reminder of how shortcomings and particularly shortcoming relative to your teammates are more glaring in the postseason. There are players built for regular season dominance (82 games) and players built for the test of the playoffs (16 wins). How many 16 game players do the Trail Blazers currently have on the roster? In Phoenix, the Suns started big and stayed big despite foul trouble to their top two centers. Where other teams might have gone small Phoenix has a roster built to play the same style of play while dipping into the depth chart. There is value in sticking to your identity. It's a lesson the Blazers should consider when building the roster this summer. And finally, how far from playoff contention are the Blazers right now? Like, today. This moment. Let's take way too early stock of where Portland sits in the 2023 playoff chase. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Data Breach Response is keenly debated topics. So, in this episode of the FIT4PRIVACY Podcast, Punit is joined by Adi Elliott for a conversation about dealing with Data Breach Response on how do you prepare, how do you answer in 72 hours, what you need to do, what are the first step to take. Have some time listening to this interesting podcast episode. KEY CONVERSATION POINTS GDPR in One Word “Complex” Key Elements to Look in Privacy Audit Step To Take When Company Breach Received Proactive and Reactive Data Breach Response Advise To Company Receive Breach Right Moment To Buy Cyber Insurance ABOUT THE GUEST Adi Elliott is the COO at

It's fake trade season and it's venture into the trade machine wilderness and go hunting for transactions that will help the Portland Trail Blazers. What does a Justise Winslow, a large traded player exception and a future first land you on the trade market? How about Jonathan Isaac of the Orlando Magic or Kyle Kuzma of the Washington Wizards? With the Blazers in need of a starting level forward and limited avenues to land one would cashing in their chips to acquire Isaac or Kuz be worth it? Let's walk through the logic. And then to close the show a listener submitted trade idea sending Anfernee Simons to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Lonzo Ball? Is the risk worth it for a better backcourt fit? Is an added first round pick enough to soften the blow os losing Ant? Would either team consider this? It's fake trade season! Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode #153 of the Dub Jellison Podcast with Portland Trail Blazers Sports Performance Therapist, Dr. Charles Loftis! Dub talks with Dr. Charles Loftis about connecting with other Type 1 Diabetics, issues with the healthcare system, misconceptions about T1D, advice to younger diabetics on how to manage the condition and much more! Check out the Official Home of the Dub Jellison Podcast! https://www.dubpod.co/ Like, subscribe and share with your friends!

The Portland Trail Blazers want to be competitive right away to begin next season. So with that in mind let's assess the core pieces of their roster to figure out how they go from where they are today to where they intend to be in the fall. Damian Lillard is still going to be a "true beast," as he recently anointed himself on social media. When healthy Lillard has been one of the best offensive players in the league and there's plenty of reason to believe he still has that level of play in his bag. So if Portland has it's star as step one of the core building, what about the rest of the roster? Is Jusuf Nurkic a Top 10 center in the NBA? Is he good enough to overcome small ball heavy postseason basketball? What about Anfernee Simons? Did his breakout season show us enough to think he can be a No. 2 option on a team that makes the conference finals? And finally what about the Blazers wing group? Is Nassir Little a starter on a good NBA team? Can Josh Hart be his most impactful on a team with two star guards? And where does Justise Winslow fit with this group? Let's dive in. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shawn Travis Kemp Sr. (born November 26, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazers, and Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed the "Reign Man", he was a six-time NBA All-Star and a three-time All-NBA Second Team member.

