Analyzing Deni Avdija's first game at EuroBasket. Plus, answering listener mailbag questions about Yang Hansen and Donovan Clingan's floor and ceiling, Shaedon Sharpe and Scoot Henderson's skill development and more,

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A Trail Blazers and Deni Avdija-centric guide to EuroBasket 2025. Everything you need to know about a loaded tournament with a bunch of NBA stars during the summer doldrums! It should be tons of fun.

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Tom Dundon is set to become the new owner of the Portland Trail Blazers, perhaps as early as March 2026. What will that mean for the team's roster decision and trade talks this season? Plus,  does Tom Dundon have the money to buy an NBA team?

Links to articles discussed in this episode:

Jason Quick, The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6563404/2025/08/19/potential-trail-blazers-ownership-close-deal-march/

Matthew Kish, The Oregonian: https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/08/blazers-bidder-entangled-in-a-messy-corporate-bankruptcy.html

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Danny Marang of 105.1 The Fan joins the show to play a game, grading the Trail Blazers hot takes on the Scoville Scale.

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Danny Marang of 105.1 The Fan joins the show to talk offseason changes for the Trail Blazers. Including first impressions of Yang Hansen, the trade to land to Jrue Holiday and the sudden reunion with Damian Lillard.

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Tim Donnelly of 99.9 The Fan in Raleigh joins the show to talk about the impact of Tom Dundon's ownership on the Carolina Hurricanes and what it might mean for Portland and the Trail Blazers.

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Danny Marang of 105.1 The Fan joins the show to talk about the Trail Blazers path forward and what he's excited about heading into the 2025-26 season.

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The Trail Blazers are going to play at least 82 games. We know about 80 of them for sure. Let's breakdown the full 2025-26 regular season schedule.

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The Allen Estate has reached an agree to sell the Portland Trail Blazers to Tom Dundon, among other things, the owner of the Carolina Hurricanes. There's a  new owner with plans to keep the team in Portland. This is good news with many other questions to follow.

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Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com joins the show to talk the Summer of Yang Hansen and Damian Lillard's Return to Portland.

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