This week @BlazersbySagar joined the WHAT podcast to talk Blazers needs at the trade deadline and to preview the last 8 weeks of the season. If they can get through Spring Break in Florida there is a beautiful path for Damian Lillard to earn an MVP. 

Ice Breaker:

1:00 What NBA player would you like to cast in a DC or Marvel movie/series, what would their role be? 

4:15 Shawn Bradley appreciation minute

6:00 Get to know Sagar

Where did your interest and passion for basketball come from? Favorite Trail Blazer, Favorite Trail Blazer memory? 

9:00 Rip City Recap: Trade Deadline 

10:45 Likelihood of a trade deadline trade by the Blazers?

11:45 Top Neil Olshey in-season move? 

13:15 If you were advising Jodi Allen what would you suggest they do at the deadline?

17:15 LaMarcus Aldridge and why this might be the best possible time for him to return to Portland. 

19:40 How hard should the Blazers be trying to get back in the draft?

20:45 Why isn’t Anfernee Simons playing? 

24:30 Is Aaron Gordon to Portland really going to happen? If so, how? What does he bring to the team?

31:00 Schedule Shootaround 

32:00 Week 1 Spring Break in Florida!

35:00 Week 2 might be the calm before the storm

36:00 Week 3 how will the Utah match play out? 

38:00 Week 4

39:00 Week 5 Will the Blazers ever play Memphis again? (Space Aliens)

41:00 How we’re feeling about teams playing each other twice in three days. 

44:00 Week 6 would be a pretty good road trip if we were just on a road trip

45:00 Week 7 a tough road trip ends and the Blazers play the Lakers who will probably have LeBron and AD back. 

46:00 Week 8 they play Houston and its teams like that that have nothing to play for who crush your dreams. 

48:00 We briefly lose focus and feel sorry for Houston Rockets. 

50:00 The end of the season puts Damian Lillard in perfect position to win the MVP. Can you imagine his speech?

53:00 What is the league going to do if more games are lost due to COVID protocols or not having enough players? Will some teams finish with fewer games?

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Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.

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