About
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
Dan Favale
Dan Favale joined FanSided in April 2025 as a Senior NBA contributor, with a special focus on the Knicks and Heat. He is also the co-host of the moderately popular, lovably snarky 'Hardwood Knocks' NBA podcast and a national NBA writer for Bleacher Report. He has covered The Association since 2011, during which time he's endlessly lobbied for small-ball lineups, touch passes, and top-55-protected draft picks. His specialties include big-picture breakdowns, salary-cap minutiae, Frank Ntilikina trivia, bad jokes, and run-on sentences, not unlike this one, which will close out by mentioning he was dapped up by Shawn Kemp not just once, but TWICE. During his free time, he pretends to be a fitness junkie, spoils his three dogs, and occasionally binges on custom-made cheesecakes.
@danfavale
Jordanna Clark
Jordanna Clark is a full-time editor in the NBA Division of FanSided. She started as a fellow and earned a full-time position in November 2021, running Daily Knicks for three years before moving on to cover the entire league. She graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2018. Her past stops include Georgetown University and the Washington Commanders. In her spare time, Jordanna enjoys watching the Steelers (depending on the day), reading, and running.
@jordymae012
Josh Cornelissen
Josh is a Senior NBA Site Expert at FanSided, writing about the entire NBA. Covering basketball online since 2015, Josh is an avid fan of the NBA, WNBA, and college hoops, with a special love for NBA history. His grasp of the CBA allows him to go deep into the NBA's transactions and determine whether this trade or that signing is legal under the second tax apron. He lives near Atlanta, GA, with his wife and young sons, where he also serves as a pastor at his church, plays board games with friends, and re-ranks the Star Wars movies incessantly.
@CornelissenNBA
Jack Simone
Jack Simone is the Site Expert and Editor at Hardwood Houdini. He is a credentialed member of the media and has been on the Boston Celtics beat for three full seasons. Following a Bachelor's degree at Worcester State, he earned a Master's in Sports Communication at Regis College, graduating in 2022. He's worked at CelticsBlog, Heavy.com, and other FanSided sites, all starting in 2020. In his free time, he enjoys watching YouTube, playing basketball, and golfing, though he is still on a quest to break 90.
@JackSimoneNBA
Maxwell Ogden
Maxwell Ogden is a full-time editor covering the NBA. He was previously a Contributor Sourcing Specialist for FanSided and spent four years as the Site Expert at Daily Knicks. Maxwell has been a sports writer for more than a decade, with previous experience at Bleacher Report. In addition to being a lifelong NBA fan and historian, Maxwell is a massive football fan. You know, the one you play with your feet.
@MaxwellOgden
Nicholas Kula
Nicholas is a contributing writer to Rip City Project and an unabashed NBA draft enthusiast. He's been writing about all facets of hoops for over a decade in a hobbyist capacity. A technical writer by trade, Nicholas holds a degree in mathematics, suiting him to the complicated world of NBA analytics. When he's not talking hoops, he's traveling, cooking, or designing audio equipment.
Quinn Miller
Quinn is a senior contributor to Rip City Project, covering his hometown Portland Trail Blazers. Quinn holds a Liberal Studies degree from Portland State University and an MFA in Writing from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon.
@miller_quiller
Reese Kunz
Reese Kunz is the site expert for Rip City Project, specializing in the Portland Trail Blazers. He earned that role in May 2024 and has over a decade of sports industry experience with stops at Arizona Athletics, Last Word on Sports, and Oregon Sports News. Reese received his marketing degree from the University of Arizona and is a certified full-stack web developer through BloomTech. When he's not rewatching Shaedon Sharpe dunks, he enjoys exploring Portland's food scene and hiking trails.
@@reesekunz
Will Eudy
Will Eudy is an NBA staff writer and has been covering the league since 2017. Will has written for FanSided since 2021 and currently specializes in coverage of his local team, the Charlotte Hornets, while also covering a host of other relevant stories from around the NBA. The Durham, North Carolina native has written for publications including Sports Illustrated, SB Nation, and 247Sports. When Will is not writing, he enjoys weightlifting, traveling, and spending time with friends.
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