I guess we will find out if Batum can thrive as a 1st or 2nd option on a team. It looks like he will be asked to score more rather than just be in the role of the swiss army knife and do a little of everything like with the Blazers.
The texts were from Damian Lillard, the lone starter remaining from a popular and successful Blazers team that disintegrated amid a summer of free agency and trades. Now, as the undisputed star of the team, Lillard was wading into his first wave of leadership.
Per@ESPNSteinLine76ers waived Gerald Wallace, eating his $10 million-plus salary this season. I doubt the Hornets would be interested.
— Rick Bonnell (@rick_bonnell)赛特ber 26, 2015"But once Jordan reneged on his deal, you wonder if Cuban wishes he could’ve done the same with Matthews in the aftermath."
Who is Omari Johnson and why haven't we been talking about him this summer? Inquiring minds want to know!!!
The Blazers have hired Ryan Podell to be the team's Sports Scientist, a new position. "Ryan is a great addition to our health and performance staff," said Director of Player Health and Performance Chris Stackpole. "He will bring a very valuable skillset as we continue to develop athletes in new and improved ways. His ability to understand fitness, basketball and data will allow us to be more efficient with player training and performance." Podell was the strength and conditioning coach for the Philadelphia Flyers, where he was one of the first in the NHL to use Catapult wearable technology to monitor players' health and performance.
Did no one notice? Neil Olshey added Omari Johnson to the training camp roster today. Listed as 6'9 220 lbs. Undrafted in 2011. Played in D-League last year. Shot 37.5% on 7.5 3-pt shot attempts per game, 26 minutes a game. Averaged 15.6 pts per game. He played 2 years in Canada and then a year in Spain, before a year in the D-League.
The Blazers have thirteen players under guaranteed contract and have three players battling for the final two roster spots. Here's a look at the Blazers official training camp roster.