It's still mock draft season and it's time to check in on which players are projected to go to the Portland Trail Blazers in the latest mock drafts from around the web. Kentucky's Shaedon Sharpe is a common name in Portland's draft range. Is the 6-6 former 5-star recruit worth the risk even if he didn't play a single second of college basketball? What about if the Blazers jump into the top three of the draft? Is Paolo Banchero an ideal prospect to add to Portand's frontcourt? Let's dive into the data as requested by a listener to figure out the future of the Blazers. What do the numbers tell us about Damian Lillard and Anfernee Simons' future together. And how can the team maximize that duo with the rest of their roster decisions in the offseason? Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Portland Trail Blazers offseason smorgasbord looking at the Most Improved Player award voting and what a win for Ja Morant means for Anfernee Simons chances in 2022-23. Then we take a peak at the Miami Heat and how the Blazers might be able to acquire sharpshooter Duncan Robinson or gritty wing Caleb Martin. The Blazers are going to need to get creative to upgrade the roster this summer and getting involved with Miami either directly or indirectly might offer some avenues to do so. The show closes with three spins on the Tankathon, simulating the NBA draft lottery and look at some potential rookies the Blazers could land with their first round draft pick. Did I finally get some good Blazers luck? Or did I land in eighth twice? Only one way to find out. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mariners swept the Kansas City Royals over the weekend. Seattle went seven-of-nine over the opening homestand, and is now 10-6 on the year. Nathan Bishop and Chris Crawford joins us for Molly-Whop Monday to discuss the state of the team. What was the biggest moment of the last week, and where does the team still need to improve? The regular season is wrapping up in the NHL. we tell you everything you need to know about what's happening across the league on the Power Play. On Something Good, nineteen years ago today, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Maurice Cheeks came to the aid of 13-year-old Natalie Gilbert as she stumbled through singing the national anthem.

Josh Lloyd looks back at the 2021-22 season for the Portland Trail Blazers and discusses their offseason and the performances of Anfernee Simons, Damian Lillard, Jusuf Nurkic, and more. The Locked On Fantasy Basketball Podcast is brought to you by Basketball Monster. Join the Discord here Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! PrizePicks Check out PrizePicks.com and use promo code: “NBA” or go to your app store and download the app today. PrizePicks is daily fantasy made easy! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Shady Rays EXCLUSIVELY FOR OUR LISTENERS, HEAD TO SHADYRAYS.COM AND USE CODE LOCKEDON TO GET FIFTY PERCENT OFF TWO OR MORE PAIRS OF POLARIZED SUNGLASSES. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NBANETWORK Intro Music by Ben Lloyd Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eric Griffith (@EricG_NBA) of Willamette Week is back on the show to dive deep into the Portland Trail Blazers offseason and how the franchise can improve with the assets they have available. We start with some positivity talking about reasons for optimism around the team and why the midseason salary dumps might end up useful heading into the offseason. We discuss the Damian Lillard and Anfernee Simons pairing and the strengths and weaknesses of Portland's backcourt duo. What needs to happen to maximize Dame and Ant and how the Blazers can move forward with another high scoring, but undersized guard tandem. We close the show talking about big picture success. What does a "good" offseason look like and will Blazers GM Joe Cronin be patient enough to build a winner incrementally even with the pressure to be competitive right away. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After the Blazer-iest Play-In you could have without actually involving the Portland Trail Blazers, the sky has been falling in Rip City; Our draft pick from the Pelicans has become a future pick from the Bucks. Not good BUT never fear, Keith & Chris are here to break that down along with much more, including: - Top Centers in the league - Marcus Smart... DPotY??? - Kyrie Irving's a fan of birds - More mad at Joe or Paul George? Where to place our Play-In rage - Blazers' Summer plans... what now? - Listener Questions: Asset Evaluation, Grant, & Nassir - Fans divided over Nurk? JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/8DmFBmMA63  Hit us up on Discord, @trailcasters on Twitter & Reddit, or email trailcasters@gmail.com and if you can share opinions on what you like, dislike, or which directions we should expand on, we'll do our best to make it happen! For more of our music, you can find Odar's beats at soundcloud.com/odarbeats And if you have any need of their services, PLEASE support clearlyspeakingoregon.com like they've supported our podcast from the beginning! Enjoy the episode and GO BLAZERS!!!

Our resident cap space consultant Eric Griffith (@EricG_NBA) of Willamette Week joins to all things salary cap in the Portland Trail Blazers offseason. How much salary cap space can the Trail Blazers create? Eric breaks down the path Portland would have to pursue in order to clear space to chase top tier free agents and why this is an unlikely avenue. So if cap space isn't the path forward, what's the best way for the Blazers to improve? How should they use the mid-level exception? Will they use the biannual exception? Where do their various trade exceptions come into play? It's an exceptional and exception heavy second segment. We close the show talking about the most likely path and how we expect the team to proceed giving their situation. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Canzano chats with Teri Mariani, a legendary administrator, coach, and athlete at Portland State. Later on, he talks to Oregon Ducks football analyst Mike Jorgensen ahead of Saturday's Spring Game. We also play the big splash, 5@5, and close with the future of the Portland Trail Blazers. Subscribe NOW to this podcast for more great content. And tune in to the BFT with John Canzano live every weekday from 3-6 p.m. on 750 The Game! Follow @JohnCanzanoBFT on Twitter

