Pat Connaughton joined Tone Harvey and Brian Wheeler on Mondays nights edition or Courtside

The Portland Trail Blazers will have a revamped look this coming season after four starters have departed by either trade or free agency during the offseason. These moves have to be tough for head coach Terry Stotts, but he continues to back management in the decision to rebuild. From Dwight Jaynes of CSNNW.com:

Wonder if this happened while LMA was still deciding

"I think going back [to Portland] my first time might be boos because I think people are really hurt by my decision. They don't understand why I left. So I think my first game back, I probably will be booed."

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Mike RichmanfromThe Oregonian/OregonLivediscusses Terry Stotts' defensive plans for the upcoming season. Despite a significant change in personnel, he plans the same system that ranked in the top 5 of the NBA before injuries piled up.

ESPN Insider article that lists the Top 10 Young Talent Cores in the NBA. Blazers check in at #6 - with mention of the job they did shifting to asset acquisition mode after is was known that Aldridge was departing. In order - Milwaukee, New Orleans, Utah, Boston, Philly, Portland, Charlotte, Toronto, Orlando, Detroit.

The Houston Rockets have acquired Ty Lawson from The Denver Nuggets for various spare parts. The West continues to get stronger.

#Blazers' Noah Vonleh was voted to the all-Vegas SL second team. Voting was by media members, or at least those who were still there.

— Mike Tokito (@mtokito)July 20, 2015

Bobby MarksofHoopsHypediscusses 2016 free agency, and whether the hype can live up to the reality.

"There will be much more talent to go around with a free agent class that is full of young stars with tremendous upsides. But can teams find a way to navigate the unpredictable waters of the much-hyped summer of 2016 to get the real treasure?"