Trail Daddy: A Trail Blazers Podcast Hosted by Dave Deckard

On this emergency episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang react to the news of the Trail Blazers agreeing to sign Carmelo Anthony to a non-guaranteed contract. Why would they do it? Can he actually help them? How good and/or bad can things actually get? What happens between now and the trade deadline? It's a near real time reaction to the agreed upon deal and well, just listen for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s podcast, Tara and Cassidy talk about injuries that have plagued the Trail Blazers and the league. We discuss our own personal sports injuries and what we learned from them and the look at how injuries have increased over the past several years. We ask why they might be occurring and what could possibly be done to curtail the rising rates. Then we take a trip around the league and make up headlines to capture all the weirdness and excitement of the first three weeks of the season. Highlights 1:00 Icebreaker: The Blazers are headed on 6 game road trip do you have any flight routines? Must have snacks or entertainment? 4:00 Favorite moments from the Blazers in the last week or so are watching Damian Lillard score 60, Nas Little being in the floor, Anfernee Simons making things look easy, and being included in important end-of-game plays. 7:00 The injury bug has hit the Trail Blazers. 8:00 What we learned from our own sports injury stories, about love of the game and how the sports we played were part of our identities. 18:00 Cumulative NBA Injury Report tracker you can find historical information about the last 5 years worth of injuries. 19:30 Blazers have lost 29 player games to injury so far this season (in 10 games). Biggest year in recent memory was 2016 when they lost 172 games due to injury, which included 82 games for Festus Ezeli. 24:30 Are the number of injuries in the league increasing? According to 'These kids are ticking time bombs': The threat of youth basketball by Baxter Holmes, yes. (Note in the podcast Tara originally attributed this to Tom Haberstroh’s article NBA Injuries Are Mounting, Leaving League Wrestling with Who's to Blame which we discussed later. 26:30 How much of an increase is there really and how can we get the real story? 27:45 To change this, it will probably take a systemic approach rather than band aids. 29:45 Why do more injuries happen? Shorter preseason, faster pace, specialization. 33:00 What are some solutions. Current players who have children playing in the AAU system have a chance to change that system. 34:30 There are a lot of things contributing to injuries, sometimes it’s just bad luck, like when Aron Baynes landed on Step Curry’s hand. 38:00 Everyone get well soon! 38:30 Around the league: The Price of Gold Drops in San Francisco 40:00 New Orleans: Trust the process round 2? 41:30 Miami: Miami flying high on multiple levels 45:30 New York: Are Knicks about to Knicks it up? 47:30 Washington: The Wizarding World of Injuries. 48:30 Milwaukee: Blazers East looking good. 50:15 Why do people always assume starts in small markets are going to leave? 52:45 Outro Get social Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Subscribe to the podcast Apple Podcasts Google Play Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s episode of the Blazer’s Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs makes a call to the bench for the super sub and is joined by Managing Editor of Blazer’s Edge- Dave Deckard. Together they look at the first 10 games of the season, Lillard's 60-point game, evaluating role players, McCollum's shooting slump, expectations by the new calendar year and more! Intro Opening Comments Initial Thoughts 2:00 Compared to your expectations, where is Hassan Whiteside at? 4:30 What do you think of the idea of Rodney Hood playing at the 4? 8:30 Could we see Nassir Little getting some time at 4? 10:00 How are we feeling about Kent Bazemore in the starting lineup? 13:30 Are Hezonja and Tolliver playing different roles than you thought? 17:30 Anthony Tolliver and decision making 21:00 The 3-guard lineup with Lillard, McCollum & Simons 25:50 How worried are you about McCollum’s shooting slump? 27:00 Taking a look at where McCollum fits with this group 30:00 At what point will you make a decision about this version of the team? 31:50 Watching Lillard alongside his teammates in his 60 point game 34:00 Is the low number of assists worrisome? 36:00 Trading CJ McCollum….again 38:00 Dave’s impressions of Anfernee Simons 41:00 What other elements are you looking at for this team? 46:30 Where would you like to see the Blazers around the new year? 50:00 Closing Comments Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tara talks to Jeff Siegel of peachtreehoops.com and earlybirdrights.com (and formerly on blazersedge.com) to preview the Portland Trail Blazers upcoming game against the Atlanta Hawks. Follow him on twitter @jgsiegel, @earlybirdrights. 00:30 The Atlanta Hawks have had an up-and-down season so far. For most of the season they have had pretty good luck in opponents three point shooting but opponents are starting to shoot well from beyond the arc now. Trae Young has looked good and John Collins did too before he got suspended for 25 games. 3:00 Biggest strength of the team is Trae Young. He is one of the top passers in the league and also has good shooting streaks. They have depth and play a deep rotation but the players are not high caliber yet. 4:30 People who have length and can blitz have the most success against Trae Young. Once you get the ball out of his hands there are not too many other options. 6:30 The team did not fight the NBA about John Collins’ suspension. He will be back in December. 9:00 Kevin Hurter may be the starting shooting guard, Siegel wishes that he was. Jabari Parker has been the second best player on the team, he’s rolling and dunking and shooting some threes. Their defense is shakey. He has no idea who Trae Young is going to guard. 12:00 Both teams are relying on their guards because they are thin or underwhelming in the front court. The Hawks have three centers but they are not very strong. 14:00 Trae does not seem to be the same kind of leader as Lillard, although he is very good leading on the court. Vince Carter and Evan Turner have been solid locker room vets. 16:00 Checking in on Allen Crabbe. People were looking forward to him coming in to provide shooting off the bench, but he’s been out all season with a knee injury. It will be interesting to see how he fits into the rotation when he comes back because the rotation is already really deep. Evan Turner has been backup point guard but he has only played three games due to achilles soreness. 18:45 Blazers should be favorites, Portland’s defensive style should be effective against Trae Young. Find Jeff’s work at earlybirdrights.com and peachtreehoops.com (and formerly on blazersedge.com). Follow him on twitter @jgsiegel, @earlybirdrights. Follow us on Twitter @blazersedge, @DMarang, @tcbbiggs Subscribe to the podcast: Apple Podcasts Google Play Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamie Goldberg of the Oregonian makes her first appearance on the Women’s Hoops And Talks Podcast. Fresh off of six years covering the Thorns and the Timbers, Goldberg is the newest NBA and Trail Blazers reporter for the Oregonian. We talk to her about what it has been like making the transition from soccer to basketball, her first impressions of the team and the players and what she is looking forward to covering on her new beat. Highlights 00:30 Have she and Jamie Hudson worked out what we are supposed to call them? 1:00 Icebreaker: What is your self-care strategy after a tough game? 3:45 Introducing Jamie and how she became a sports writer? 5:30 What has the transition from soccer to basketball been like? What did she do to prepare? 7:00 What was the end of the soccer season like, and what was it like knowing you were going to move right into something new? 12:30 Early impressions of the team. Damian Lillard has lived up to his reputation. League mandated press time in the NBA is much more liberal than with MLS. Easier to tell stories when you have access to the players. 14:00 Follow up story on Coach Yim. 15:00 What are some of the ways that covering the leagues are different? Pace is different when there are so many games. In soccer each game carries so much weight. Even though sometimes it doesn’t feel like it, in the NBA the sheer volume of games means you have to move on quickly. 17:15 You’ve spent a lot of time covering teams with huge supporters groups, the Timbers Army and the Riveters? How is the world of Blazers fans different? 