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Welcome to Rip City Project, the Portland Trail Blazers news and opinion site brought to you by the FanSided Network. Rip City Project is dedicated to providing top-notch Trail Blazers news and original content. This site also serves as a community for like-minded fans to come together to catch up on the latest happenings and discuss their passion for all things Portland Trail Blazers. Rip City Project consists of an editorial team that creates content as they closely follow the Portland Trail Blazers. The site covers opinions, news, rumors, trades, and analysis using reputable sources such as Basketball-Reference, Cleaning the Glass, NBA.com, and more. Any article updates or corrections after publication are communicated via an editor's note. With over 7,500 followers on Facebook, Rip City Project has built a social community for fans in addition to posting daily articles year-round. FanSided is owned and operated by Minute Media, whose other brands also include Sports Illustrated, The Players' Tribune, 90min, and Mental Floss.
Meet The Team
Reese Kunz
Reese joined FanSided in 2023 and has been the site expert for Rip City Project since May 2024. He specializes in the Portland Trail Blazers but has covered the NBA for various sports publications, including Stadium Rant and Last Word on Sports, since 2021. He earned his marketing degree from the University of Arizona and is also a certified full-stack web developer. An avid NBA fan since the early 2000s, Reese grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and relocated to Portland, Oregon, in 2021. Outside of basketball, he enjoys exploring Portland’s food scene and hiking trails.
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Tyler Watts
Tyler is an NBA Staff Writer at FanSided. He has been covering the league since 2016. His specialty lies with the Dallas Mavericks, but he consistently writes about all 30 NBA franchises and the WNBA. He has seen every game of Luka Doncic's Mavs career, and his work has been featured on Bleacher Report and Fantasy Pros. In his spare time, he enjoys going for walks, heading to a game, or watching movies with his wife.
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