2022-23 NBA Lookaheads: Portland Trail Blazers

Dan is joined by Tara Bowen-Biggs (@tcbbiggs) from the We Have A Take Podcast (@wehaveatake) for a deeeeeeep dive into the 2022-23 Portland Trail Blazers. They discuss the team's biggest offseason additions in Jerami Grant and Gary Payton II, along with the extension and future for Damian Lillard. After that, they get into Anfernee Simons' development, the importance of Jusuf Nurkic, the rotation, lineup, predictions and MUCH more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:30 - INTRO 3:39 - Offseason impressions 6:25 - Chauncey Billups 10:26 - The direction 14:36 - Damian Lillard's return from injury 17:45 add 19:46 - The impact of Jerami Grant/His fit with Jusuf Nurkic 25:01 - Gary Payton II's fit 29:13 - How tall is Anfernee Simons REALLY? 29:56 - Where has Anfernee Simons improved?, His partnership with Dame 35:00 - How much will Shadeon Sharpe play? 39:08 - The fifth starter 39:36 - The importance Nassir Little 40:58 - Expectations for Jusuf Nurkic 45:55 - Secondary center rotation, Roles for Trendon Watford and Jabari Walker 49:10 - Preparing for a different style 51:04 - Roster concerns 53:36 - Building a 10-man rotation, Justise Winslow's role, Greg Brown III 58:02 - Weirdo lineups we want to see 1:01:06 - Go-to crunch-time lineup 1:06:53 - Over/under predictions, Where do the Blazers stack up in the West 1:09:40 - Blazers player pet sleuthing! JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/discordhwk SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @gt_hughes TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER/IG: @HardwoodKnocks / @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices