April 2020 Portland Trail Blazers Wiretap

Zach Collins Out Indefinitely With Ankle Surgery

Dec 30, 2020 2:17 PM

Zach Collins underwent revision surgery to repair a left medial malleolus stress fracture.

The procedure was performed by Dr. David Porter at Methodist Sports Medicine in Indianapolis.

Collins previously underwent ankle surgery on September 1.

Collins is out indefinitely and his status will be updated accordingly.

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Carmelo Anthony Does Not Travel To Los Angeles Due To Health And Safety Protocols

Dec 27, 2020 8:22 PM

Carmelo Anthony did not travel to Los Angeles due to the league's health and safety protocols.

The Blazers play the Lakers on Monday.

Anthony is averaging 10 points per game to start the season. 

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Blazers Exercise Options On Anfernee Simons, Nassir Little

Dec 27, 2020 2:20 PM

The Portland Trail Blazers exercised the fourth-year rookie scale option for Anfernee Simons and third-year option for Nassir Little, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

The 21-year-old Simons averaged 8.3 points per game last season.

The 20-year-old Little is currently out due to health and safety protocols. 

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RealGM Radio: Arturo Galletti On West Over/Unders

Dec 21, 2020 12:29 PM

Host Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux) and Arturo Galletti (@AmericanNumbers) break down the over/unders for the Western Conference.

They discuss the win total, division, conference and title odds as well as any pertinent individual award lines for the Thunder (3:12), Kings (9:53), Timberwolves (16:43), Spurs (25:44), Grizzlies (32:48), Pelicans (38:36), Rockets (43:43), Suns (51:17), Warriors (57:16), Trail Blazers (1:11:11), Jazz (1:19:53), Mavericks (1:27:25), Nuggets (1:32:47), Clippers (1:45:05) and Lakers (1:54:52).

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Zach Collins Hopeful For Mid-Late January Return

Dec 13, 2020 4:02 PM

The Portland Trail Blazers expect Zach Collins to return to the court sometime in mid-late January.

Collins, who is currently able to do light workouts during training camp, had ankle surgery in September. 

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Gary Trent Jr. Intends To Become Restricted Free Agent

Dec 12, 2020 1:28 AM

Gary Trent Jr. said that he intends to play out this season and become a restricted free agent instead of negotiating a contract extension. 

The Blazers will have an opportunity to match any offer should Trent become a restricted free agent. 

The 21-year-old Trent averaged 8.9 points with the Blazers last season. 

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Blazers Close Practice Facility After Three Positive COVID-19 Tests

Dec 6, 2020 1:57 PM

The Portland Trail Blazers have closed their practice facility following three positive COVID-19 tests.

"Over the past four days, we have had three positive COVID test results within our organization.

"Out of an abundance of caution, having completed contact tracing, we are closing our practice facility today for deep cleaning while we run confirmatory tests," said general manager Neil Olshey.

48 out of 546 players recently tested positive for COVID-19 as players and staff returned to their home markets. 

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