Join hosts Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague live as they take on as many questions as they can in this one-hour live show! Following the New Orleans Pelicans' playoff berth, the Portland Trail Blazers lost a second lottery pick heading into the 2022 NBA Draft and the 2022 offseason “Great Reshaping” of the Blazers roster. Without that additional lottery pick, where do they go? Could a deal still be done for Jerami Grant? Could the Blazers cobble together enough with the 2025 Bucks 1st round pick, a young player and Eric Bledsoe's contract to get Grant or a player at least within range of him in contribution department? Interim GM Joe Cronin has said that they would evaluate the value of their own lottery pick after they know its standing versus what they could use it for on the open market to acquire a player for. Obviously Grant's name has been out there — but what about a player such as OG Anunoby shaking free in Toronto? Would a Top 6-7 lottery pick be enough to convince GM Masai Ujiri to let him go? Toronto has a core of Fred VanVleet, Gary Trent Jr, Scottie Barnes, and Pascal Siakam alongside Anunoby and Precious Achiuwa. However, Toronto has wanted to add traditional size to their roster. There were rumors around the Portland Trail Blazers and Jusuf Nurkic multiple times over the past year. With Anunoby another player represented by Klutch Sports, could there perhaps be an alliance brewing with the mega-agency? Tap in, submit your questions, and participate in the first of many live shows this offseason for Jacked Ramsays! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Few families can boast of one person competing in the NBA Dunk Contest, but the Nances have two: Larry Nance Sr beat Dr. J in 1984, and his son, Larry Nance Jr finished second in 2018. The latter currently plies his basketball trade for the New Orleans Pelicans after they acquired him from the Portland Trailblazers just before the trade deadline in February 2022. Beforehand, the Cavs had inked Larry to a four-year, $44.8 million contract. Previously, Nance played for three and half seasons for the Los Angeles Lakers, who selected him with the 27th pick of the 2015 NBA Draft. He earned this first-round status with a stellar career at the University of Wyoming, where he led the Cowboys to their first-ever NCAA Tournament berth and was named 2× First-team All-MWC, MWC Defensive Player of the Year, and 2× MWC All-Defensive Team. Beyond the accolades, Larry had to fight hard to live with Crohn's Disease, which stunted his growth as a teenager before the condition was diagnosed. In this episode, listen to Larry share about:What it was like growing up as the son of an NBA legendWhy being diagnosed with Crohn's Disease marked a turning point and a growth spurtHow he earned a scholarship despite his medical condition and only playing JV as a juniorWhat happened in his Lakers pre-draft workout that prompted the team to draft himWho gave him the secret to making it in the NBAKeep up with Larry on his Instagram feed and support the great work of his foundation, Athletes vs. Crohn's & Colitis, on their website.

Portland Trail Blazers guard Josh Hart is coming off the best season of his career, something he attributes to an increased focus on rest, recovery, and nutrition. He explains how WHOOP plays a critical role in his performance and tells us what he's learned from his WHOOP insights both on the court and off. Josh details his dreams of being a professional athlete (1:55), nighttime practice sessions with his dad as a kid (3:15), his experience as a college athlete at Villanova (9:35), winning the 2016 national championship (12:06), getting his nutrition locked in (14:30), improving his sleep (15:58), the best game of his career and how his WHOOP data showed he was primed for success (18:52), eating habits (25:41), making sacrifices for better recovery (29:40), mindfulness and meditation (34:09), his advice to younger athletes (38:14), and getting in-game insights from WHOOP (41:23). Support the show (http://whoop.com)

