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The Blazers made a trade and got their man in the NBA Draft. What does it mean? Breaking down Deni Avdija and Donovan Clingan's fit on the Blazers. What it means for Jerami Grant, Deandre Ayton, Matisse Thybulle, and Anfernee Simons.

The Boston Celtics are NBA Champs, Jeff Van Gundy is back on the sidelines, Mario Hezonja could return to the NBA, and who the Trail Blazers should take with the 7th pick in the NBA Draft. Follow Peter on X/Twitter here

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The Portland Trail Blazers have four picks in next month's NBA Draft. Will they use them all? Who will they take? Who are they working out? We break it down. Plus - the NBA Conference Finals and JB Bickerstaff gets fired by the Cavs.

Blazers coach Chauncey Billups has been floated as a name on the coaching market. What's causing this?

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The season is over, and the Trail Blazers have gone through exit interviews. What I took away from Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe, Robert Williams III, Chauncey Billups, and Joe Cronin. Plus, one conspicuous absence at the practice facility.

Breaking down what went wrong against the Pelicans and Warriors, Scoot's conditioning, Blazers Fan Appreciation Night, and Toumani Camara's big award.

Why I'm never covering Paul George again, Chauncey Billups' Hall of Fame case, what I want Scoot Henderson to focus on this summer, and the end of the Trail Blazers' regular season.

Deandre Ayton has been balling of late, how have the Blazers unlocked him? Telling an old 80's Blazers story Previewing Thursday's matchup with the Knicks Follow me on Twitter/X - Peter Sampson (@PeterSampson) / X (twitter.com)

Introducing new host Peter Sampson, Scoot Henderson and Deandre Ayton's return, Dalano Banton's emergence, the importance of drafting 'high-floor' guys, and looking ahead to the Celtics.

In this episode, Torey and Steven reunite to discuss when they think Damian Lillard will get traded, as well as a debate on whether or not Damian Lillard is overvalued.

In this episode, Torey and Steven have a feisty debate on what the Blazers should do with the 3rd overall pick and how they should approach Damian Lillard's future with the team.

In this episode, Torey and Steven discuss Joel Embiid as a Blazers' trade target this off-season as well as early impressions of Cam Reddish and Matisse Thybulle.

Steven and Torey give their reaction to the Blazers' trade deadline.

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro / BetOnline 2:58 Jarred Vanderbilt Rumor 11:13 Kelly Olynyk Included? 14:00 Steven's Asking This Again?! 17:58 Damian Lillard All-Star Reserve 19:02 Are Refs Out to Get Portland?! 21:37 LeBron Crying 23:23 Dame Free-Throw Hunting 26:36 Anfernee Simons 30:44 Eubanks vs. Memphis 31:28 Nurkic OUT 32:01 Trendon Watford (Recorded before WAS Game) 36:23 Nurkic or Plumlee?! 36:55 Steven Says Torey's Too Hard on Eubanks 39:21 Outro

The videocast version of this episode is available here - https://youtu.be/VesjfUigeiI Timestamps: 0:00 Intro / BetOnline 4:00 Parity in the NBA 5:26 Too Many Lakers Fans 7:50 Anfernee Simons 21:54 Jusuf Nurkic 24:30 Torey Rants 30:15 Nurkic vs. Eubanks 34:58 Positivity? About This Team?! 38:38 Rui Hachimura Trade 39:28 Blazers Trade Chances 58:22 Outro

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 6:05 Brock Purdy vs Shaedon Sharpe? 6:51 Start, Bench, Trade - Josh Hart 18:35 Josh Hart Trade Possibilities? 23:27 Kenrich Williams 25:35 Bench Unit 26:13 OG Anunoby 29:43 Who's to Blame for Late-Game Struggles? 39:49 Are the Blazers a Top 6 Roster in the West? 43:35 Upcoming Schedule 45:24 Luka's PPG vs. Blazers in Next 2 Games 46:18 Chauncey Billups' Postgame Comments 52:53 Outro Video Link - https://youtu.be/L6cWjcAAeHM

Follow Evan Giddings on Twitter: https://twitter.com/egiddings10 You can find the video version for this podcast here: https://youtu.be/assZB8jkiJw Timestamps: 0:00 Intro / BetOnline 6:00 Evan Giddings Interview 26:42 Post Interview 37:06 Outro

The video version of this podcast episode is available here: https://youtu.be/UW3fAS4iTzo Torey's Media: Twitter - @ToreyJonesYT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise Steven's Media: Twitter - @Steven_Von Timestamps: 0:00 Intro / BetOnline 3:58 Greatest Blazer of All-Time? 14:25 Jusuf Nurkic's Shooting 21:59 "Block-Chasing" 25:00 Nurkic's Positional Defense 28:02 Drew Eubanks 35:14 The Bench's Continued Struggles 40:15 Nassir Little vs. Justise Winslow 49:52 Blazers' Grade for 2022 50:39 Outro