The Blazers have some of the most active Twitter handles, and much was the same on NBA Draft night.
Blazers players were very active on NBA Draft night, which is expected.
Evan Turner routinely roasts people when he’s not getting buckets.
Damian Lillard is always showing love to fans (and haters); he also promotes his music and community work, too.
Jusuf Nurkić hasn’t been a part of Blazers Twitter for very long, but he’s made the most of it. You get a glimpse into the world of Nurk practically every day by just following him. Often, they’re posts about him working out or motivational quotes, and who can’t get enough of that?
C.J. McCollum may be the most participatory of the group, though. He often hosts Q&A’s while waiting for a flight or during some free time in the day. And, recently, he’s added lobbying for NBA stars to his Twitter feed. From Kristaps Porzingis to Paul George, McCollum is doing his best recruiting.
Let’s check in and see what Blazers Twitter was up to on draft day:
Lillard
Dedication to his team and his game halfway across the globe:
Early mornin in China... Bout to get this workout in... Tryna catch a little bit of the draft
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) June 22, 2017
Dame shows love to once-neighbor Ivan Rabb:
Yessir Rabb ! ✊🏽 https://t.co/qnSGjviqNd
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) June 23, 2017
To cap off his night, he showed love by retweeting this announcement of Weber State alum Jeremy Senglin inking a Summer League deal with Brooklyn:
Undrafted rookie point guard Jeremy Senglin of Weber State will join Summer League of Brooklyn Nets, a league source tells ESPN.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 23, 2017
Nurk
Quick love to everyone getting drafting:
Good luck in the draft tonight! #RipCity#NBAdraft2017
— Jusuf Nurkić 🇧🇦 (@bosnianbeast27) June 22, 2017
Sends out good vibes to new Blazers Zach Collins and Caleb Swanigan:
Fellas welcome to the #RipCity @zcollins_33
— Jusuf Nurkić 🇧🇦 (@bosnianbeast27) June 23, 2017
Turner
Reaction to boos for many other players:
Damn the New York crowd did nothing but cheer when commissioner Silver said "Isaiah thomas" and they boo'd for every other name. That's real
— Evan Turner (@thekidet) June 22, 2017
He retweeted this from Celtics center Kelly Olynyk, a Gonzaga alum who wants Collins to be taken under ET’s wing:
Congrats @zcollins_33 big time! Take care of my dude for me @thekidet #OutInPortland
— Kelly Olynyk (@KellyOlynyk) June 23, 2017
Owner Paul Allen
Yup, even Blazers owner and very important man Paul Allen got in on the tweeting:
@trailblazers: Got in a quick shootaround to get ready for a busy draft night. Exciting for fans, staff, coaches and owners! #RipCity pic.twitter.com/9HKtPEwv5j
— Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen) June 22, 2017