Keys to Portland Trail Blazers early season success + What is this team's ceiling? with Jason Quick

Jerami Grant is Playing Like An All-Star for the Portland Trail Blazers: Jerami Grant has been All-Star level good in his first season with the Portland Trail Blazers. So will he make the All-Star team? Today's show breaks down his play this season and his path to earning his first All-Star nod. Starting with his offense, where is he having a career year as a primary option and a capable secondary part when need be. On defense, his slipped a little bit since the beginning of the season where he was the catalyst for Portland's start as a top 10 unit. But if the Blazers ever get healthy and whole, Grant has the tools to be a versatile defensive weapon. We close the show talking All-Star spots. It's gonna be hard to get one. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Trail Blazers Season Previews: Can Jerami Grant Be a Star In Portland?: It's Portland Trail Blazers Season Preview time and today's topic is all things Jerami Grant. We’re dedicating a full episode to every player on the roster and giving you a brief but thorough look at what they’ll bring to the Blazers. We’ll look at how they performed last season, best and worst case scenarios for the upcoming year and finish the episode with discussion of expectations a likely role with the Blazers. This is our seventh installment of the countdown to the season. Today we’re coming home and talking Jerami Grant Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Where Are the Portland Trail Blazers After 5-1 Start: Gary Payton II update, Shaedon Sharpe + More: Portland Trail Blazers radio play-by-play announcer Travis Demers joins the show to talk about the early season returns from the surprisingly 5-1 Trail Blazers. We start with an injury update on Gary Payton II and discuss his future place in the rotation. In the second segment we talk Josh Hart, Jerami Grant and Justise Winslow. And then we close the show talking about the first six games of the Shaedon Sharpe experience. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Nassir Little signs a 4-Year Deal with the Portland Trail Blazers + Bold Predictions for the Season: The Portland Trail Blazers signed Nassir Little to a four-year contract extension. It's a good deal for the team and some security for Little after a rocky start to his career. Plus, Portland adds John Butler on a two-way deal. A funky, super tall wing that has an intriguing skill set. In the third segment we close the show with some BOLD predictions for the season. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Trail Blazers swing players: Nassir Little, Shaedon Sharpe and Jerami Grant could determine Portland's success: We're talking swing players on the Portland Trail Blazers in today's episode. This isn't the best players on the roster but the player's whose performances bad or good will determine how competitive the Blazers can be this season. First up is Nassir Little, a budding 3-and-D wing that could start at small forward and change Portland's playoff chances with a breakout campaign. Then we have Shaedon Sharpe, the mystery man. If Sharpe struggles as a rookie it likely won't impact the win/loss column too dramatically in Portland, but if he's ready to contribute at a high level in year one then he likely raises the team's ceiling more than anyone else on the roster. Finally, new acquisition Jerami Grant might be the most impactful player on the roster. He's the answer to so many of Portland's challenging matchup questions and if he fits in well he'll solve things quickly. If Grant d by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Trail Blazers Season Previews: Is Gary Payton II the Answer on Defense?: It's Portland Trail Blazers Season Preview time and today's topic is all things Gary Payton II. We’re dedicating a full episode to every player on the roster and giving you a brief but thorough look at what they’ll bring to the Blazers. We’ll look at how they performed last season, best and worst case scenarios for the upcoming year and finish the episode with discussion of expectations a likely role with the Blazers. This is our third installment of the countdown to the season. Today we’re rocking mitten, talking Gary Payton II. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Trail Blazers Offseason: How Much Did Portland Improve? (w/ Danny Marang): Danny Marang (@DannyMarang) of @Jacked Ramsays and 1080 The Fans joins the show to discuss the Portland Trail Blazers offseason. We talk about the Blazers offseason and how to assess the team after the NBA draft and free agency. Then we discuss the starting lineup and where Nassir Little and Josh Hart fit into the rotation. The show closes with a discussion of small ball and how far the Blazers can push their 6-foot-6 and under dreams. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Portland Trail Blazers Season Preview: Is Josh Hart the Answer at Small Forward?: It's Portland Trail Blazers Season Preview time and today's topic is all things Josh Hart, We’re dedicating a full episode to every player on the roster and giving you a brief but thorough look at what they’ll bring to the Blazers. We’ll look at how they performed last season, best and worst case scenarios for the upcoming year and finish the episode with discussion of expectations a likely role with the Blazers. This is our third installment of the countdown to the season. Today we’ve got that dog in us -- We're talking Josh Hart. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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The Trail Blazers Are Cheaping Out on TV Broadcasts + 2022-23 Schedule Breakdown: The Portland Trail Blazers are going to save some money and make your viewing and listening experience worse. The team will broadcast road games remotely without sending their television and radio crews on the road this season. It's bad. There's nothing positive to say about it. It's bad. Plus, the NBA released the schedule last week so let's look at the full 82 games for the Trail Blazers and what their next eight months will entail from a travel, rest and national spotlight standpoint. Finally, the first seven games of the regular season are crucial if the Blazers want to avoid and early hole. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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OG Anunoby is a Trail Blazers trade target + Dyson Daniels works out in Portland: The Portland Trail Blazers are reportedly targeting Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby on the trade market. Anunoby would be a near perfect fit on this Blazers roster but how realistic is a trade for the fifth year forward? We talk trade realities, packages, how trade rumor reporting works and OG's glove perfect fit in Portland. Plus, why he's a better target than Detroit's Jerami Grant for a variety of reasons. Finally, the Trail Blazers held their first predraft workouts at the team's practice facility on Tuesday. Find out who got on the floor alongside lottery pick Dyson Daniels, and why Daniels might make sense for the Blazers at No. 7. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Portland Trail Blazers mock drafts + The key to the Damian Lillard and Anfernee Simons pairing: It's still mock draft season and it's time to check in on which players are projected to go to the Portland Trail Blazers in the latest mock drafts from around the web. Kentucky's Shaedon Sharpe is a common name in Portland's draft range. Is the 6-6 former 5-star recruit worth the risk even if he didn't play a single second of college basketball? What about if the Blazers jump into the top three of the draft? Is Paolo Banchero an ideal prospect to add to Portand's frontcourt? Let's dive into the data as requested by a listener to figure out the future of the Blazers. What do the numbers tell us about Damian Lillard and Anfernee Simons' future together. And how can the team maximize that duo with the rest of their roster decisions in the offseason? Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Portland Trail Blazers wild comeback falls just short against Memphis Grizzlies: The Portland Trail Blazers rallied from down 17 in the fourth quarter to tie the game three times in the final four minutes against the Memphis Grizzlies. Although the comeback attempt came up just short in the 111-106 loss, there were reasons to feel good about the team following the narrow loss. Plus we talk about what we know, uhh, spiritually about this team after their 5-2 start to the season. And we close the show looking ahead at the Blazers six-game road swing that takes Portland all over the map in the next 10 days. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Portland Trail Blazers Season Preview: Nassir Little in Primed for a Breakout: It's Portland Trail Blazers Season Preview time and today's topic is all things Nassir Little. We’re dedicating a full episode to every player on the roster and giving you a brief but thorough look at what they’ll bring to the Blazers. We’ll look at how they performed last season, best and worst case scenarios for the upcoming year and finish the episode with discussion of expectations a likely role with the Blazers. This is our third installment of the countdown to the season. Today we’re coming for our respect -- We're talking Nassir Little. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Will Portland Trail Blazers Rookie Shaedon Sharpe have a Big Role in his First Season?: Brandon Sprague (@BrandonSprague) of 1080 The Fan's Dirt and Sprague and Jacked Ramsays joins the show to talk about the Portland Trail Blazers rookie Shaedon Sharpe. Plus we get into Gary Payton II's fit and role in his first season and Portland and discuss the various closing lineups the Blazers might deploy during the 2022-23 season. