On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Steve DeWald join Danny Marang from Las Vegas Summer League to discuss Jusuf Nurkic's new deal and the Blazer's free agency period so far, the Summer League Blazers looking great so far, Wade Baldwin wants a deal now please, Zach Collins struggles offensively but growth defensively, listener questions, favorite thing about summer league, life in the college dorms and more!

Intro

Steve DeWald and Tara Bowen-Biggs live from Las Vegas

Opening Comments

Jusuf Nurkic signs a 4 year/$48 million deal

Seth Curry signs on for a year

Restricted free agency offers are few and far between

The effect of 2016 on the entire NBA market

The Spurs continue to make Spursian choices

Summer League basketball is here

First reactions to the Top 10 picks

Trae Young and his rough start

Mo Bamba is really big (also good)

Things that happen at Summer League that don't come through on TV

NBA SkyCam- thoughts?

Listener questions!

https://twitter.com/xander_hr/status/1016156344598949888

Likelihood of Jake Layman or Caleb Swanigan making the rotation next season?

Summer League Jake Layman!

There are minutes to be had in the frontcourt- who's going to get them?

https://twitter.com/chris_nordby/status/1016129813176815616

By trade deadline, will our starting 3 be somebody on our current roster?

Probability of the Blazers making a move between now and the trade deadline to change things up at the SF position

https://twitter.com/PDXBigtum/status/1016162359260340224

Collins: looks good on defense. Has range and good in transition. Struggles in half court set. 

Thoughts on  Zach Collins so far through his second summer league

Tempering expectations for his offensive growth

What do you think the offensive future for Collins should be- in the paint or on the perimeter?

https://twitter.com/xander_hr/status/1016122425770008576

Where would you rate Chief on the ‘jack-of-all-trades’ spectrum? He’s about as close as we have, Moe is ineligible until he can play 3 good games in a row

The value of Al-Farouq Aminu

The last jack of all trades Blazers, Nic Batum, Wes Matthews, Stacey Augmon

Who could replace an Aminu sized hole on this roster?

Preparing to fill Aminu's role if he leaves

Can Wade Baldwin follow the Aminu career arc?

Things we've enjoyed from Summer League so far

Anfernee Simons' jumper is **kisses fingers**

Everything Mo Bamba

Summer League Jake Layman and Byron Mullens

Closing Comments 

Outro

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