To understand the Portland Trail Blazers and their place in the NBA ecosystem, we need to go beyond the familiar walls of Portland-based media. It’s not possible to understand the Blazers without listening to or reading perspectives that cover the other 29 NBA teams, just as you can’t understand make informed decisions about what products to buy without comparing different companies to each other. Context matters.

More than context, it can be helpful to hear from other voices who don’t just cover the Trail Blazers offer perspective about the decisions being made or their play on the court. Speaking for myself, I know I can become insulated when my basketball opinions are ONLY shaped by other people who like the team as much and follow it as closely as I do.

We good on that? Sweet. Becaus

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