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Why the Blazers Should Not Draft a Center

The Blazers are slated at the 10th pick in this year’s draft, and it’s time for them to think long and hard about how they want to use the selection. Many have speculated that Portland should take…Read More

NBA Draft Lottery Today: What you Need to Know

It’s lottery day! Be sure to watch on ESPN at 5:30pm PST if you can. If not, we’ll have the results for you shortly after, right here on Rip City Project. In the meantime, here is everything you need…Read More

Balanced Draft Brings Lottery Woes

I feel rather badly for the team that receives the #1 pick on Tuesday. Not because of some misguided notion that it is a bad position to be in, but because no player in the 2013 NBA draft is the standout…Read More

Are the Blazers Targetting a Scoring Wing in the Draft?

The first day of the NBA Draft Combine has passed, and for the Blazers, it seems they have significant interest in wing players. At the draft combine, the Blazers met with five players, per OregonLive.com’s…Read More

Prospect of Victor Oladipo Clouds Wesley Matthews’ Future

As all 30 teams prepare for the 2013 NBA Draft, each will have tough decisions ahead of them. For Portland, one of these decisions revolves around starting shooting guard, Wesley Matthews. The Blazers…Read More

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What if the Blazers Lucked into a Top 3 Pick?

If you’re a Blazers fan, you’ve probably had a tough two months. The Blazers were close…Read More

Oregon’s Kazemi Drawing NBA Interest

University of Oregon senior, Arsalan Kazemi, experienced his first ever pre-draft workout yesterday,…Read More

Draft Reaction: New Era For Portland?

I’ve done a little bit of reading and reflecting. I’ve talked at length with a few honest and knowledgeable…Read More

2012 NBA Draft: Three New Blazers

It’s been a long afternoon and evening of the 2012 NBA Draft. I’m sure by know basketball…Read More

Fansided NBA Mock Draft Pick No. 6: Andre Drummond

Player name: Andre Drummond Position: Center/Forward Height: 6’11’’ Weight: 270 lbs School: Connecticut Short…Read More

Should Blazers Draft Dion Waiters At No. 11?

For the Portland Trail Blazers, there are only two potential selections at the No. 6 overall pick in…Read More

Dear Blazers: DO NOT SWAP PICKS WITH CLEVELAND!

The Portland Trail Blazers were the big winners in the Draft Lottery (outside of the N.O. Hornets, of…Read More

A Couple (Additional) Off-Season Targets

The best part about the end of a season is exactly that—it’s the end of the season. Teams get…Read More

Woj: Granger, Harris might be moved

Another one from Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter: Pacers and Nets discussing trade…Read More

Woj: Blazers bordering on tampering with Chris Paul

From Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski: When the possibility of the Portland Trail Blazers making…Read More

Woj: Ty Lawson not available

From Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports: Teams calling the Denver Nuggets with hopes of acquiring point…Read More

Kevin Pritchard To-and-Fro

Coup: Where to begin, where to begin? I know, Rudy Fernandez, who will reportedly play for Real Madrid…Read More

Blazers reveal initial workout group

Courtesy of the Blazers official twitter page is the list of Portland’s first workout group. “Blazers…Read More

Blazers looking to move up in Draft

Kerry Eggers of the Portland Tribune reporting that the Blazers will indeed look to move up in the 2010…Read More

Blazers Offseason To-and-Fro

The following exchange is a series of emails between SJ and Coup. It’s unedited, but words are…Read More