THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 • ISSUE 1.2
TRAIL BLAZERS VS. CLIPPERS MODA CENTER • PORTLAND, OREGON
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TRAIL BLAZERS GAME PROGRAM • WELCOME
WELCOME TO
RIP CITY TONIGHT’S STAT
Damian Lillard has scored more points in his first 400 games than any player in Trail Blazers history.
TONIGHT’S QUOTE
“We’ve been able to win games based on the chemistry of the team, playing well at the right times… It’s important for us to come into the season and really believe.” — Damian Lillard
UPCOMING HOME GAMES SATURDAY, OCT 28 • PHOENIX SUNS MONDAY, OCT 30 • TORONTO RAPTORS THURSDAY, NOV 2 • LOS ANGELES LAKERS
For tickets, call 844.RIP.CITY or visit trailblazers.com 3
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS 0
Maurice
GUARD
FORWARD
LILLARD
1
HARKLESS
5
Evan
Pat
GUARD / FORWARD
GUARD / FORWARD
TURNER
2
CONNAUGHTON
6
Wade
Shabazz
GUARD
GUARD
BALDWIN*
3
NAPIER
8
CJ
Al-Farouq
GUARD
FORWARD
MCCOLLUM
4
4
Damian
AMINU
2017-18 ROSTER 10
23
Jake
CJ
FORWARD
GUARD
LAYMAN
11
WILCOX*
27
Meyers
Jusuf
FORWARD / CENTER
CENTER
LEONARD
17
NURKIĆ
33
Ed
Zach
FORWARD
FORWARD / CENTER
DAVIS
21
COLLINS
50
Noah
Caleb
FORWARD / CENTER
FORWARD
VONLEH
SWANIGAN
*NBA TWO-WAY CONTRACT
5
50 CALEB
SWANIGAN
IF YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO SLEEP, WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE EXTRA TIME? Work WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PIECE OF CLOTHING YOU OWN? Kanye hoodie WHAT JOB WOULD YOU BE TERRIBLE AT? Accountant / anything with paperwork
WHAT IS THE WEIRDEST THING YOU’VE EVER EATEN? Squid WHAT SKILL WOULD YOU LIKE TO MASTER? Piano
WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU KNEW MORE ABOUT? How the government uses money
HOW DO YOU RELAX AFTER A LONG DAY OF WORK? Couch and TV
WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU’VE BEEN MEANING TO TRY BUT JUST HAVEN’T GOTTEN AROUND TO IT? Voodoo Donuts WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO START THE DAY? Working out WHO INSPIRES YOU TO BE BETTER? Myself and God WHAT’S THE STRANGEST TALENT YOU HAVE? I can manage my dreams while I’m dreaming
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TRAIL BLAZERS MVP: Damian Lillard
TRAIL BLAZERS MVP: Damian Lillard
TRAIL BLAZERS SIXTH MAN AWARD: Evan Turner
TRAIL BLAZERS SIXTH MAN AWARD: Caleb Swanigan or Evan Turner
TRAIL BLAZERS MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Jusuf Nurkić
TRAIL BLAZERS MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Pat Connaughton
BOLD PREDICTION ABOUT THE 2017-18 TRAIL BLAZERS SEASON: Both Caleb Swanigan and Zach Collins will make all rookie teams.
BOLD PREDICTION ABOUT THE 2017-18 TRAIL BLAZERS SEASON: In the regular season, they will beat Golden State more times than losing to them.
