Jacked Ramsays: A Portland Trail Blazers Podcast

Join hosts Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they take a look at breaking news Tuesday morning that saw the Portland Trail Blazers trade: CJ McCollum, Larry Nance Jr., and Tony Snell to the New Orleans Pelicans for Josh Hart, Tomas Satoransky, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Didi Louzada, a 2022 protected 1st round pick, and two 2nd round picks.

The trade marks an end to the Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum era — one that saw a magical run to the Western Conference Finals and an unceremonious exit in the 1st round to a wildly short handed Denver Nuggets team.

What happens from here? Are the Blazers done? No: they have too many players on the roster currently so more moves are coming. However, could Jerami Grant or Myles Turner be on the table?

The Blazers will have more cap space than they’ve had in the modern era heading into next season: if the Philadelphia 76ers wanted to create a max slot to sign James Harden, could a disgruntled Ben Simmons fit the bill?

Tune in, unwind, relax or completely lose your mind as the guys break it down.

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It’s a Monday Mail Bag edition of the Jacked Ramsays podcast where hosts Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague do their best to answer as many of your questions as possible.

With less than 3 days remaining before the NBA Trade Deadline February 10th and the Portland Trail Blazers having already made a significant change to the roster; sending out Norman Powell and Robert Covington - two starters, and taking back Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson and a 2nd round pick - many are wondering.. what gives?

The Blazer got under the luxury tax, but that doesn’t help “the team” in any tangible way a fan can like and/or appreciate so what comes next?

Was Jusuf Nurkic’s comment to Jason Quick only weeks ago around how interim GM Joe Cronin told him that the Blazers would look to build around Nurkic, CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard not quite as solid of a commitment? Are the Blazers looking more towards the future and building around Lillard and Anfernee Simons? Will the Blazers look to move on from both McCollum AND Nurkic in such a short period?

Are the Blazers having a rebuild on the fly that hasn’t been acknowledged? What will the Blazers do with Eric Bledsoe’s contract - is he going to play for them?

Tune in and find out!

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Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague for an emergency live Jacked Ramsays show where they take a look at today’s breaking news and trade that sent Robert Covington and Norman Powell from the Portland Trail Blazers for Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson and a future 2nd round pick from the Los Angeles Clippers as reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

What does it all mean?

There was constant noise around Covington and possible destinations but the return was looked at as less than what the Blazers gave up two years ago (two 1st round picks, Trevor Ariza) — significantly so. Meanwhile, Norman Powell was viewed as a good player on a solid contract that perhaps went out a year or two too many but ultimately there was value in the deal.

So how do those two pieces end up netting the Blazers this return? What happens next? Jump on in and get involved as the guys take a look at every angle of the first big trade before the NBA Trade deadline.

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Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they take a look at the interview of Interim GM Joe Cronin conducted by NBA.com's Mark Medina. They take it line by line, question by question to try and figure out the who, what, when and where of it all.

Will the Blazers buy, sell, a little bit of both? Will they commit to moving on from either CJ McCollum or Jusuf Nurkic? Will Robert Covington be the only one moved?

Tune in and find out!

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Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they take a look at tonight’s game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Blazers fell 99-94, bringing their 4 game road trip to an end with a 1-3 record and their overall record to 21-31. That’s 10 games below .500 with 4 home games remaining before the NBA trade deadline.

For much of the evening the Blazers were running in front of the Lakers, capitalizing on miscues - at one point outscoring the Lakers on turnovers 21 to 0. However, shooting under 36% on the evening coupled with second half turnovers doomed the Blazers down the stretch.

Outside of Norman Powell (30 points, 5-11 from distance)- none of the Blazers shot well. Anfernee Simons was able to save an 0-4 start with a 7-14 finish, but the bar he’s set lately leaves more to be desired.

Hop on in with the fellas and take a look at what’s ahead for Portland: the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks Saturday - as well as the latest news, rumors and more!

