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Wearable GPS trackers, recording physical movements and sleeping habits, and blood and sweat testing are an increasing part of the life of an NBA player: "Teams have always intuited that on-court productivity could be undermined by off-court choices -- how a player exhausts himself after hours, for instance, or what he eats and drinks. Now the race is on to comprehensively surveil and quantify that behavior. NBA executives have discovered how to leverage new, ever-shrinking technologies to supervise a player's sleeping habits, record his physical movements, appraise his diet and test his blood. In automotive terms, the league is investing in a more accurate odometer."

...unless they somehow think James Southerland, Allen Crabbe, Victor Claver, and Meyers Leonard leapfrogged him.

Probably not.

Not as much as you might think.

Blazers make the list, skip to about 24 minutes to see where Jalen thinks they stack up.

Because nothing lasts forever.

Erik Gunderson of The Columbian has a great article on the defensive improvement the Blazers are seeking. It was widely reported that Stotts is seeking improvements in transition and the weak side. This article goes in depth on what that really means.

Stumbled on this article making a compelling argument for why Andre Miller should take more jump shots. Interesting to see how his effectiveness inside the paint has been decreasing in recent years.

The Blazers released a behind-the-scenes video for media day. Pretty cool.