This week, we check out a guy, who was already signing autographs, while in the 6th grade. A prodigy, and phenom, on the level of Lebron James, but he could never quite live up to the hype. Instead, he screwed up. A lot. He seems to have particular liking of guns, specifically carrying them, in places that he shouldn't, such as planes, or New York City. He beefed with rappers, hung out with celebrities, and always ended up in trouble. He even took part in a huge financial scheme with 18 other NBA players! He's got it all!! Be the best basketball prospect, in the country, when you're 11, be on the cover of Sports Illustrated, while you're still in high school, and wind up in prison, by the time you're 35 with Sebastian Telfair!! Check us out, every Tuesday! We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history!! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports or with paypal.com using our email: crimeinsports@gmail.com Get all the CIS & STM merch at crimeinsports.threadless.com Go to shutupandgivememurder.com for all things CIS & STM!! Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/smalltownmurderSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today's episode, Ku talks about how the New Orleans Pelicans making the playoffs impacts the Detroit Pistons' potential trade with the Portland Trailblazers for Jerami Grant. Does this actually put Troy Weaver in a position of strength in trade talks? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! PrizePicks Check out PrizePicks.com and use promo code: “NBA” or go to your app store and download the app today. PrizePicks is daily fantasy made easy! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Shady Rays EXCLUSIVELY FOR OUR LISTENERS, HEAD TO SHADYRAYS.COM AND USE CODE LOCKEDON TO GET FIFTY PERCENT OFF TWO OR MORE PAIRS OF POLARIZED SUNGLASSES. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NBANETWORK TrueBill Don't fall for subscription scams. Start cancelling today at Truebill.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's quote comes to us from French general and emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte. However, I heard the quote from NBA superstar, Damian Lillard, of the Portland Trailblazers. Last week, I talked about a quote by Jon Gordon that I heard on his "Power of Positive Summit." I also heard today's quote on the summit during Damian Lillard's presentation. His presentation was great, and he said this quote as he was explaining how, as a young man in high school and early on in college, he would all too often not do the things he knew he needed to do to become the player and person he wanted to be. He said from the moment he heard this quote, it changed him, and he started progressing toward the success he sought at a much faster rate.This quote is a great one for all of us, whether we are coaches/athletes, teachers/students,  parents/children, or leaders/followers. Love this quote and the message it provides us!

The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday evening to earn the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. It was bad news for the Portland Trail Blazers who saw their chance at a 2022 lottery pick disappear when New Orleans made the playoffs. It was a bad day to cap off a bad season for the Trail Blazers. Yuck. It's worth unpacking how the franchise ended up here and how and for what GM Joe Cronin deserves blame. Get your pitchforks ready and walk through the logic of how Portland's offseason plan was blown up entirely in a matter of days. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The immediate future of the Portland Trail Blazers will shift one way or another based on the outcome of the Los Angeles Clippers-New Orleans Pelicans play-in game on Friday. A Clippers win and Portland is likely sitting on two lottery picks this offseason with real opportunity to retool around the draft with two high picks and some useful trade chips. A Pelicans win? Well then Portland is stuck with one lottery pick and a long wait until 2025 to cash in on the final piece of the CJ McCollum trade. There's a lot riding on Friday's game in Los Angeles. The irony is that former Blazers CJ McCollum, Norman Powell, Nicolas Batum and Robert Covington will have a major say in the direction of the future Blazers. Yikes. Let's talk all about the how we got here and how the two teams match up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Portland Trail Blazers have finally made it to the most important week of their season and they aren't even playing. They're at home watching the play-in round of the Western Conference postseason because the future of the Blazers franchise will be shaped one way or another this week. If the New Orleans Pelicans make the playoffs, the Blazers will not get a lottery pick from the Pelicans this year and Portland's quest for a quick summer overhaul will take a massive hit. That's why all of Rip City is invested in the play in games, starting with Tuesday night's matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Clippers. We recap that game and congratulate the Wolves on celebrating a lot and heading into the playoffs and still really celebrating a lot. Then we preview the biggest game of the Blazers season: Pelicans-Spurs on Wednesday night at The Blender in New Orleans. If New Orleans loses, Portland can rejoice with a ~90% chance of getting the 11th or 12th pick in the upcoming draft. If New Orleans wins, it's time to sweat because the Pelicans will advance to a winner-take-8th game against the Clippers on Friday in Los Angeles. The Clippers losing isn't the worst outcome from a Blazers perspective, The show closes with a look at a potential Clippers-Pelicans matchup and why LA dropping their first play-in game might be just fine for those of us rooting for draft picks in Rip City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Canzano is back for his weekly visit to talk about all things Sports! John has news about the Portland Trailblazers possibly being sold, thoughts on Cam Ward transferring to Washington State University, an early look at the Oregon State Beavers, and much more!