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Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they try to figure out how the Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 98-81.

Thanks to a mercy bucket from Tony Snell, the Blazers were able to eclipse 20 points in a period for the second time tonight following their 31-point first quarter. They filled in the second and third periods with 16 and 14 points respectively - displaying some of the worst production of the season and looking eerily similar to the dog days of December.

Is this a one game situation for a team that’s spent a lot of time on the road? Is this a sign of things to come? With less than 2 weeks before the NBA trade deadline, and notes of the Blazers running it back with the core of Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic - games like this, no matter how shorthanded they are - have to ring bells at the offices of One Center Court.

Hop on the stream and commiserate with the fellas as they try to figure out where things are and where they’re going.

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The Portland Trail Blazers opted for an offense only approach for the afternoon against the Chicago Bulls and shockingly, it did not work out. The Blazers fell to the Bulls 130-116 with a back to back looming in Oklahoma City Monday.

Anfernee Simons, Norman Powell and CJ McCollum combine for 72 points and 12 made 3’s and despite that, fall dramatically short of the Bulls who shot 55 percent from the field, 40 percent from three and 90 percent from the free throw line. Throw in the velvet roped path to the rim that the Blazers put up for the Bulls for most of the evening and well, it’s easy to see where things went wrong.

Join Danny Marang as he breaks down Sunday’s loss to the Bulls and looks ahead to the match up with the Thunder who will be without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for at least the next week and whom the Blazers play twice in the next 5 days.

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Join hosts Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they take a look at tonight’s game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets. The Blazers got another road win on game one of a four-game trip, but it didn’t come quite as easily as the 125-110 final score would indicate.

A young and athletic Rockets team put on a dunk contest in the third quarter - where it felt like every shot was either an uncontested dunk or a slightly contested dunk that saw a Blazers defender get postered. It was not pretty.

No matter, the Blazer’s shooting prowess (hello Anfernee Simons and CJ McCollum) allowed them to gently climb out of the shallow hole they had dug while Jusuf Nurkic did enough “being big” in the middle to deny the easier opportunities that were previously available.. Along with tonight’s game and a look ahead to the Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma City Thunder, Danny and Brandon will discuss Jason Quick of The Athletic’s most recent article and what it may mean for Blazers going forward.

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Join hosts Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague live as they discuss today’s news around Nassir Little’s injury - a torn labrum in his should - that will likely force him to miss significant time this season.

While the Portland Trail Blazers may have been holding course on the year, neither ‘embracing the tank’ nor ‘pushing for the play-in’ - does this injury to Little change the calculus? Could this injury also force Portland to re-evaluate potential deals at the ever-nearing Trade Deadline of February 10th? With Damian Lillard likely done for the year and Little right alongside him - 2 of the 3 centerpieces of the franchise going forward (protect Anfernee Simons at all costs - ship him in bubble wrap to games) - could this tempt the Blazers to do something they’ve said they don’t want to do? (See: “Don’t ____ with the game”)

After that it’s a look around the league as Danny and Brandon assess local and national trade rumors and how they may impact Portland, the upcoming 4-game road trip and where the Blazers sit in the Tankathon rankings. As well as taking your live questions throughout the show!

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For the second time in two nights the Blazers fall at home, this time in a very clear fashion as the Dallas Mavericks come into Portland and housed the Blazers 132-112.

The Blazers haven’t added anyone to the roster that has anything close to answer for Luka Doncic or Kristaps Porzingis and it showed. The Mavs as a team shot 55 percent from the floor and 44 percent from distance, which is going to end up in a Blazers loss more often than not.

The evening wasn’t a total loss as Anfernee Simons rebounded well after his poor showing last night against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a sterling 23 points and 7 assists, while the bench group of Ben McLemore, Trendon Watford and CJ Elleby continue to find ways to impact the game on a nightly basis.

Hop on the stream with Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they take a look at tonight’s game and get you ready for the Blazers’ upcoming 4-game road trip!

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