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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7 Biggest Questions for the Trail Blazers as they Enter Training Camp: The Portland Trail Blazers will kick off a week of training camp with media day on September 26 and before the official beginning of preseason we've got questions for the old pinwheels. Is Damian Lillard going to be Full Damian Lillard again? Is Shaedon Sharpe ready to contribute? Is Jerami Grant the perfect fit? What does the rotation look like? We'll talk through all of those and more to get you ready for the season entering media day, training camp and the exhibition slate. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Gary Payton II Returns to Practice, Getting Closer to his Portland Trail Blazers Debut: Gary Payton II returned to practice with the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday, indicating that his debut is imminent. We dive into the latest injury news and what Payton's return will mean for the Blazers and the playing rotation. Then a listener question about Jusuf Nurkic's skillset and long term fit with the team. To close the show we talk Anfernee Simons who is somehow a value making $100 million a year. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Portland Trail Blazers Preseason: Shaedon Sharpe's debut + 5 More Things to Watch For: The Portland Trail Blazers open the exhibition season with preseason games against the Los Angeles Clippers in Seattle and the Utah Jazz in Portland on Monday and Tuesday this week. Ahead of the preseason slate, here are things to watch for and things we can learn from the Trail Blazers ahead of preseason. Shaedon Sharpe! Shaedon Sharpe! Shaedon Sharpe! Also Shaedon Sharpe. The rookie will make his debut with the big club on Monday and we will be Locked On to his progress and contributions. Does he have star potential? Where does he already excel? What does he have to improve upon? Sharpe Szn has arrived. Plus we discuss Jerami Grant, the Damian Lillard-Anfernee Simons pairing and what Chauncey Billups will do with the rotations. Finally, we close the show talking zone defense, which the Blazers are going to play A LOT this season and discuss keeping on an eye on Portland's pace on offense. Music for by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Trail Blazers Season Previews: Where do Trendon Watford and Drew Eubanks Fit?: It's Portland Trail Blazers Season Preview time and today's topic is all things Trendon Watford and Drew Eubanks. We’re dedicating a full episode to every player on the roster and giving you a brief but thorough look at what they’ll bring to the Blazers. We’ll look at how they performed last season, best and worst case scenarios for the upcoming year and finish the episode with discussion of expectations a likely role with the Blazers. This is our third installment of the countdown to the season. Today we’re double dipping with back up big men, talking Trendon Watford and Drew Eubanks. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Portland Trail Blazers Season Preview: Can Anfernee Simons Take Another Leap?: It's Portland Trail Blazers Season Preview time and today's topic is all things Anfernee Simons. We’re dedicating a full episode to every player on the roster and giving you a brief but thorough look at what they’ll bring to the Blazers. We’ll look at how they performed last season, best and worst case scenarios for the upcoming year and finish the episode with discussion of expectations a likely role with the Blazers. This is our first installment of the countdown to the season. Today we’re talking everyone’s favorite fifth year guard — Anfernee Simons. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Portland Trail Blazers Early Season Trends: What's Real and What's Not After 6 Games: It's time to put on your Arachnid Person costume and go door to door, searching for early season statistical trends for the Portland Trail Blazers to find out what's a trick and what's a treat. We talk rim attempts where the Blazers are No. 1 in the league, top rated offense and defenses and why Portland's early season profiles as a championship contender, and finally we close the show talking foul shooting where the Blazers get to line more frequently than other team and have done a masterful job keeping their opponents off the free throw line. It's not spooky but it is informative. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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How the Trail Blazers will improve in the offseason (w/ Eric Griffith): Eric Griffith (@EricG_NBA) of Willamette Week is back on the show to dive deep into the Portland Trail Blazers offseason and how the franchise can improve with the assets they have available. We start with some positivity talking about reasons for optimism around the team and why the midseason salary dumps might end up useful heading into the offseason. We discuss the Damian Lillard and Anfernee Simons pairing and the strengths and weaknesses of Portland's backcourt duo. What needs to happen to maximize Dame and Ant and how the Blazers can move forward with another high scoring, but undersized guard tandem. We close the show talking about big picture success. What does a "good" offseason look like and will Blazers GM Joe Cronin be patient enough to build a winner incrementally even with the pressure to be competitive right away. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.b by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Trail Blazers Big 3: Where do Damian Lillard, Jerami Grant and Anfernee Simons land among NBA's best trios?: Where does the Damian Lillard-Jerami Grant-Anfernee Simons Big 3 rank among the NBA's top trios? We get deep into it looking at the three best players for teams across the league to find out where the Trail Blazers trio belongs. We close the show with news and notes ahead of the Blazers game against the Brooklyn Nets with injury updates for Justise Winslow, Jusuf Nurkic and Keon Johnson. Plus a look at how Greg Brown III has fared in two G League games. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Listen to Locked On Blazers wherever you get podcasts ?Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-blazers-daily-podcast-on-portland-trail-blazers/id1133268930 ? Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5JX8iraZGkszb5tsPQNsMU ?Stitcher http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/erik-garcia-gundersen/locked-on-blazers ?TuneIn https:/ by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Portland Trail Blazers Season Preview: How Good Can Jusuf Nurkic Be?: It's Portland Trail Blazers Season Preview time and today's topic is all things Jusuf Nurkic We’re dedicating a full episode to every player on the roster and giving you a brief but thorough look at what they’ll bring to the Blazers. We’ll look at how they performed last season, best and worst case scenarios for the upcoming year and finish the episode with discussion of expectations a likely role with the Blazers. This is our third installment of the countdown to the season. Today we’re playing big and staying patient, talking Jusuf Nurkic. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Trail Blazers win in Charlotte behind Damian Lillard, Shaedon Sharpe and sustainable success: The Portland Trail Blazers improved to 5-1 on the road with a 105-95 win over the Hornets in Charlotte. Damian Lillard scored 26, Shaedon Sharpe added a career-high 17 as Portland improved to 8-3. Youth as on display for the the Blazers who played without Jusuf Nurkic and Jerami Grant and had to ride rookies Sharpe and Jabari Walker for extended minutes. It was a testament to Portland's present competence and potential for a special future. The third segment is all about sustainability and why the Blazers 8-3 start seems like the real deal. This team is good. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Draft or Pass: 11 prospects the Trail Blazers could target at No. 7: It's time to play an NBA draft game and we've enlisted Richard Stayman (@mavsdraft) to play a few rounds of Draft or Pass with potential targets for the Trail Blazers with the No, 7 overall pick in the NBA draft. Richard weighs in on Baylor's Jeremy Sochan, Dyson Daniels of the G League Ignite and former top high school prospect Shaedon Sharpe as well as eight other potential draft fits for Portland, including Bennedict Mathurin, Jalen Duren and AJ Griffin. It's a fun game with simple rules: Should the Blazers draft the player at No, 7 or pass on the prospect altogether. We get into each player, their fit with the Blazers and why prospects are rising or falling on draft boards through the predraft process. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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Locked on Jets 8/7/18 Episode 442: First Impressions of Darnold: All eyes are on Sam Darnold at Jets training camp this year. Yesterday was my first look at the third overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, and I wanted to share my initial thoughts on today's podcast. As always, I would discourage you from reading too much into the results of one practice. With practice, we don't even get the benefit of replay to see whether our analysis missed something on a given play. With that in mind, my initial impressions of Darnold were largely positive. He did a number of impressive things both presnap and postsnap, and that is what we discuss on today's show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Sheadon Sharpe Dominates in Preseason + Jabari Walker and Greg Brown Player Previews: Shaedon Sharpe finally had the game Portland Trail Blazers fans had been waiting for on Thursday with a dominant and efficient 27-point outing against Maccabi Ra'anana. It was the exact type of performance Sharpe needed and the fan base needed to get excited about the No. 7 overall pick. Then we get into more of our season preview series talking all things Jabari Walker and Greg Brown III. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers

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