Portland Trail Blazers interim GM Joe Cronin spoke at team's season ending media exit interviews and gave his vision for the franchise's offseason and the next steps for the organization. Cronin didn't reveal anything earth shattering but he shared some important tidbits regarding the core group of veterans he sees as building blocks in Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons, Josh Hart, Jusuf Nurkic, Nassir Little and Justise Winslow. He said he wants the team to be competitive as quickly as possible with that six-man unit anchoring the direction and the decision making going forward. Cronin also touched on his draft approach, discussing what the team might do if it landed two lottery picks, including admitting trading a potential second lottery pick from New Orleans if that option becomes available. There wasn't much headline grabbing news or soundbites, but Cronin showed the blueprint for what his offseason will look like and how the team will approach the coming months. It's always worth listening when the top decision maker speaks. The show closes with a quick look a the West play-in game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Clippers. Blazers fans will need to immediately start rooting for whomever loses that one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dustin and I recap the last week of basketball, what players have a chance at being on the roster next year, Jerami Grant's potential addition, Anfernee Simons, Josh Hart, and Jusuf Nurkic. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert talks with the media following the team's 111-80 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley talks with the media following the team's 111-80 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder talks with the media following the team's 111-80 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Jake Scott and Tim LaComb break down the Jazz's 111-80 win over the Portland Trail Blazers Courtside interview with Juancho Hernangomez Postgame press conference audio from Quin Snyder, Mike Conley, and Rudy Gobert

The Utah Jazz will play the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs after beating the Portland Trailblazers tonight and earning the 5th seed. Luca Doncic will be the task for the Utah Jazz but he left the Dallas Mavericks game tonight with a calf strain. Locked On Jazz Podcast https://www.lockedonjazz.net/ LockedOnJazz.com https://buff.ly/2FEZTVY Apple https://apple.co/3Dc8QBq Spotify https://spoti.fi/3IfvgVX Stitcher https://bit.ly/3pkGyzB Google https://bit.ly/3I8TwJz Follow David Locke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DLocke09 #NBA #UtahJazz #DonovanMitchell #RudyGobert #NBAPodcast David Locke and Ron Boone also bring you POSTCAST after each Jazz game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) and special guest Anthony Irwin (@AnthonyIrwinLA) of Silver, Screen & Roll discuss the biggest offseason questions for the Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder.How will the Lakers look to get out of Russell Westbrook's contract this summer? Can the Blazers build a contender around Damian Lillard after blowing up their roster at the trade deadline? What is the Kings' long-term plan? Should the Rockets trade away their veterans? Has the Thunder's tank gone overboard?Check out the episode to hear Bryan and Anthony discuss all of that and more.Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPodOdds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nbaOvertime's Even The Odds newsletter: https://www.eventheodds.com/

