April 2016 Portland Trail Blazers Wiretap

Noah Vonleh Out 3-4 Weeks With Surgery On Right Thigh

Aug 31, 2016 9:21 PM

Noah Vonleh underwent a successful procedure to remove a bone fragment from his right thigh on Wednesday.

Dr. Evan Ellis performed the procedure at Rebound in Vancouver, Washington.

The Blazers say Vonleh will need 3-4 weeks to recover.

Vonleh made 56 starts for the Blazers.

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Festus Ezeli Out Six Weeks Following Injection In Left Knee

Aug 23, 2016 5:21 PM

Festus Ezeli had his left knee injected with a bone marrow aspirate concentrate and Orthovisc today in Chicago.

The injection, performed by Dr. Brian Cole, is intended to alleviate pain and improve function.

Ezeli will be sidelined for six weeks.

Ezeli agreed to a two-year, $14.7 million deal with the Blazers this offseason.

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Grant Jerrett, Blazers Agree To Camp Deal

Aug 16, 2016 11:56 AM

The Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to a camp deal with Grant Jerrett.

Jerrett last played in the NBA during the 14-15 season with the Jazz.

Jerrett spent one season at Arizona before declaring for the draft.

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Blazers Collaborate With Stumptown On Special Coffee Blend

Aug 15, 2016 8:22 PM

The Portland Trail Blazers are working with Stumptown Coffee on a special Rip-City inspired blend.

Stumptown was founded in 1999 in Portland and was acquired in 2015 by Peet's Coffee.

Terry Stotts visited the Stumptown lab on Monday as they worked on the blend.

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Neil Olshey: Blazers Prefer Favorable Contracts Over Cap Space

Aug 4, 2016 11:21 AM

The Portland Trail Blazers entered the 2016 offseason with substantial cap space and are now a capped-out team.

The Blazers re-signed Allen Crabbe, Meyers Leonard and Moe Harkless, extended C.J. McCollum and also signed Evan Turner as a free agent.

"Good players on favorable contracts are more valuable to us than cap room," Neil Olshey said. "Especially in an era where all 30 teams have cap room -- or the ability to get it." The Blazers don't have as much time to wait as you might think; Lillard and McCollum are 26 and 24, squarely in their primes. "With our interest in extending C.J., we weren't going to be a cap room team next year, anyway," Olshey said.

"We are probably not going to make the quantum leap the salaries might indicate," said Terry Stotts. "As a coach, you take the money out of it. We just want to grow."

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