20:20 What was it like covering championship runs and when can we expect a Blazers championship? 22:30 She has done stories so far on Kent Bazemore, Anthony Tolliver and Skal Labissiere who have all been great to work with. 24:45 Basketball things that she has seen that she thinks the team can build on. They are probably going to be one of the best offensive teams in the league. They need a rim protector, it seems like Stotts isn’t ready to give Labissiere much of that role yet. 27:20 For fans who watch soccer, what would you tell them to watch in the NBA? The speed and the spectacle are very fun. 29:15 Does she have any additions to the 2020 Trail Blazers 50th Anniversary Playlist? Get social Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest: @jamiebgoldberg Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Subscribe to the podcast Apple Podcasts Google Play Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast- Varoon Bose of Bleacher Report and carrier of the Blazer's flag in New York city hops on with Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang to talk; Damian Lillard's MVP start to the season, the positive and the negatives of the Blazer's start to the season, will the Blazers sign a big man, should Skal Labissiere get more minutes, breaking down the last play vs the Philadelphia 76ers and more! Intro Opening comments Varoon Bose of Bleacher Report 3:00 How to be a Blazer’s fan away from Portland 5:00 How are the Blazer’s viewed outside the market now 8:00 Through 6 games- how are you feeling about the Blazers? 11:00 Hezonja and Hood- the little things and expectations 17:30 How the new additions are impacting opponent’s game plan vs Dame 21:00 The need for Dame to bail out the Blazers in the 4th quarter 24:40 Something doesn't feel right with where McCollum is in the offense 28:00 What has Dame added to his game this season 36:00 Will Dame get enough buzz to be voted in as in All Star 43:30 Does Dame have the narrative to get MVP momentum 45:30 Twitter Questions! Breaking down the last play vs the 76ers 53:00 Will the Blazers fill the last roster spot with a big 57:30 Why isn’t Skal getting more minutes 1:04:00 Looking ahead on the schedule 1:07:00 Closing comments Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tara and Cassidy discuss the Trail Blazers’ first four games--how much can we learn from this start? We discuss how high our expectations were going into the season and whether or not they have been met by this small sample size. Then we talk to Jannelle Moore from Golden State of Mind about the surprising start for the Golden State Warriors. Why does she think they are struggling? How much is the coach to blame? How will they look when the Trail Blazers play them in San Francisco next week? Highlights 1:00 Icebreaker courtesy of twitter friend @burlicious_M: what was your favorite Halloween costume? 6:00 Historical starts for the Blazers. 10:00 Did we have high expectations or low expectations and why? 14:00 Sometimes it is hard or weird to watch this team because we were so used to the last team. 15:15 Zach Collins’ injury, how did we react? What does it mean for the team? 19:00 Coaches challenges and last two minute reports: best things ever? Terrible ideas? Or somewhere in between? 27:00 Jannelle Moore, Golden State of Mind. What were her expectations for the Warriors going into the season and how have they been met (or not)? 29:15 Steve Kerr enjoyed the success of the last several years, now he’s going to have to deal with the pressure. 36:00 Draymond Green and Omari Spellman and The Warrior’s Way. 38:00 What is missing in the Warriors culture right now? 40:00 Warriors dynasty is not over. They were never a dynasty, they were just really good. 44:45 Is THIS the year of the Timberwolves? 45:30 Confidence in shooters is fun! 47:15 Bench celebrations are going well, especially considering they are just getting used to each other. 49:00 Skal Labissiere looking good early. 51:00 When will Tolliver heat up from the three point line? 54:00 First-to-50 update Get social Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest: @Jannelle12 Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang take a look a the first 3 games of the Blazers season to find themes- both good and bad, points of emphasis, discuss the defensive woes from the 3-point line, how the new players are fitting in, Rodney Hood's possible emergence as that oft-discussed "3rd option," Zach Collins' shoulder injury and what Coach Stotts may do with the lineups, the next 3 upcoming games and more! Intro Opening Comments Early trends 2:00 What’s happening on defense? 3:00 Small sample size theater! 5:00 There’s good news, promise! 8:20 Do the Blazers finally have someone to count on beyond Dame & CJ? 13:00 Early impressions of Hassan Whiteside 16:30 Whiteside needing to step out of the paint defensively 21:00 How has Collins looked…before the injury 22:00 How will Stotts deal with Collins’ injury 28:00 First thoughts on Hezonja? 31:00 Could Hezonja start in Collins’ place? 34:00 The Kenergizer Bunny makes his appearance 37:00 CJ McCollum finds his shot and his finishing boots 41:00 The highs and lows of Anfernee Simons through 3 games 44:40 Heavy minutes for McCollum and Lillard early on 49:00 Looking at the next 3 games 56:00 Spurs keep Spursing - LaMarcus Aldridge and Dejounte Murray OKC and conquering Chris Paul 1:00:00 Danny tried to Mel Gibson his shoulder back in once upon a time 1:07:00 Closing Comments Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Tara, Cassidy and Blazers Edge editor Lindsay as they predict which Portland Trail Blazers will stand out amongst their teammates? Who will be the sixth man of the year for the Blazers? Will it be someone who brings energy off the bench, or someone whose technical proficiency means he’s reliable? Who will be most improved? A young player who finally gets the opportunity or an older vet whose improvement impacts winning the most? We wonder who is going to contribute big time in the community the season, who will replace Evan Turner as class clown, and who will impress with his fashion sense? From Anfernee Simons to Zach Collins, we discuss how we think players will contribute this season. Then we play “First to 50” in which we predict who will be first to reach 50 in various box score stats. Highlights 1:00 Made up headlines from opening night. 4:00 Award Predictions. 5:00 Who will be the 6th man for the Blazers? 11:00 Most improved player? 15:30 Defensive player of the year? 19:00 Community Assist award 22:30 Class Clown 24:30 Best Dressed (note on Zach Collins’ mustache) 27:30 Which recently departed Blazer will have the best year with his new team? 30:00 Favorite player who was never a Blazer to watch 34:00 First to 50 who will be first to 50 assists, personal fouls, points in a game, blocks, rebounds, steals, dunks? 40:00 2020 Trail Blazers Playlist addition: Can't Hold Us, Macklemore ft. Ryan Lewis Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy brookeolzendam@CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest: @corvallisonian Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Subscribe to the podcast Apple Podcasts Google Play Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast- Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang are joined by Isaiah De Los Santos and Nate Mann to discuss who the breakout player could be for the Trail Blazers, injury worries in the frontcourt, previewing the first three games of the season and more! Intro 1:30 Getting regular season ready 3:50 How worried should people be about the ankles of Portland big men? 5:00 Skal? SKAL! 10:00 Jusuf Nurkic signs with Klutch Sports 13:00 Impact on CBA with issues in China 14:30 International growth of the game 16:30 Nurkic’s commercial opportunities 18:00 Fantasy Draft update! 18:50 Who’s going to have a breakout year? 19:10 Nate Mann takes Zach Collins 22:30 Blazers are the midrange maestros 27:45 Isaiah De Los Santos takes Rodney Hood 28:30 Hood and a full summer with the team 31:00 Hood should be the best scorer Portland has had at the 3 in a while 37:20 Hood has opportunities and a place in the pecking order 40:00 Danny Marang takes Anfernee Simons 43:00 Where will Simons fit as a playmaker? 47:00 Isaiah endorses the season of CJ 47:30 Overreacting to the preseason 48:00 Previewing the first 3 games of the season! 