On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Jamie Hudson of NBCSportsNW joins Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang to talk all things related to Blazer's Summer League; the emergence of Wade Baldwin, Anfernee Simons showing more than expected early on, CJ McCollum's shoe release, the growth of Zach Collins and more! Danny and Tara break down what really matters at Summer League, what's best to observe and what's better to discount, how impactful can the young Blazers be, highest hopes and likely expectations and more!

Intro

Opening Comments

Jamie Hudson joins the show

Things you may notice in the media section

Caleb Swanigan talking on the floor

How do you get this far into the show and not mention Wade Baldwin

Has Baldwin played himself into a contract with the Blazers this season

Wade Baldwin and #fullthrottle

Veteran Blazers and the impact on the young Blazers

CJ McCollum appreciates Anfernee Simons' patience early on

McCollum's shoe release

Biggest changes for Zach Collins between last year and this year

Anfernee Simons' focus for the season- targeting the defensive side of the ball

Jamie's latest

How will the young players work their way onto the floor

How can Simons get on the court

Small forward position is wide open

Theme for the season; High hopes, reasonable expectations

Gary Trent Jr, what's the path for him this year

Can Trent Jr. be a defender

If Baldwin is guaranteed, how do the Blazers utilize him

Can Baldwin bring the nasty

Caleb Swanigan continues to struggle offensively

Zach Collins struggling to finish inside

Collins is showing out defensively but his offense is still a ways off

How does Collins improve offensively

Summer League Jake Layman

Will Layman make the leap from SL to the regular season

Will the Blazers tinker with the idea of Layman at the 4 this year

Favorite things about Summer League so far

Takeaways from Summer League overall

Closing Comments

Outro

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