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Portland Trail Blazers Weekend Roundup: Preparing for the regular season

By Austin Carroll

DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 17: Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets looks to move past the defense of Anfernee Simons #1 and Anthony Tolliver #43 of the Portland Trail Blazers at Pepsi Center on October 17, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Lizzy Barrett/Getty Images)
DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 17: Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets looks to move past the defense of Anfernee Simons #1 and Anthony Tolliver #43 of the Portland Trail Blazers at Pepsi Center on October 17, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Lizzy Barrett/Getty Images) /
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At last! We have survived the last weekend without NBA basketball action for the next nine months. Here’s the latest on the Portland Trail Blazers.

After waiving three players, signing another, and trimming the roster down to 17 players, there’s a lot to keep up on with the Portland Trail Blazers as we edge ever closer to their season opener on Wednesday night.

In case you were preoccupied watching your favorite NFL team get robbed by referees, buckle your seat belt because here’s everything you need to know about what happened over the weekend.

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As always, we’re committed to bringing you the best analysis, coverage and recent developments. For all things related to the Portland Trail Blazers and their eSport affiliate Blazer5 Gaming, check back in here regularly.

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Best of Rip City Project from the weekend

5 (not so) bold predictions for the Blazers upcoming season: Ryan Gaskins goes in-depth and gives his take on several talking points for Portland this year. Potential award-winners, Nurkic’s recovery timeline, record predictions, and more can all be found here.

Would Domantas Sabonis make sense in Portland?: Many Blazers fans have strong feelings for the Sabonis family, after Aryvdas sacrificed everything and played his heart out for the franchise in the late ’90s. With his son reportedly now on the trade block, Rip City Project dissects if pursuing a potential trade would be the right decision.

Damian Lillard on track to become all-time free throw percentage leader: Currently slotted at No. 11 in NBA history, Stevie Cozens takes an inside look at Lillard’s potential to top this list if he maintains his current pace — and who he has to jump to get there.

Best Blazers News Around the Internet from the weekend

[Oregon Live] Blazers convert Moses Brown to a two-way contract: Also waiving Keljin Blevins, Troy Caupain and London Perrantes, converting Moses Brown to a two-contract was just one move in a particularly busy weekend for the Blazers. Rip City Project also discussed why this was a sneaky good move.

[Bleacher Report] Two trade ideas to form a ‘Big Three’ in Portland: If the NBA’s early season events haven’t been enough to scratch your dramatic itch, here’s a bit more speculation to keep you busy. Beware: you’ll either be pleasantly nodding your head or irrationally angry after reading this — there is no in-between. Good luck.

[Blazers Edge] Blazers’ Olshey on Roster Building: ‘More Art Than Science’: From the lips of the mad genius himself, Blazers Edge breaks down and covers Neil Olshey’s most recent comments in an interview with SiriusXM. He provides some insight into the roster building process and is certainly worth a listen.

Next. How Bradley Beal's max extension affects Portland. dark

As another fun tidbit over the weekend, we conducted a Twitter poll among Blazers fans on football Sunday. When proposed with the hypothetical possibility of Portland getting their own NFL teammate, an overwhelming 70 percent of people said they’d switch loyalties instead of remaining a fan of their current team. Make sure to check back here for your latest Portland Trail Blazers news and speculation.