60:00 More season of CJ! Closing comments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Rip City prepares for the start of the new season, we welcome Trail Blazers’ sideline reporter Brooke Olzendam to the WHAT podcast to get us all caught up on what is happening with the team. She’s been getting to know the new players over the past few weeks and gives us her impressions so far: Whiteside’s humor, Tolliver’s smarts, Hezonja’s intensity, and Bazemore’s joy. Along the way we get a story about the Goonies house in Astoria, and update on Jusuf Nurkic, and two new songs to add to the 2020 Trail Blazers Playlist. Highlights 1:00 Icebreaker: Weekend getaway suggestions for new team members? 5:30 Impressions of the new players. Very cohesive, they were eager to get started. Kent Bazemore is shooting well. They like the coaching staff and the freedom to play to their strengths. 7:30 Getting to know brand new players, how does she figure out the best way to cover them, make them comfortable and open? 9:30 Did anyone surprise you now that you are getting to know them? Hassan Whiteside is really funny and entertaining, Anthony Tolliver is a real family guy and the person to go to if you have financial questions, 12:00 Kent Bazemore is jolly and fun and really loving life in Portland. 13:30 What is Mario Hezonja like? Very dry sense of humor, loves basketball, wants to win at every drill. 15:30 Update on Nurkic--how is he doing? You can tell he really wants to be out there, it is good to have him around the team. He seems to have a really positive episode. 20:00 Brooke’s addition to the 2020 Youtube Playlist. Bone Crusher Never Scared, All I Do is Win, by DJ Khalid. Subscribe Apple Podcasts Google Play Spotify Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest: @brookeolzendam Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The pre-season is winding down, so we asked, what have we learned about the Portland Trail Blazers? Tara and Cassidy of Women’s Hoops and Talks discuss Marion Hezonja passing, Kent Bazemore bouncing, Skal Labissiere playing, and CJ McCollum missing free throws. While we are starting to get more familiar with the new-look team, some questions still remain: when will Pau Gasol play? Is Zach Collins locked into the starting lineup? Who is setting screens for Damian Lillard and McCollum? Along the way, we touch on the throw-back game in the Memorial Coliseum, Tara’s visit to the Staples Center, and whether Portland was holding Meyers Leonard back? All of this and more on the latest episode. Highlights 1:30 Icebreaker: If you could have one Blazer come visit you and keep you company while you are sick, who would it be? 4:00 Preseason opener in the Memorial Coliseum. Blazers have really developed a brand of wholesome fun. 8:30 A journey into the belly of the best, the Staples Center. 11:45 What have we learned from preseason? Nassir Little seems very determined 13:30 Whiteside needs time with the team 14:30 When Mario has the ball, be ready! 16:00 Kent Bazemore is bouncy and fun. Is it too soon to say that he has some Wesley Matthews type undrafted attitude. 19:00 Skal Labissiere might play 20:00 What is the deal with CJ McCollum missing so many free throws? What we haven’t learned 21:50 Anything about Pau Gasol 22:40 Zach Collins is going to start? 25:10 Who is going to set screens for Lillard? 27:00 Meyers Leonard in Miami has been set free to be his most Meyers Leonard self. 28:30 Should the Blazers try the alley-oop anymore? Maybe they can replace alley-oops with nutmeg passes. 30:50 Giving some love to Moses Brown and Keljin Blevins. 36:15 Are the Utah Jazz better than the Denver Nuggets? 38:00 Adding a new song to the 2020 Blazer Playlist, 22 by Taylor Swift. Because 22 is going to be a good year for Zach Collins. 41:00 Collins is showing some good signs. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Get Social Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.) Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda Smith wears many hats. She is broadcast assistant for the Utah Jazz, radio analyst for Utah Utes Women’s Basketball team and host of How She Did It a web series and podcast highlighting women in sports media. We asked Amanda what it is like to keep stats during a game, how she got started doing analysis, and what is her favorite part of covering a game. Then we talk about the Utah Jazz and their upcoming season. Who is their team leader? Do they consider themselves rivals with the Portland Trail Blazers? What happened to the Jazz in the playoffs last season? Then we explain some of the things that we loved about Ed Davis and wonder, is Damian Lillard the coolest person ever? All this and more on the latest Women's Hoops and Talks podcast. Highlights: 1:00 If you could watch any two players of any era play 1 vs 1, who would it be? Donovan Mitchell vs Dwyane Wade in his prime, Arvydas Sabonis vs Shaquille O’Neal in their primes, Shaq vs Charles Barkley from last week (or Robin Lopez vs Brook Lopez, any day).4:30 Introducing Amanda Smith, broadcast assistant for the Utah Jazz, and radio analyst for Utah Women's basketball. She was a big fan of Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker and was greatly influenced by the WNBA. 7:00 What do you as a broadcast assistant for the Utah Jazz. Gets audio from game and keeps stats during the game to share with Broadcast team (David Locke). 12:00 About How She Did It, a Youtube series and podcast. 14:30 How did she get started as an analyst for the basketball team. What is her favorite part of it? 17:00 Preview of Utah Jazz--Big expectations this year! What are the main story lines for Utah this season? 18:30 Who is the leader in the Jazz locker room?19:30 Are Portland and Utah rivals? 22:30 What are some of the qualities of the Jazz players that we might not know?25:00 What happened to the Jazz in the playoffs?26:00 In which we try to get Amanda hyped for Ed Davis with questionable success.32:00 Thoughts on the Northwest division?34:00 Off season shockers and how we reacted.36:30 Damian Lillard is the coolest person on earth, probably. 40:00 We got email!! Which song is better, Bust-a-bucket or Rip City Rhapsody? Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest: @_itsamandasmith Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.)Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trail Blazers' beat reporter Casey Holdahl joined the weekly podcast to talk about Kent Bazemore’s shorts, Anthony Tolliver’s opportunities and Mario Hezonja’s nasty streak. We react to the fast and furious pace of Fan Fest, wonder when we will learn how tall everyone is and speculate about what Skal Labissiere could do if he just gets a shot? Also, public radio pledge drives, hipster beanies, and who will be the biggest trash talker on the team this year? All this and more on the latest podcast. 5:45 Fan Fest recap. 7:30 An explanation (sort of) of Fan Fests MVP Kent Bazemore’s short situation.12:30 Might the new players feel like they have something to prove on the defensive end?15:00 When are we going to find out how tall everyone is?19:30 The case of charismatic Anthony Tolliver who has a lot to give, possibly more than people are realizing. He may play more than people are expecting. 21:45 How are the players starting to group, either in their workouts or off the court? Are there combos forming on the court? 26:15 How is the turnover of this year different from turnover in years past? This year they are more established and have expectations. But they seem ready for it. Quiet confidence. 28:30 Watching them at Fan Fest gave a real sense of togetherness. At the same time, they were playing each other hard, they were really competitive with each other. They seem like they could have a little bit more of a nasty streak in them this season. The good kind of nasty streak. 35:00 CJ McCollum has a mean streak, that toughness could be something to build on. 39:00 Who will be the biggest trash talker this year? 42:00 What is the potential for Skal Labissiere? How does he compare to Noah Voleh? 48:00 What does “who has looked the best” at training camp really mean?50:00 Will the Blazers play faster this season? Did the speed of the game at Fan Fest tell us anything about if they will play more in transition?53:00 Will they move the ball a lot more?55:45 What are some of the things that Casey will miss about the players who departed? Get social Follow us on Twitter @blazersedge, @DMarang, @tcbbiggs and @chold and @caseyholdahl on Instagram. Subscribe to the podcast:Apple: apple.co/2Mu8YX9Google: http://bit.ly/2KMRa7lStitcher: http://bit.ly/33OEBA3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Media day is here and we’re certifying our heights with the league office and getting down to business. Blazers Outsider Joe Simons and Blazers Edge editor Steve Dewald joined the podcast to do a round table about what we are optimistic about and what we are worried about in the upcoming season. A lot of new players means a lot of opportunities for guys to take a big leap, or struggle to find their place. Will Damian Lillard be an MVP finalist? Will Hassan Whiteside fit right in? How much will Lillard miss Coach Vanterpool? How will Collins and Hood do what it took Aminu and Harkless years to figure out? Highlights 1:45 Highlights from other teams media days as we’re waiting for Portland’s to start? Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant did not disappoint and Moe Harkless will always be a Blazer.9:00 Looking forward to Trail Blazers Media day. What are going to be the hottest topics? How much weight did Zach Collins gain, how tall is everyone really? 10:00 Certifying our heights. 12:00 If you could ask a question at media day what would you ask?What is on the Snapchats that Hassan Whiteside doesn’t send? How does Anfernee Simons like golfing in Oregon? Does he need a fourth? How did Zach feel landing in Las Vegas during the earthquakes? Was he scared? Is Coach Stotts underrated?18:30 Will Jusuf Nurkic be at media day? 22:00 What are you feeling optimistic about? Lots of opportunities, more dunks with Hassan Whiteside, Damian Lillard gets into MVP discussion, Anfernee Simons, more space for Lillard, Hassan Whiteside will have a good year.32: What worries us? Holes in the roster, unproven players will be relied on for important minutes, 2019, the beginning of the season will be tough, the exit of David Vanterpool, how are Collins and Hood going to replace Aminu and Harkless? 43:00 The name of the new 3-4 combo will be CoHo--”Something fishy’s going on” 45:00 More songs for the 2020 Trail Blazer’s Playlist. Follow on Twitter: @blazersedge, @dmarang, @tcbbiggs, @joesimonsays, @stevedhoops Rate and subscribe to the podcast: Apple, Google, Stitcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friend Brit Robotista joined the WHAT Podcast to answer some CBA questions and give us a preview of the Houston Rockets. First we walk through the intrigue behind the Nene contract and find out why it is making Houston fans mad. Then we dive into what it will be like when Russell Westbrook reunites with his old friend James Harden (and Thabo Sefolosha too!) What does the basketball look like? Who is the leader? Do the Rockets have any fun? We have questions and she has answers. 1:00 Damian Lillard recently asked for Netflix suggestions which got us thinking, if you could recommend a show to a specific player what show would you choose and who is watching? 5:45 What was the deal with Nene’s contract? Rockets attempted to use the likely/unlikely bonus provision in the NBA CBA to attempt to create a $10M trade exception13:30 But NBA used an existing part of the CBA (Article 6) as well as additional powers temporarily granted to them by the NBPA to change the structure of the contract to have the majority of the contract not count towards the salary cap, except for ~$2.7M (and therefore prevent the contract from being used as a trade exception). Great resource to learn more: Mike Meltser Podcast from last Saturday17:30 About Houston, what are people saying right now about the big trade of Paul for Westbrook? 20:10 How are people going to remember the Chris Paul years?23:45 How is the basketball going to work? Harden or Westbrook will have to relent (aka stagger minutes), they will likely add some midrange game, and the addition of Thabo Sefolsha gets a bunch of the band back together. 28:15 Why don’t the Rockets seem like they are having any fun and what is it like to be a fan of a team centered around James Harden? Is he fun?34:00 What are some things that people outside the market might not know about him? 37:00 Who is the leader of the team? 40:00 Thoughts on Portland Trail Blazers this season? Whiteside and Pau Gasol? Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest:@britrobotista Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest Blazers’ Edge Podcast we take a deeper look at the 2020 schedule. We ask if it is a good thing that they are on the road so much to start the season, discuss when Nurkic might be worked back into the lineup and give our projected win totals for the season. Then we talk about what was a busy week for the league, voting on tougher punishment for tampering and clarifying the rules of “gathering”. Finally Dan says which song he would add to the 2020 Trail Blazers Playlist. 3:30 Jusuf Nurkic is back in town! 5:00 Trail Blazers 2020 Season Schedule. Check out Analyzing the Trail Blazers’ 2019-20 schedule by Eric Griffith for context. 8:30 Off to a tough start that will be good test and a chance to learn a lot about themselves. 11:15 Twelve of teams are traveling in the pre-season or during the season, do the Blazers gain any advantage from this? 17:00 Is there a part of the schedule that looks like a good time to start working Nurkic back into the lineup? 20:00 Penciling in projected wins. Dan: about 47, Tara: 51 or 52, and the Blazers beat the Jazz. 25:00 FiveThirtyEight has the Blazers going 41-41 this season with a 37% chance to make the playoffs. Last season they had them winning 39 games with a 37% chance of making it to the playoffs. Why are they so inaccurate?28:30 New rules: tampering will lead to tougher consequences. 35:15 Teams must submit their roster 30 minutes before the game starts. 37:00 Definition of “gathering” for clarity of traveling rules (which will be a point of emphasis this summer). Which Blazers will need to pay the most attention to this? 44:00 What song will Dan add to the 2020 Trail Blazers Season playlist? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On their own this week for the WHAT Podcast, Tara and Cassidy discuss the Trail Blazers’ upcoming season. With lots of roster turnover there are plenty of questions about what the team will look like. How will rebounds be distributed among the team? How about assists? How will CJ McCollum’s game evolve? How much will he drive to the basket? Will he get to the line? They we introduce the 2020 Season Trail Blazers’ playlist. These are our picks for songs that capture our feelings about the upcoming season. Cassidy’s picks reflect the nostalgia of the 50th season, with one song representing each decade. Tara chose songs that reminded her of specific players. Highlights 1:00 Icebreaker: At what point in the Growing Up Rip City video did you start crying? 7:45 After a pretty long drought with no triple doubles, Blazer players picked up four last season. How many will they put up this year, and who will get them? 11:00 How many offensive rebounds will opponents get? 17:00 How many times will CJ drive to the hoop per game? How many times will he get to the line? 23:30 How will assist be distributed?2020 Playlist (find it on Youtube)70s night: It is almost too perfect the Queen’s We are the Champions was released in 1977(October). The year Portland beat Philadelphia to win the Championship80s night: Basketball by Kurtis Blow 90s night: Rip City Rhapsody2000s night: First half: Can I Get A Headband?, second half: Ball Don’t Lie -shakira parody, Oh Rudy, when you dunk like that . . . “ 2010s: Trail Blazers Theme Song by MarchFourth Marching Band 39:00 Tara went a different direction for her songs, choosing songs that she felt represented certain players and the year that they would have. Song for all of the new guys: Linda Ronstadt Its so Easy to Fall in Love because of course we’re going to fall in love with all the new players. CJ McCollum: Lionel Richie, All Night Long. Put on McCollum highlights, crank up Lionel Richie, they are a match made in heavan. Rodney Hood, Katie Perry, FireworkDamian Lillard, Tom Petty, Won’t Back DownHassan Whiteside, The Cars, Just What I Needed Which stats will you be watching? Which songs would you like to see added to the 2020 playlist? Tweet at us or send us an email! Get Social Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. Email us at [email protected] Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.)Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Subscribe to the podcast:AppleGoogle PlayStitcher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Travis Demers, the Portland Trail Blazers’ new radio play-by-play announcer, joined the podcast to talk about securing his dream job. How did he do it? Where did he learn his craft? He explains why he loves radio and how he plans to keep getting better. He shares highlights from some of the games he called last season and reveals if he his working on any catch phrases. Then Tara and Dan discuss which Blazers (and former Blazers) showed up on the Sports Illustrated Top 100 players. Where does Nurkic rank among all of the centers in the league? Is number 32 really reflective of CJ McCollum’s true skills and ability? And finally, Lillard cracks the top ten. Will being ranked one spot below Paul George add more fuel to the fire? Follow us on Twitter @blazersedge, @DMarang, @tcbbiggs, @travisdemers Subscribe to the podcast:Apple: apple.co/2Mu8YX9Google: http://bit.ly/2KMRa7lStitcher: http://bit.ly/33OEBA3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NBC Sports Northwest Trail Blazers’ reporter Jamie Hudson jumped on the Hoops and Talks podcast to play “Would You Rather”, the debating game that no one needs but everyone loves. We talk about taking away the three-point line, CJ McCollum’s assist numbers next season and Zach Collins in a headband (fingers crossed!). We try to decide if we would rather watch the best offense in the league or the best defense. Hudson tells a heartwarming story about Wesley Matthews and we tell her about Will Barton fist-bumping a baby. Finally, we don’t get emotional at all over the question, would you rather Damian Lillard win MVP or Coach Stotts win Coach of the Year? Play along and let us know how you would answer the questions. 00:45 Would you rather bring back “ninja-style” headbands or short shorts?3:30 Who is the most likely Trail Blazer to rock one of these headbands if and when the NBA allows them again?6:30 Report on the Bill Walton bike ride as experienced by Hudson. 9:30 Would you rather . . . be a starter for the worst team in the league or a be a benchwarmer for the Championship team? 11:30 . . . be an NBA scout or an analytics specialist?12:45 . . . the NBA add a 4 point line or remove the 3 point line all together?15:30 . . . your team have the highest offensive rating in the league or the highest defensive rating?17:30 . . . allow the fewest 3 point attempts at the highest field goal percentage or allow the most but with the lowest opponent field goal percentage?19:00 . . . CJ McCollum gets to the line more this season or gets more assists?20:30 An aside about getting to know Hassan Whiteside.24:00 Would you rather Zach Collins increase his scoring production by 10 points per game or get 5 more rebounds?26:30 . . . Damian Lillard wins MVP or Terry Stotts wins coach of the year?29:30 If you could undo one trade, would it be Will Barton for Arron Aflollo and Alonzo Gee or Nicolas Batum for Gerald Henderson, Noah Vonleh?33:00 If the Blazers could resign one free agent that got away, would you rather it was Wesley Matthews or Ed Davis?36:30 Would you rather have a redo of the Blazers draft in 1984 or 2007? Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest: @JamieHudsonNBCS Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.)Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s Blazer’s Edge podcast Tara and Dan answer listener questions about the upcoming season: will Kevin Love be a Trail Blazer before the season is over? How will he fit in and who would the Blazers trade to bring him in? How might the perimeter defense change with the new players on the team? What do we think the big man rotation will look like? Then Tara talks to Ben Taylor (@ElGee35) of Thinking Basketball about how our brains process the massive amount of data that a basketball game produces. Then they discuss moves the Trail Blazers made this off season and what we can learn from historical comparisons of players. All of this and more on the latest Blazers Edge podcast. Follow us on Twitter @blazersedge @DMarang @tcbbiggs Subscribe to the Blazer's Edge Podcast via iTunes and now Google Play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sabreena Merchant (@sabreenajm) joined the Women’s Hoops And Talks podcast to talk all things Los Angeles. Merchant covers both the Clippers and the Lakers for SB Nation sites clipsnation.com and silverscreenandroll.com and had plenty of insight into how fans are reacting to a variety of Hollywood-sided moves this off season. We talk coaching changes, surprise roster additions and potential opening and closing lineups. We check in on expectations for Maurice Harkless and what his role on the Clippers might be. From Paul George and Kawhi Leonard to Alex Caruso and JaVale McGee, its shaping up to be a fascinating season down south. The teams share a building and there are eerie similarities between them, but at the same time they are worlds apart. Tune in to the LA Spectacular! Spectacular! to get caught up on all the drama that unfolded this summer. 1:00 What is your favorite thing to do in LA (or would like to do)?4:00 What is the difference between the Laker fan base and the Clipper fan base? Is there a rivalry between the two teams and has it changed significantly? 9:30 What does Ty Lue bring to the Clippers? What did Lue bring that Rivers needed?12:00 What do you think their lineup is going to be? Patrick Beverly, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, JaMychal Green, and Ivica Zubac13:30 After Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, who do you think will be the 3rd and 4th most important players? Do the Clippers have a critical mass of a fan base to have fan favorites? Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell15:00 What are the expectations around Moe Harkless? It is hard to say, since what he was known for, being a wing defender, is not something that the Clippers really need. 18:45 Is there anything else you are interested in to see how it develops? How hurt is Paul George? What will he be like coming back from multiple shoulder surgeries. 20:15 Are people concerned about Leonard’s health? The Clippers will probably be pretty conservative with him. 22:30 What are people saying about new head coach Frank Vogel? Why would he take that job?24:30 What is Jason Kidd supposed to bring to the coaching team? He’s supposed to be good at young player development. But they don’t really have any young players. 27:00 What was the reaction from the fans when they brought in Dwight Howard?It was shocking because of how devoted the organization is to Kobe Bryant and there was a lot of animosity between them. 30:00 Who plays more, JaVale McGee or Dwight Howard?33:00 Is LeBron Really going to be the point guard? Do they mean that literally? 34:00 After LeBron James and Anthony Davis, who will be the 3rd and 4th most important players? Danny Green, Kyle Kuzma will be important if he comes off the bench and runs that unit. 35:00 Anything else with this team that you are interested in watching how it develops? The back end of the rotation will be interesting to watch. And what will Avery Bradley and Rajo Rondo be like? 37:30 A shorter rotation could work well for this team. If they can make it through the regular season without wearing out James, he and Davis could have a really good playoff run. 40:00 What does she think of the Blazers’ off season moves? There are a lot of eggs in the Anfernee Simons basket and in the Rodney Hood basket too. It’s going to be weird to see Hassan in the lineup.46:00 Wrap up Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Get Social Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest: @sabreenajm Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.)Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blazers’ Edge Australian correspondent Adrian Bernecich joins the weekly podcast to report on the atmosphere in Melbourne during Team USA’s visit down under. Then we dive into stats from last season and try to determine which ones the Blazers will surpass, and where they may fall short. Which numbers might get higher, and which ones might be lower? Which ones are hardest to decide? Follow us on Twitter @blazersedge @DMarang @tcbbiggs @abernecich Subscribe to the podcast: Apple: apple.co/2Mu8YX9 Google: http://bit.ly/2KMRa7l Stitcher: http://bit.ly/33OEBA3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meredith Minkow of Bleacher Report joined the Women’s Hoops and Talks podcast to talk about her time working with the Timberwolves and the Lynx, why she enjoys covering college games, and what it was like shadowing Liz Cambage during WNBA All Star weekend. We loved hearing about working out next to LeBron James, finding out Karl Anthony Townes knows her name, and why photography is so important to her. Along the way we discuss our favorite iconic photos (hello, Brandi Chastain), learn about what TikTok is (Tara’s note: still don’t get it), and talk about how we are getting mentally prepared for the upcoming NBA season. All of this and more on the latest WHAT podcast. Subscribe to the WHAT podcast in the Blazer's Edge podcast feed. Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest: @murrminks Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.)Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Seigel, writer for Blazers Edge, editor at Peach Tree Hoops and founder of Early Bird Rights joined the weekly podcast to talk about trends in NBA front offices, how the Trail Blazers' off-season moves reflected those trends, and what kind of flexibility the Blazers will have (or not) next season. We examine two common refrains that emerge during the off season when talking about player contracts: players won’t live up to big contracts and you can’t let players walk away for nothing. Are these things true? Will Trail Blazers fans regret big contract extensions signed by Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum this summer? Will Kent Bazemore or Hassan Whiteside be traded at the deadline or will they play out the remainder of their expiring contracts in Portland? How do the Blazers make sure that they don’t let these players walk away and receive nothing in return? Join us for all of this plus talk about the new retro jerseys, Dwight Howard playing for the Lakers and what will happen to Team USA who just lost a game to Team Australia? Follow on Twitter: @blazersedge, @tcbbiggs, @dmarang, @jgsiegelSubscribe on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katie Heindl dropped by the Hoops and Talks podcast to discuss all things summer vacation: what makes a good NBA Summer Vacation? How important are summer friendships to the regular season? How does the summer vacation rating system work? Which players excel at relaxing during the off season? Is a beach workout a vacation or a workout? We explore the best vacations, the guys who don’t know what they are doing, and all the areas in between. We find out that the Trail Blazers are one of the best teams at summer vacationing. Between talking to fish, sitting in infinity pools, hosting UNO tournaments and teasing Raptor fans with trips to Canada’s Wonderland amusement park, the Blazers are having a great off season. Does that mean anything for the rest of the year? Maybe it does! Tune in and find out. Icebreaker: Which NBA Stars would you choose to remake The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants? Subscribe to Katie's newsletter, Basketball Feelings Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest:@wtevs Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talked to Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20), former video coordinator for the Memphis Grizzlies and Assistant coach for the Brooklyn Nets and for Blazer fans, he is the son of legendary Blazers broadcaster Steve “Snapper” Jones. We talked about how he thinks the game has changed, in particular the evolution of the big man and the rise and fall (and continuing relevance) of the mid range. How are teams borrowing from each other and having success in different ways? Then we talk about the potential of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum as a duo. What are their strengths and weaknesses? How could the Blazers’ off-season moves make Lillard and McCollum better? Finally we wrap it up by talking about how the big men can support the guards. With Meyers Leonard and Al-Farouq Aminu gone and Jusuf Nurkic out for a good portion of the season, who will be the players who set screens and help the guards get space? Not just who will be the role guy, but how will they adapt to setting multiple screens knowing they may never get the ball back to take a shot? Jones has ideas for how Collins and Simons can grow into their bigger roles, but playing consistently and within themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s Women’s Hoops And Talks Podcast, Tara is joined by Meliza Hernadez, a Toronto-based freelance media correspondent to talk about what goes into trying to break through in the competitive media world. How scorekeeping at AAU games, planning tournaments, organizing volunteers and stepping in front of the camera are all part of her journey towards her dream of reporting on NBA events. Along the way we talk about NBA dads, investing in yourself, and what it was like in the arena when Kevin Durant went down with a ruptured achilles. (Note: on the podcast Tara referred to an episode of Road Trippin’ Podcast with LeBron James as the guest. She got the year wrong, it was actually 2017, the year the Cavalier’s lost, not 2016, the year that they won.) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest: @melizahernandez. Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.)Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CJ McCollum has just inked a $100 million extension with the Portland Trail Blazers and its lead to a lot of questions. Why now? Why commit so much money for so many years? Does this make him more likely to stay in Portland? Does it make him more likely to go? Then we tackle twitter questions about media perceptions, nicknames and favorite vacations before discussion the All Decade Team which was just released by nba.com. 00:00 Catching up on the corn hole tournament and Disturbed concert (Moda Center happenings)3:45 CJ McCollum has just inked a $100 million extension with the Portland Trail Blazers and its lead to a lot of questions. Why now? Why commit so much money for so many years? Does this make him more likely to stay in Portland? Does it make him more likely to go? What does it mean for Anfernee Simons? 7:00 It is consistent with what the Blazers have done in terms of locking in with their players asap.8:30 How does signing this extension help or hurt the Blazer’s flexibility in the future?12:00 How would things be different if the Blazers had waited a while to offer CJ the contract?17:30 Is $100 million for three years reflective of the “Portland Premium” that the Blazers usually need to pay to keep or attract players?21:00 How can we measure what value a player like McCollum brings to the team. For guards its scoring. 28:00 What does McCollum have to do in order for him to be named an All Star?34:00 Twitter questions. From @HoopStoryteller Is it better or worse for the Blazers that national media, for the most part, expect them to lose more games this season?40:00 From @RoseLHarding: I need a rundown of nickname potential for the new guys. Existing names or new ideas, anything is fair game.43:30 @Hecubus01 All time favorite vacation?45:45 Debating the All Decade Team from NBA.com54:00 Wrap up Follow on Twitter: @blazersedge, @tcbbiggs, @dmarangSubscribe on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashtyn Butuso (@lil_buts), co-founder and editor-in-chief Flagrant Magazine joins the WHAT podcast. The new magazine will debut this fall and we got a peek at what will be inside and what goes in to launching a new venture. Then we have a wide ranging discussion in which we report what we uncovered about the newest Trail Blazers from our exhaustive Twitter and Instagram research. Who has a long-standing love of fish? Who was once involved in a trade for Steve Blake? Does Hassan Whiteside have any tattoos? How is Anthony Tolliver working to make the word a better place? Along the way, we talk about CJ McCollum’s $100 million extension, Karl Malone hitting Brian Grant in the face, a potential Carmelo Anthony farewell tour and, finally, we open an investigation into whether Hassan Whiteside has any tattoos (drop us your tips: [email protected]). Get Social Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest: FlagrantMag on Instagram, @lil_buts Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.)Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trail Blazers added 39 year-old center Pau Gasol to their roster this week, likely the final move before the team heads into training camp in September. What will Gasol’s role be on the team? Big man coach who can play if necessary? Regular rotation player? Then we look at what we think the starting lineup will be on opening night. Roster turnover necessitates that there will be three new starters and new rotations. What are the big picture questions that Coach Stotts will need to decide? All this and more on the latest podcast. Follow on Twitter: @blazersedge, @tcbbiggs, @dmarangSubscribe on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mirin Fader, writer for Bleach Report, joins the Women’s Hoops and Talks podcast to talk about her experiences covering a variety of interesting people. From observing LaMelo Ball in cold and lonely Lithuania, to hanging out in a basement with the close-knit Antetokounmpo brothers, to comparing lip gloss with the Las Vegas Aces’ Liz Cambage, Fader has immersed herself in the lives of the people she profiles to bring us their unique and compelling stories. We learn what it takes to get to the heart of the stories she tells. What drives her to keep going even when things are going wrong? What is interesting about covering young players at the beginning of their careers? What is different about covering men and women? Why doesn't she like to put herself into the story? From Trail Blazer rookie Nassir Little to Trail Blazer arch nemesis Bill Laimbeer, we covered so much in this conversation. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest: @mirinfader or mirinfader.com Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.)Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One thing that we know about the upcoming Portland Trail Blazers’ season is that lineups will be different. They are looking to add another backup big man. They have new shooters. They need more facilitators. On this episode we look at who will make up for the assists that the departing players used to get each game. Can Hassan Whiteside learn to facilitate more? Will Zach Collins step into that role? Will Mario Hezonja the point-forward be released? Then we talk to Daniel Hardee from goldenstateofmind.com about the new-look Golden State Warriors. Which of the many changes will be most impactful? How will the basketball change? Why are they retiring Kevin Durant’s number? All this and more on the latest episode of the Blazers Edge podcast. Follow on Twitter: @blazersedge, @tcbbiggs, @dmarang, @DHardee_SBN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tara and Cassidy are back on the WHAT podcast to go over the latest Blazers rumors including which back-up centers could be on their way and will LaMarcus Aldridge ever return to Portland? Then they wonder about all the new “Super Duos” in the league--how will we which ones are most effective and where do Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum fit in among the best? Finally, Tara interviews Alexis Musante of TEAM, Tech Exposure & Access through Mentoring, an Oakland-based non-profit that exposes high school students to tech related sports careers. Musante, a former college athlete, didn’t necessarily know what she wanted to do after her athletic career was over. But she found a calling in helping kids learn more about exciting careers in the industry all while honing their science, technology, engineering and math skills. Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. Learn more about TEAM: @weareteaminc and https://www.weareteaminc.org/about Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.)Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We wrap up the Trail Blazers’ 2019 Summer League run by reminiscing about Thomas Robinson, talking about the optimism that is fueling Pelicans fans, and discussing whether Anfernee Simons is ready to drive the Blazers second unit. We also get philosophical and talk about younger stars who teams are building around and older vets searching for a spot in the league. Between the boys of summer and the veterans still looking for teams are we witnessing a generational shift in the NBA? Then they listen to Tara’s interview with Harrison Faigen (@hmfaigen) of Silver Screen and Roll to learn more about the Lakers’ summer and discuss how the Blazers will stack up against them. Finally, we wrap up with some odds and ends, asking how likely will it be to see the Blazers push more in transition, and a short report on what Hassan Whiteside’s assists look like (hint: no bounce passes). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get to know more about the newest Trail Blazers, Kent Bazemore, Hassan Whiteside, Mario Hezonja and Anthony Tolliver by hearing from writers who covered them. Gain insight into their skills, preferred positions and what they will bring to the locker room. Tara talked to Jeff Siegel of Peachtree Hoops, Nekias from 5 Reasons Sports Network, Preston Ellis of Orlando Pinstriped Post, and Brady Klopfer of Golden State of Mind to hear more about what expectations were for these players and how they did (or did not) meet them. @jgsiegel, @NekiasNBA, @PrestonEllis, @BradyKlopferNBA, Subscribe to Blazer's Edge on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve DeWald, Miles Custis and Tara Bowen-Biggs share observations about the first two Trail Blazers' games at Las Vegas Summer League. 1:00 Miles’ earthquake report and first impressions of Summer League.2:30 Overall impressions of Game 1 against the Detroit Pistons. Communication was rough and that made it difficult to get any rhythm. 4:00 Some of the younger guys like Little and Hoard are still learning the NBA vocabulary. 5:00 There was a night and day difference between the first and second games. It helped that the shots were falling (and the competition was pretty undersized).7:35 How much will the Blazers be looking to Anfernee Simons for playmaking? What can he work on to be more effective in regular season games?10:00 Simons’ defense is looking good, especially down low. 12:00 The Gary Trent Jr game. Trent went off shooting wise in the game against Houston, he was lights out from three and also able to get to the rim. He stayed in the zone without being a ball hog. He was willing to pass when he was trapped rather than take bad shots.16:00 Thoughts on Nassir Little. In his debut he looked good on defense. Few if anyone was able to get past him in both games. He excels at one-on-one defense but its pretty hard to tell from summer league how his help defense will be. He looks big enough to play or guard the three or four positions. 20:30 Jaylen Hoard is a fun player to watch, he has some European flair combined with the strength and conditioning he got from going to high school in the U.S. He has the potential to be a steal as someone who was undrafted. 22:30 Other players who have been fun to watch include Devlin Robinson and Mike Daum. Daum had a whole cheering section in the audience. 25:00 More Blazers in attendance include Terry Stotts and Zach Collins (along with his mom and dad) and Meyers Leonard who spent some quality time with the Blazer fans and media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danny returns with exciting personal news and then we step through all of the Blazers’ off season moves. The new-look team will have plenty of interesting new storylines. How much will the Blazers miss the departing players, how will the new players fit into the basketball schemes? And what impact will they make in the locker room? Say “goodbye” to old friends and solid screens, “hello” to more trash talk, more corner threes, and more dunks. Plus, bonus audio of Danny and Tara responding to the big news of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to the Clippers. Follow us on Twitter: @dmarang, @tcbbiggs, @blazersedge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a special bonus edition of the Blazers Edge Podcast featuring Team Mom aka Tara Bowen-Biggs, Hoops and Talks co-host Cassidy Gemmet, and Blazer’s Edge writers Nate Mann and Isaiah De Los Santos. They talk about the Trail Blazers big trade for Hassan Whiteside, how he might fit in, what his game is like compared to Jusuf Nurkic, and wonder if locker room chemistry might be tested? Then they discuss what impact Mario Hezonja and Anthony Tolliver might have on the team. What position does Hezonja play? Why hasn’t Tolliver stayed with any team more than a few seasons over the course of his career? We are excited for all the changes but still trying to figure out exactly what they mean. Join us as we explore the new roster. Follow us on twitter:@BlazersEdge @tcbbiggs, @nate_mann13 @IsaiahDeLos, @cassidyGemmet Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blazers-edge/id949238542 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blazer’s Edge editor Steve Dewald joins Tara hours after the start of NBA Free Agency to break down what has happened with the Portland Trail Blazers. . . so far. We talk about the newest additions, Kent Bazemore and Mario Hesonja, discuss hopes and dreams for a successful Rodney Hood season and speculate what gaps they will need to fill (rebounds anyone?) We also look at some of the big moves other teams have made, especially the ones that are (thankfully) taking place out east, like the Brooklyn Nets landing Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, and the move that has Jimmy Butler heading to the Miami Heat. Follow us on twitter:@BlazersEdge @tcbbiggs @SteveDHoops Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blazers-edge/id949238542 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the smartest people we know, @britrobotista, joined us this week to walk us through the basics and the nitty gritty of free agency lingo. 1:00 Icebreaker: If you suddenly were living in a new city, like many NBA players will be over the next few months, what would be the first thing you’d try and find? 3:00 Awards Season. Highlights of the NBA Awards show. We think they should include playoff awards too if they are going to be so late. Bill Walton is just that uncle. 