Ep. 220 Tara talks with Brian Freeman, Blazer’s Edge features writer and former European League basketball player. They catch up NBA Draft Lottery and All-NBA teams and then turn to Brian’s experiences playing overseas. Tune in to hear about his dad who played with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robinson on the Milwaukee Bucks, about his journey from Long Beach State (where he played against Damian Lillard) to Poland and finally, his six years in France. Download

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Ep. 219 Jo calls in from the wilds of Alaska to compare Blazer wish lists for next season. Do the FANalysts’ hopes and dreams for 2017-18 match yours? A mentor for Noah Vonleh A podcast for C.J. McCollum Handles for Al-Farouq Aminu More shots for Allen Crabbe#MoeDunks Listen to hear all these and what they are hoping for Lillard, Nurkic, Leonard and more! Download

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Ep. 219 Jo calls in from the wilds of Alaska to compare Blazer wish lists for next season. Do the FANalysts’ hopes and dreams for 2017-18 match yours? A mentor for Noah Vonleh A podcast for C.J. McCollum Handles for Al-Farouq Aminu More shots for Allen Crabbe#MoeDunks Listen to hear all these and what they are hoping for Lillard, Nurkic, Leonard and more! Download

EP. 218: On this week’s Blazer’s Edge podcast, Dave Deckard and Dan Marang discuss if it’s possible to build a title contending team around a franchise point guard, CJ McCollum’s suggestion that the Blazer’s should pursue Paul George in the offseason, their biggest surprises of the 2016-17 season, if Lonzo Ball and the accompanying LaVar Ball scare them, where Portland could and should be looking in the draft, and the layoffs of ESPN employees Henry Abbott, Marc Stein, and Chad Ford. That and more on this week’s episode of the Blazer’s Edge podcast! Download

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EP. 217: Exit Interview Follies On this week’s Blazer’s Edge podcast, Dave Deckard and Dan Marang take a look at the closing games of the Blazer’s playoffs and ultimately, their season. With the year coming to a close, exit interviews between a majority of the players and the media took place Tuesday afternoon. Those exit interviews included revealing quotes about Meyers Leonard, Allen Crabbe, Festus Ezeli, Neil Olshey and the state of the team. Plus we dive into the recent controversy surrounding Portland’s basketball culture. That and more on this week’s Blazer’s Edge podcast! Download

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Ep. 216. Dan Marang joins Tara to talk about the first two games of the Trail Blazer’s 2017 NBA Playoff series. Dan answers all of Tara's questions about what we know about this team, how they have progressed over the season and where they might go from here. Download

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EP. 215: Who’s the Best Backcourt Duo in the NBA? On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Blazer's Edge managing editor Dave Deckard and Dan Marang take a look back at Game 1 of the Trail Blazers vs Warriors series. They discuss CJ McCollum's absolutely monster night- particularly highlighting his defensive effort. From there it's Damian Lillard's night, as spectacular as can be expected, and how as good as it was it was overshadowed. As great as those two were, what happened to almost everyone else? The big question of the podcast however, Dave asks "who the best backcourt duo is in the NBA today?" While we discuss it, let us know in the comments below who you think the best backcourt tandem is. Have McCollum and Lillard elevated to the top spot? Is is Klay Thompson and Steph Curry? How about the emergence of John Wall and Bradley Beal? There's that and more on this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast! DOWNLOAD

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The FANalysts are back with a special playoff preview with Locked on Blazers host Erik Garcia Gundersen. They talk about what it is like covering a team that you are a fan of and what is different between regular season and playoff basketball? And of course, how will the Trail Blazers fare in the first round? Tune in for some great insight from someone who loves the game and has been behind the scenes. Download

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Tara is joined by Ashley Williams and Sean Philipsen to provide fan perspective on the Trail Blazers season. They discuss Meyers Leonard, debate who is the 6th man for the team, and talk about what has surprised them about this season. They talk about current and former Blazers at the Nike Hoop summit and Ashley provides behind-the-scenes glimpse of what goes on during the week for the high school stars including a Steve Blake sighting! Download

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Tara is joined by Ashley Williams and Sean Philipsen to provide fan perspective on the Trail Blazers season. They discuss Meyers Leonard, debate who is the 6th man for the team, and talk about what has surprised them about this season. They talk about current and former Blazers at the Nike Hoop summit and Ashley provides behind-the-scenes glimpse of what goes on during the week for the high school stars including a Steve Blake sighting! Download