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MAILBAG (PART 2): Trade Deadline Plans and Fanbase Temperature on the Trail Blazers’ Rebuild
Plus, plans for Ibou Badji, and were the Gary Payton II situation and Lillard's trade request linked?
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MAILBAG (PART 1): Has Chauncey Billups Made Strides as a Head Coach?
Plus: What will the Trail Blazers' rotation look like when Anfernee Simons returns?
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Building the Rip City Remix
How the Trail Blazers assembled a front office, coaching staff and roster from scratch for the franchise's new G League team.
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Building the Rip City Remix
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What We Know and Don't Know After Blazers' First Two Weeks
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Trail Blazers Get a Much-Needed Vibes Reset in Blowout Win Over Jazz
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Thunder Provide Trail Blazers the Blueprint, but it May Not Happen Quickly
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The next phase of The Rose Garden Report
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November mailbag questions
With the Trail Blazers heading out on a week-long road trip, this feels like a good opportunity to do our first mailbag since the start of the season…
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Trail Blazers Get a Much-Needed Vibes Reset in Blowout Win Over Jazz
Scoot Henderson, now with goggles, is back and the Blazers snapped an eight-game losing streak.
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Source: Trail Blazers Bringing Back Ibou Badji on Two-Way Contract
The Blazers are also waiving guard Jamaree Bouyea.
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What it Actually Means That Scoot Henderson Was Assigned to the G League
It's not as big a deal as it seems.
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Thunder Provide Trail Blazers the Blueprint, but it May Not Happen Quickly
A blowout loss to Oklahoma City showed how far the Blazers are from the Thunder's fast-tracked rebuild.
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Shorthanded Trail Blazers Feeling the Effects of Injuries in Losing Skid
The effort hasn't waned over their five-game losing streak, but the lack of healthy guards has been too much to overcome.
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Scoot Henderson Expected to Miss 2-3 Weeks With Ankle Injury
The Trail Blazers will be without the No. 3 overall pick at least until Thanksgiving.
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Trail Blazers Converting Skylar Mays to NBA Contract, Signing Jamaree Bouyea to Two-Way
With their backcourt decimated by injuries, the Blazers are adding a former Heat and Wizards guard.
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Robert Williams III Out for the Season: What it Means
The Trail Blazers' backup center will undergo right knee surgery and be sidelined for the rest of the year.
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