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
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
