4:30 From the perspective of a Rockets fan, was it a snub that Harden didn’t win? 6:00 The Hustle Award, won by Marcus Smart, appears to actually have a rubric, as it is based off of the Hustle stats measured on stats.nba.com. 8:00 Tara thinks Masai Ujuri was snubbed! But Brit has a good point about John Horst because he made a lot of important small moves that caused a huge impact, like bringing in Khris Middleton and Eric Bledsoe. 10:00 Evan Turner and Kent Bazemore trade. Will Kent Bazemore be a better fit for the Portland system? He was so much more than just a basketball player here. Weird stuff always happened to him. Never a dull moment. 17:30 How we talk about players in transactions is important. 18:00 The story of Emily/MLE20:00 What is the salary cap?21:15 What does hard capped mean?25:00 Explaining how some of the different exceptions work.31:00 What is the luxury tax? Where does the money that is collected in Luxury tax go?36:00 Repeater tax, further consequence for habitual over-spenders.40:00 Everything we wanted to know about the super max but were afraid to ask. 45:00 A cautionary tale, why trading a super max deal is so hard. 53:00 Concerns about the super max59:00 Wrap up--find our guest @britrobotista Get Social Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest: @britrobotista Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.)Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Subscribe: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blazers-edge/id949238542 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blazers Edge writer Eric Griffith joins the weekly podcast to talk about the newest Trail Blazer, Nassir Little, and prepare for the upcoming NBA free agency period. How will we know if this is a successful off season? What are reasonable expectations for the Blazers given their needs and their constraints? We break it all down before winding it up with a discussion about how would Kevin Love fit in on the Trail Blazers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tara and Cassidy are joined by Kim Waara (@KDubinThisClub) to talk through the latest off season news and rumors. Are the Celtics in trouble? Is Kyrie headed to the Brooklyn Nets? Is Kawhi headed for the limelight in LA? Then we tried to figure out what the Trail Blazer’s summer theme songs should be. Is Damian Lillard under pressure? Is everybody ready to go on the road again with Maurice Harkless, Al Farouq Aminu and Evan Turner? Will the Summer League team run it up or run it back to defend their championship? We dove into Youtube and created a playlist to kick off the summer madness. What would you add to the list? NBA Off Season Playlist Vol 1 on Youtube Get Social Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest: @kdubinthisclub Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.)Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Prada, Ben Epstein and Ricky O’Donnell host a recap of this year’s SB Nation NBA Bloggers’ Mock Draft. In addition to going through the picks that were made and discussing fits of certain prospects on certain teams, the guys also talked with Sabreena Merchant (18:20) about the Lakers’ trade for Anthony Davis and the Clippers’ free agent aspirations. Later, they welcome Joe Mullinax (29:00) to talk about the Grizzlies trading away Mike Conley and why Ja Morant is a perfect fit for Memphis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blazers Edge writer and editor Isaiah De Los Santos joins the podcast to help us sort out the western conference as we head into the first big event of the NBA off season--the 2019 Draft. But wait! First we have to discuss the Anthony Davis trade to the Los Angeles Lakers. Did the Pelicans come out on top with all of their future draft picks? Will two super stars be enough for the Lakers? Will they sign Kemba Walker to complete their reset? And how are they going to fill out the rest of the roster? Then we try to read the tea leaves to predict what the Trail Blazers will do on draft night. Is this draft different than others? What characterizes the players in this draft? And how do teams evaluate talent when more positionless players are coming along each year? Finally we do our best to figure out which teams in the west are contenders. There is a lot going on and many moving parts but what is certain is that nothing will be the same. Listen to us try and figure it out and let us know what you think. Find Isaiah at @Isaiahdelos and @SLAMrewind. Tara: @tcbbiggs, Dan: @dmarang, Blazers Edge: @BlazersEdge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sharon Brown, freelance writer and founding editor of All Heart in Hoop City, joins Tara and Cassidy to talk about her article These Are the Women Creating Some of the NBA's Most Memorable Social Media Content. We talk about some of her favorite pieces she has written and how and why NBA fans should support black women in the media. Finally we touch on what it is like for a long time Grizzlies fan to watch Marc Gasol playing in the finals and what the outlook is for the Grizzlies is next season. Get Social Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest: @sharonshybrown Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.)Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The off season is underway and we’re waiting to see what the Trail Blazers will do. Will they make a trade to get off of one of their larger contracts? Will they slide under the tax line to unlock the full MLE? Will they go all in to trade for a disgruntled super star? Or will they make moves around the edges to shore up their roster leading into next season? Tara and Dan are joined by Mike Richman (@mikegrich) of NBC Sports Northwest and the Locked On podcast to talk all about what is coming up next for the Trail Blazers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

KOIN 6 Television sports reporter AJ McCord joined the WHAT podcast to talk about covering the Trail Blazers for the local media. We learn more about the supportive women who work covering the Blazers and other NBA teams, and why she thinks so many women excel as sideline reporters. What was it like coming back from the low of the New Orleans sweep to watch the players redouble their efforts and advance all the way to the Western Conference Finals? Then she talks about getting to know the players over the course of the year and how the young guys are learning the ropes. All this and more on the latest WHAT podcast. Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest: @AJ_McCord Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.)Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blazer’s Edge writer and editor Lindesay H (@corvallisonian) joins the WHAT podcast to wrap up the 2018-19 Portland Trail Blazers season. What was the best game? Who had the best individual performance? Who was most improved? Which player was the most reliable off the bench? From Nik Stauskas on opening night to Anfernee Simons in the last game of the season, from Moe Harkless finding his groove to Jusuf Nurkic’s New Years Day 5X5, we share all of our favorite moments and most memorable performances. Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest: @corvallisonian Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.)Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just in time for the WNBA's opening night, Tara and Cassidy talked to Arielle Chambers of Bleacher Report/House of Highlights for a primer on the upcoming season. The WNBA attracts the best of the best and we found out which players to watch for and why. With so much talent spread throughout the league, more parity than they've seen in ages, and players with big personalities, this looks like it is going to be an exciting year. Chambers walked us through the major story lines people are keeping an eye on including how injuries to big stars like Breanna Stewart, Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi will lead to opportunities for new players to break out. We also talked about teams to keep an eye on including the Las Angeles Sparks, the Atlanta Dream and the Las Vegas Aces whose new center Liz Cambage will be coached by Detroit Bad Boy Bill Laimbeer. We also talked about challenges that the league faces, why popularity is growing, and what fans can do to help the league grow even more. If you're anything like us, you'll be excited to tune in on Friday night to find out what happens this WNBA season. Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest: @ariivory Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.)Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices