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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Toumani Camara says the Blazers opened practice with a session where they went over their goals and ground rules for the season. Two of those goals: 50-plus wins and home court advantage in the playoffs.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Damian Lillard says as far as he knows, he, Ja Morant and Deni Avdija will all start

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Robert Williams III: "Man, I fuck with Ja."

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Robert Williams III says it's "one of the best summers he's had health wise."

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

On how he's focusing on his contract extension situation right now, Scoot Henderson says he's focused on playing his basketball and the rest will come off of that.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Deni Avdija says he's at 99.9% in terms of where he's at with his back. Says he had to get more treatment this offseason and work on moving more efficiently. The training staff did a great job building him a plan.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Shaedon Sharpe has entered the media room walking in crutches with a big brace on his right knee.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ja Morant on his goals and expectations for the season: "82 games."

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ja Morant is in the building.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Donovan Clingan looking a little leaner after the offseason. (He is also still very tall).

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Damian Lillard: “I know one thing we’ve struggled with since I’ve been back is shooting. I’m a shotmaker. I’m a big shotmaker.”

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Damian Lillard on if he can imagine Portland without the Trail Blazers: "As much as I'm a Trail Blazer, I'm a Portland person. ... I just don't see that happening. And hopefully that's what it ends up being. I just don't see a world where the Blazers aren't in Portland."

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Dame says he weighs 195 right now, and it's probably the lightest he's been in 10 years. "I'm showing my age."

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Blazers Head Coach Micah Nori has dropped several golden quotes throughout his 20-minute interview on Media Day. Perhaps my favorite: "Analytics is a guide, not a God."

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Blazers Head Coach Micah Nori says looking at this roster right now and figuring out how to make it work feels like Christmas Eve. Then he jokes that the offseason is great because the team is still undefeated.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Blazers GM Joe Cronin now takes the podium, saying he's more excited about this season than any in a long time.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Blazers President Dewayne Hankins says he received some negative feedback from fans about his comments during a City Council meeting referring to Portland's difficult business climate and ticket sales. But he also received positive feedback about those comments from the city's business class.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Blazers President Dewayne Hankins says the franchise is committed to Portland and ensuring the team stays here. He says most of his comments and the arena negotiations will stay behind closed doors, and it's best to keep that way.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Blazers President Dewayne Hankins says the team is very close to hiring a replacement for play-by-play broadcaster Kevin Calabro, but they aren't ready to announce yet.

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Harrison Faigen @faignews.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

“I believe the Blazers have a path out of the turnover problem that handicapped them last season. At the risk of tempting the fates, I’m certain they’ll at least improve.” www.blazersedge.com/trail-blazer...

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The Trail Blazers Have a Mind-Boggling Turnover Problem

They’ve got to get better because they can’t get much worse.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I'm going to miss working with a true Blazers legend at BE! Brandon has brought so much passion, voice and skill to the staff community and site over the past few years and has been a joy to collaborate with. Happy we'll get to continue doing that as podcast partners this season!

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

After spending the summer with their uncle in Alaska hunting wolverines, the Rip City Remix will be returning this fall for more basketball.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The Blazers' November schedule might just be the Seventh Circle of Hell.

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Sean Highkin @highkin.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

On the role Adam Silver and the NBA will play in determining the Blazers’ future in Portland, whether Tom Dundon wants to keep them here or not www.rosegardenreport.com/why-adam-sil...

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Why Adam Silver Won't Let Tom Dundon Move the Trail Blazers

City and county lawmakers are preparing to vote on their portions of a Moda Center funding package.

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Harrison Faigen @faignews.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Good stuff from Brandon at BE on the Blazers ongoing arena negotiations www.blazersedge.com/trail-blazer...

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Cool detail about the Portland Trail Blazers' preseason schedule released today: On Oct. 12 in Portland, they'll face the London Lions from the UK's Super League Basketball. The head coach of the Lions is Tautvydas Sabonis, son of Trail Blazers legend Arvydas Sabonis.

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Trail Blazers Release 2026-27 Preseason Schedule

Basketball returns on Oct. 7.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I’ve been told Jeremy Sochan’s contract is a non-guaranteed deal, so he’ll be competing for a Blazers roster spot at training camp. ESPN first reported the signing.

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Blazers to Sign Jeremy Sochan to One-Year Deal

The Blazers add more forward depth.

