The Sunday Wrap, Feb. 8: The All-Star Break Approaches and Scoot is Back
Wrapping up the week in Trail Blazers basketball.
Sunday Wrap
The Sunday Wrap, Feb. 8: The All-Star Break Approaches and Scoot is Back
Wrapping up the week in Trail Blazers basketball.
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The trade deadline has passed, and the All-Star break approaches.
The Trail Blazers have three games left before the break, two at home and one on the road, and snapped a six-game losing streak this weekend with back-to-back wins over a tanking Grizzlies team.
I will be in Los Angeles next weekend for the All-Star festivities, where the Blazers have three representatives: Donovan Clingan and Yang Hansen in the Rising Stars game, and Deni Avdija in the All-Star game.
Another reminder that becoming a paid subscriber helps fund this travel and much more that I have planned for the rest of the season.
Last week
❌ Sunday: vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (L, 130-111)
❌ Tuesday: vs. Phoenix Suns (L, 130-125)
✅ Friday: vs. Memphis Grizzlies (W, 135-115)
✅ Saturday: vs. Memphis Grizzlies (W, 122-115)
My week of work
Trail Blazers Agree to Trade Duop Reath to Hawks for Vit Krejčí
Krejčí gives the Blazers added guard depth and three-point shooting.
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Will the Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade Talks Actually Involve the Trail Blazers?
Portland has been connected in multiple ways to the Bucks’ superstar ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline.
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Trail Blazers Quiet at Trade Deadline as They Look to Right the Ship From Within
Sunday’s move for Vít Krejčí was the only trade the Blazers made before Thursday’s trade deadline.
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Trail Blazers Needed Scoot Henderson Back
Henderson had 11 points and nine assists in his season debut.
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The big story: Blazers stand pat at the trade deadline and continue getting healthy
It was an eventful week for the Blazers, even if not much happened at Thursday's trade deadline. Last weekend's trade for Vít Krejčí turned out to be the only thing they did before the deadline. I didn't expect them to do a lot and wrote as much in this very column a week ago.
But the lack of trade activity wasn't really the headline of the week. That would be the season debut of Scoot Henderson, finally.
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