The Podland Trailcasters: a Portland Trailblazers Podcast

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RIP CITY, WE MADE IT! The draft is behind us, and decisions have been made. Keith & Chris discuss their first impressions of Cronin's moves so far & much more, including:

LOVE, HUGS & HATEMAIL (9:12)

- RIP, Caleb Swanigan

- Did we find Nurk's burner?

- Sue Bird

- The SCOTUS

THE DRAFT (18:00)

- Was Sharpe the right pick?

- How did the Grant trade change the pick?

- Sharpe's ceiling vs floor

- Is Sharpe's future in Portland?

THE GRANT TRADE (37:40)

- Detailing the cost

- Where's the best fit?

- Comparisons to Covington

- How bad is the rebounding thing?

GRADES (51:24)

- Which roster is better... last Fall or Now?

- Grade the last 48 hours (s/o to Just 2 Fans Podcast!)

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Fowad Daud of The Unbiased Blazers Podcast joins the guys all the way from down South in Toronto, to squeeze in a little more draft discussion before the big day next week!

- Sabrina is writing history

- Jason Quick & the importance of putting yourself first

- Banning Fake Klay & remembering Ray Liotta

- Fowad gives us Toronto's take on OG's value

- Evaluating & ranking Trade Targets

- Evaluating & ranking options with the 7th pick

- Fanhood: The BIRG & CORF Principle

- Best options for the 7th pick

- Nikola Jovic

- Teaching NBA Defense

- Rumor Mill: Nurkic to Dallas???

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Our Discordian Draft Fanatic, Brandon McIntire, is back with us this week to debate what the Blazers should do with the draft pick & more:

- Love, Hugs & Hatemail... Baseball sucks again.

- The Knight Offer... Should Blazers fans WANT this deal?

- THEY'RE. NOT. MOVING. THE. TEAM.

- Draft Prep... what to expect from a new Front Office

- BMac has BEEF with Burkhardt

- Dyson Daniels, detailed

- Can a draft pick help Dame's timeline?

- A trade proposal from Hommefield

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***HEADS UP*** The offer from Phil Knight to buy the Blazers occurred after recording. We'll break it down next episode!

It's been another tough week in the Real World for a lot of people... Keith & Chris had some things to get off their chest so if you're not here for non-basketball, we forgive you for skipping 10 mins ahead. OR, if you can lend some much needed assistance to victims of preventable trauma, click here to support families in Uvalde, TX.

After venting a bit, we pay our respects to the NBA Finals, pick our sides & move on to some Blazers basketball, including...

- Welcoming are new Asst GMs... should we care?

- Dame shows up for pre-draft workouts... what does it mean?

- Dame @ the Draft Lotto vs Workouts... which is bigger?

- Rumor Mills... the latest on Jerami Grant & others

- Evaluating Simons's & Nas' spots in Portland... what's their worth outside Portland?

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WE'RE BACK! And after taking a week off for Health & Safety Protocols, we've got a lot to cover, so it's time to bring in the big guns; Michael Visenberg of Pro Insight joins Keith & Chris to break down the results of the Draft Lottery & much more...

- Love, Hugs, & Hatemail: Jokic, Equal Pay & PatBev

- EARLY, early, early thoughts on Cronin

- What if... Zach Lavine.

- The Suns collapse

- Dame goes to the Lotto! ...so?

- What to do with the 7th pick

- Mikey's draft watchlist

- When to rebuild

- Shredder vs Batman

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There had been a plan for this episode, and it was quickly thrown out the window when we asked the Trailcasters Discord for any questions and our fam went OFF. Keith & Chris covered some distance in this episode, including but not limited to...

- Love, Hugs & Hatemail: AAPI Heritage Month, JJ Redick, Dillon Brooks & more

- Rogue 1 is the best Star Wars movie & ET was not a Jedi

- Favorite food in the Rose Garden & where to watch outside it

- Best parts of a Blazers-less postseason

- How can Blazers "win" the Hart/CJ trade?

- Fit vs Future: Josh Hart & Penny Simons

- Judging Billups' first year as HC

- If we colonized the moon...

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We're surviving, baby! Keith & Chris dive in to their postseason takes, including LOTS of talk on the Nets & all their drama, how they're enjoying watching former Blazers when the Blazers didn't make it, & a whole lot of Listener Questions involving Bobby Portis, Elephant Ears vs Churros, favorite Blazers prospects as well as most useful former Blazers & SO MUCH MORE! Come and join our conversation, as well as our Discord server! We're gonna be rockin all summer, Rip city! Join the party!

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After the Blazer-iest Play-In you could have without actually involving the Portland Trail Blazers, the sky has been falling in Rip City; Our draft pick from the Pelicans has become a future pick from the Bucks.

Not good BUT never fear, Keith & Chris are here to break that down along with much more, including:

- Top Centers in the league

- Marcus Smart... DPotY???

- Kyrie Irving's a fan of birds

- More mad at Joe or Paul George? Where to place our Play-In rage

- Blazers' Summer plans... what now?

- Listener Questions: Asset Evaluation, Grant, & Nassir

- Fans divided over Nurk?

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WE MADE IT, RIP CITY! One of the weirdest seasons in recent Blazers history has finally come to a close! DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded before CJ & the Pelicans put a damper on Portland's offseason plans, but we'll dive into all of that next week because Keith & Chris had PLENTY to talk about this episode, including...

- The season has ended, but the Trailcasters are only growing

- Bill Schonely's Retirement: His lasting impact & our favorite memories

- Exit Interviews: Where are all the players?

- Cronin's Core... includes Justise Winslow

- Catrenzer asks: How do we evaluate Billups' first year?

- Discussing plans for Penny Simons

- Top 25 under 25... Did Simons get snubbed?

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She was our 3rd guest on the 8th episode of Trailcasters... nearly 5 years & 169 episodes later, Tara Bowen-Biggs is back with Keith & Chris to break down the latest as we get set to wrap up this crazy season:

- Who needs research? Not Keith, that's who.

- CJ's return to the Rose Garden & the Standing O that just... kept... going

- Would CJ have been Dame if Blazers never had Dame?

- Twitter & Discord fams celebrate with some facetime

- Rooting for wins AND losses, or just losses?

- Dame visits Club Shay Shay

- What to do with Blazers' draft picks

- Timeline for this rebuild... Will the tank continue or is it nearly over?

- Can Drew Eubanks be depth for a good Blazers squad?

- Should Julius Randle be a priority trade target?

- Goggles Brown the Three

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