CaseyHoldahl

On this All-Star break edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl discuss the Jusuf Nurkic and first round pick for Mason Plumlee and second round pick trade, Nurkic’s promising Trail Blazers debut, the state of the team overall at the All-Star break, how CJ McCollum might fare in the Three Point Contest, pick winners for the other All-Star Weekend events and answer listener questions about trades, the Trail Blazers’ struggles this season, Damian Lillard’s slump, All-Star break plans and more.

Trail Blazers guard/forward Evan Turner takes questions from the media about missing the next five to six weeks with a broken bone in his right hand

Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum discusses Portland's 114-113 victory versus the Mavericks in Dallas

Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard discusses Portland's 114-113 victory versus the Mavericks in Dallas

Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts discusses Portland's 114-113 victory versus the Mavericks in Dallas

Trail Blazers guard/forward Evan Turner discusses breaking his right hand during Portland's 114-113 victory versus the Mavericks in Dallas

On this edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com discuss Evan Turner’s broken hand injury and what it means moving forward, Portland's buzzer-beating victory in Dallas, CJ McCollum ballin', the Blazers having more than one late-game option, whether it's OK for other players to use Damian Lillard’s trademark “Lillard Time" watch tap and finish by answering listener questions about Ed Davis, future Blazers All-Stars, beard oil, Blazers uniforms, Moda Center food and more.

Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard discusses Portland's 105-99 loss to the Mavericks in Oklahoma City

Trail Blazers guard/forward Evan Turner discusses Portland's 105-99 loss to the Mavericks in Oklahoma City

Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts discusses Portland's 105-99 loss to the Thunder in Oklahoma City