The second ever Locked On Blazers Listener Summit where listeners of show join to discuss Portland's season and what the team should do in the draft and the offseason ahead. First up is listener Scott who shares his thoughts on the Blazers rookies and how Greg Brown, Keon Johnson, Brandon Williams and Trendon Watford have improved throughout their first NBA season. Listener Rachel, joins the program to discuss guiding her 11 year old son through Blazers fandom during a losing season and how she hopes the team addresses the glaring need at power forward during the offseason. Finally, listener Ben hops on to play a game of over/under looking ahead to next season and the potential production of Anfernee Simons, Damian Lillard, Josh Hart and Nassir Little. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles on Twitter) dives into the Oklahoma City Thunder knocking off the Portland Trailblazers after the OKC Thunder fully leaned into the tank, even benching Theo Maledon, Aleksej Pokusevski, Tre Mann, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, and Aaron Wiggins in this game. A trio of ten-day contracts and Aaron Wiggins led the Bricktown boys to victory. What does that mean for the 2022 NBA Draft Lottery? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! PrizePicks Check out PrizePicks.com and use promo code: “NBA” or go to your app store and download the app today. PrizePicks is daily fantasy made easy! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. #OKCThunder #NBA #JaylenHoard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was an emotional night in the Moda Center as CJ McCollum returned to face the Portland Trail Blazers for the first time as a member of an opposing team. The New Orleans Pelicans won by double digits in a game that was probably closer than it should have been, but Wednesday night was less about what happened on the court and more about the man who returned to it. McCollum came back to the city where he was drafted and where he spent the first eight-plus season of his NBA career and was greeted with a heroes welcome by Blazers fans inside the arena. Afterward he talked about the emotional toll and the exhaustion that the return trip brought with it. Today's show aims to take you on to the court and behind the scenes to get a glimpse of McCollum's first visit back to his old stomping grounds and odd world of NBA trade season. Finally, the Blazers have the sixth worst record in the NBA! Losing at its finest as Portland caught and passed Sacramento in the race for better lottery odds and more losses. The show closes with a check in on what it means to lose so well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It wasn't the prettiest victory but it still counts all the same as the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Portland Trailblazers. Host Jake Madison looks at 3 big lessons from the Pels win. 1) Brandon Ingram makes winning plays, 2) Jonas Valanciunas will make you pay for going small, and 3) Jose Alvarado and Naji Marshall bring energy off the bench. #ZionWilliamson #NewOrleansPelicans #Pelicans Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! PrizePicks Check out PrizePicks.com and use promo code: “NBA” or go to your app store and download the app today. PrizePicks is daily fantasy made easy! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. TrueBill Don't fall for subscription scams. Start cancelling today at Truebill.com/LOCKEDONNBA. NBA Top Shot NBA Top Shot is the future of being an NBA fan. Own officially-licensed rare NFTs of the greatest Moments from NBA history. Sign up today at lockedon.nbatopshot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris and Rob explain why James Harden needs to show he's capable of playing big in big games before they start to take the Philadelphia 76ers serious as championship contenders, and debate whether or not Damian Lillard is correct when he says that the Portland Trail Blazers can build a championship team around him the same way the Milwaukee Bucks built one around Giannis Antetokounmpo. Plus, FS1 producer Martin Weiss swings by to host Trollin' or Rollin', and the Odd Couple Callers bring the fire in this week's edition of Trash Talk.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris and Rob explain why they both have big problems with the NFL's revamped overtime rules - for completely different reasons, tell us why the NFL's newly revised Rooney Rule that includes women as a minority group misses the mark in that they expanded the hiring pool without ever fully addressing the problems Black candidates have been facing, and debate whether or not Damian Lillard is correct when he says that the Portland Trail Blazers can build a championship team around him the same way the Milwaukee Bucks built one around Giannis Antetokounmpo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Los Angeles Lakers have 10 games remaining. Seven are against teams with winning records, two are against the New Orleans Pelicans, who are vying to host a potential play-in game against the purple and gold, and the last is against the Thunder... who have beaten the Lakers TWICE this season. They'll head into Wednesday's game with Philly holding a three game lead on San Antonio, and a slightly larger gap over the Portland TrailBlazers, and neither of those teams is working all that hard to get in. So assuming they can qualify, how many games will Anthony Davis need to be a factor for them, and potentially help the Lakers get into, and be competitive in, a first round series against Phoenix? He didn't require much ramp up time after returning from a long absence earlier this season. To say the least, the Lakers have been discombobulated all year long, with players in and out of the lineup. How discombobulated? Let's play a game to quantify it! Finally, ESPN's Dave McMenamin recently wrote a great story about Malik Monk, revealing all sorts of things about his free agency last summer, and how he ended up on the Lakers. Will he be willing to stay? Can the Lakers pay him? What does his career arc say not just about Monk the player and person, but how we look at young players who enter the league? HOSTS; Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: Do the Lakers get into the play-in? How shaky is their position? SEGMENT 2: Just how crazy has this season been for the Lakers? Let's play "lineup trivia" to set things straight. Plus, how much time does A.D. need? SEGMENT 3: Malik Monk's time in L.A. has been very good, and represents a major win for him and his young career. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! PrizePicks Check out PrizePicks.com and use promo code: “NBA” or go to your app store and download the app today. PrizePicks is daily fantasy made easy! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NBANETWORK. TrueBill Don't fall for subscription scams. Start cancelling today at Truebill.com/LOCKEDONNBA. NBA TopShot NBA Top Shot's the officially licensed NFT of the NBA. Connect with a community of hundreds of thousands of NBA fans as a natural progression of fantasy sports, a way to upgrade your experience as an NBA fan.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices