1:55 Icebreaker: favorite moment from this year’s draft. Payton Prichard getting drafted in the first round, Patrick William’s florist mom, an abundance of graphic ts, athletes at home without a bunch of big cameras in their face.

6:30 Welcome Robert Lord Glovington Covington! On the same timeline as Damian Lillard, this is a win-now move. 

9:30 Coach Stotts is excited and it seems like the chemistry is going to be great. Also, snakes and geckos!

10:30 Covington was a four year college player who was undrafted, it's cool to see someone create a place for themselves in the league. 

13:00 Covington and Hood probably have a higher ceiling than Aminu and Harkless. 

15:00 Was two second round picks too high of a price in the trade for Covington? 

17:05 Welcome CJ Elleby! Coached by Ernie Kent. Comes from the Seattle area. Cassidy loves a lefty shooter. 

20:00 Cassidy helped Tara who momentarily worried that Rodney Hood was leaving.

22:00 Neil Olshey said that Rodney Hood will be ready, but Zach Collins will not. 

23:00 Jamie wasn’t surprised when Carmelo Anthony re-signed in Portland. 

25:00 Melo seemed like he had influence on younger players. Plus he still has buckets in him!

28:25 Cassidy is going to be the Derrick “Airplane Mode” Jones Jr defender. We could have someone who is a Slam Dunk Champion while playing in Portland! 

31:00 DJJ’s first interview. 

35:05 Welcome Harry Giles! Is there a second wave of Blazers forming behind Dame and CJ? He is a clever passer, there is going to be some fun passing. Kings fans were not happy which should make us pretty happy. 

39:50 Dynasty definition for those who were wondering.

41:00 Concerns leading into next season. Injuries are always a concern. 

42:15 Interlude: Is Enes Kanter the Danny Zuko of the Trail Blazers? 

43:00 How ready is Anfernee Simons? We will see but the Blazers believe in him so we do too!

46:00 Anfernee Simons put in a lot of work this summer. Gary Trent Jr did a lot of homework last summer and Simons maybe took a page from his book. 

47:00 Wish there were a few more facilitators in the second unit. 

50:00 What will Jamie’s job in the media be like when the season starts up? 

53:00 Recommended  by the WHAT podcast: Gary Trent Jr.  and Jordan Bolton: A basketball bond that will last forever by Jamie Hudson

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