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Erik García Gundersen @erikg503.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Same guy 10 months ago. Wonder what changed between then and now???

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Great work by Brandon here calling a spade a spade about the Blazers' conduct at Thursday's work session. He does a good job of balancing reasonable analysis with heart on the subject. Worth a read.

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Timmay @pdxtimmay.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"I don't live in Portland, but I'm going to use this peripherally-related Blazers news story to tell you why I am absolutely sure that Portland sucks as a city."

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Timmay @pdxtimmay.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It was a smart move by the City of Portland to publicly say that they're trying, but the team won't talk to them. While I don't think ownership cares about publicity, it's still bad for them. This allows the city to control the narrative that the organization isn't making even basic efforts.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

If you’re a Trail Blazers fan who has been stressed out or riled up by the Moda Center negotiation saga this summer, this segment from Bill Simmons is worth a listen. It may even prove to be cathartic.

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Bill Simmons Rips Tom Dundon, Pledges Support to Portlanders

Simmons comes to Portland’s aid with a passionate defense of the fans.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

It’s been only three weeks and this column already feels dated because Dundon has done like 10 more awful things. Safe to say it’s becoming an organizational trend to value penny-pinching over respect and people.

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Corvallis Foodie @corvallisfood.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

In which I wrote about how I became a Blazers fan with Kevin Calabro bookends. Thanks for all the great moments on the mic, KC. www.blazersedge.com/2021/12/24/2...

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Brandon Roy Changed My Mind — Or How A Sonics Fan Grew To Love The Blazers

Growing up in the Puget Sound, I never thought I would be a Blazers fan.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Kevin Calabro describing the Trail Blazers' contract offers as "subprime" on his way out the door is just one reason why he's a legend in the industry.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

In 2022, I wrote an essay to explain why the Portland Trail Blazers mean so much to me, my family and the City. Feels more relevant than ever. "When I see the Portland skyline on a TNT broadcast, it’s meaningful to me in a way a fan from New York or Boston would never be able to understand."

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‘Ride or Die’: My Favorite Blazers Memory

Conor Bergin recounts his favorite Blazers memory.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

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‘Ride or Die’: My Favorite Blazers Memory

Conor Bergin recounts his favorite Blazers memory.

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Sean Highkin @highkin.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

In his first-ever extensive one-on-one interview in English, Yang Hansen opens up about his rookie-year struggles and the pressure of representing China in the NBA. Story: www.rosegardenreport.com/its-not-bad-...

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'It's Not Bad to Have Pressure': Yang Hansen Opens Up About Rookie Struggles, Goals for the Future

In his first-ever extensive interview in English, Yang reflected on a whirlwind rookie season and the pressure of representing China in the NBA.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

One of Rip City’s finest right here. Gonna miss hanging out pregame and listening to you on my drives home from Moda ❤️🖤

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Brandon was making so much great progress with his campaign and has been standing up for the right things. I’ve been so impressed by his leadership and courage through it all. This development sucks but I know it’s not the end of his story.

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Sean Highkin @highkin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Story from Las Vegas on Adam Silver's not-exactly-reassuring answer to a question I asked him about the Moda Center funding deal: www.rosegardenreport.com/adam-silver-...

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Adam Silver Says Moda Center Funding Deal Has 'Gone Off Track'

The commissioner spoke after the NBA's annual summer Board of Governors meeting.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

COLUMN: The Blazers' handling of Micah Nori's contract has stuck with me. The decision is another example of the organization prioritizing penny-pinching over the baseline of respect the NBA has established for its workers. That's unacceptable, and it shouldn't be controversial to say it.

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I Don’t Care About T-Shirts, But Respect Matters

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The Getty library spat this image out as the first search result for "LeBron James" on our free agency tracker, and I am grateful.

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NBA Free Agency Tracker: LeBron to Leave Lakers, Hardaway Jr. Joining Miami

All the news on a busy day in the NBA!

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

So ends the Jerami Grant Era in Rip City.

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

We are in store for an interesting year, at the very least

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Conor Bergin @cbergin.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

New Blazers coach Micah Nori didn't just answer questions at his introductory press conference. He attacked them with a fast-talking passion and Southern twang, befitting of his reputation as the Ted Lasso of the NBA. He arrives with the personality and experience to bring a jolt to Rip City.

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The Micah Nori Era Begins With a Jolt of Energy

The new coach introduced himself to Rip City by nailing his first press conference.

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