NBA MVP: LeBron James
NBA MVP: James Harden
NBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Markelle Fultz
NBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Donovan Mitchell
NBA SIXTH MAN AWARD: JR Smith
NBA SIXTH MAN AWARD: JR Smith
NBA MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Jusuf Nurkić
NBA MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Jusuf Nurkić
NBA FINALS MATCHUP / WINNER: Golden State over Cleveland
NBA FINALS MATCHUP / WINNER: Golden State over Cleveland
KEVIN
LAMAR
CALABRO HURD
TRAIL BLAZERS GAME PROGRAM • BROADCASTER SEASON PREDICTIONS
TRAIL BLAZERS MVP: Damian Lillard TRAIL BLAZERS SIXTH MAN AWARD: Caleb Swanigan TRAIL BLAZERS MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Evan Turner BOLD PREDICTION ABOUT THE 2017-18 TRAIL BLAZERS SEASON: Chief shoots over 35% from the 3 point line and Nurk averages one 3 point shot attempt a game. NBA MVP: LeBron James NBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Caleb Swanigan NBA SIXTH MAN AWARD: Lou Williams NBA MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Jusuf Nurkić NBA FINALS MATCHUP / WINNER: Golden State over Cleveland
BROOKE
OLZENDAM 11
TRAIL BLAZERS GAME PROGRAM • BROADCASTER SEASON PREDICTIONS
TRAIL BLAZERS MVP: Damian Lillard
TRAIL BLAZERS MVP: Damian Lillard
TRAIL BLAZERS SIXTH MAN AWARD: Noah Vonleh
TRAIL BLAZERS SIXTH MAN AWARD: Caleb Swanigan
TRAIL BLAZERS MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Pat Connaughton
TRAIL BLAZERS MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Maurice Harkless
BOLD PREDICTION ABOUT THE 2017-18 TRAIL BLAZERS SEASON: Home court advantage in 1st round of playoffs
NBA MVP: James Harden
NBA MVP: Kevin Durant NBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Dennis Smith NBA SIXTH MAN AWARD: Eric Gordon
NBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Dennis Smith NBA SIXTH MAN AWARD: JR Smith NBA MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Brandon Ingram NBA FINALS MATCHUP / WINNER: Golden State over Cleveland
NBA MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Joel Embiid NBA FINALS MATCHUP / WINNER: Portland over Boston
JORDAN
KENT 12
MICHAEL
HOLTON
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WHAT'S YOUR FAV
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VORITE ANIMAL? CALEB
CJ
SNOW LEOPARD
CHEETAH
EVAN
MEYERS
HAWK
KANGAROO
SWANIGAN
TURNER
MCCOLLUM
LEONARD
JUSUF
NURKIĆ BULL
ED
DAVIS DOESN'T LIKE ANIMALS
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PORTLAND
TRAIL BLAZERS WESTERN CONFERENCE, NORTHWEST DIVISION
TRAIL BLAZERS GAME PROGRAM • GAME NIGHT PREVIEW
LOS ANGELES
CLIPPERS WESTERN CONFERENCE, PACIFIC DIVISION
17 • FORWARD
ED DAVIS
HEAD
Was selected 13th overall by the Toronto Raptors in the 2010 NBA Draft Played college basketball for North Carolina, where he was named to the 2009 All-Freshman team Son of former NBA player Terry Davis, who played 10 seasons from 1989-2001
STATS
SEASON • CAREER THROUGH OCTOBER 23
7.7 9.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 66.7 0.0 77.8
22
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
FG%
3-PT%
FT%
6.8 6.4 0.8 0.5 0.9 56.3 0.0 57.0
FORWARD • 32
HEAD
BLAKE GRIFFIN Was selected first overall by the L.A. Clippers in the 2009 NBA draft Played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners, when he was named Consensus National Player of the Year as a Sophomore
STATS
SEASON • CAREER THROUGH OCTOBER 23
29.0 10.0 3.5 1.5 0.5 52.8 54.5 87.5
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
FG%
3-PT%
FT%
In 2011, Sports Illustrated named him one of the NBA’s 15 Greatest Rookies of All Time
21.5 9.4 4.1 1.0 0.6 51.8 30.8 67.4 23
PORTLAND
TRAIL BLAZERS WESTERN CONFERENCE NORTHWEST DIVISION
NO. NAME POS 0 Damian LILLARD G 1 Evan TURNER G/F 2 Wade BALDWIN* G 3 CJ MCCOLLUM G 4 Maurice HARKLESS F 5 Pat CONNAUGHTON G/F 6 Shabazz NAPIER G 8 Al-Farouq AMINU F 10 Jake LAYMAN F 11 Meyers LEONARD F/C 17 Ed DAVIS F 21 Noah VONLEH F/C 23 CJ WILCOX* G 27 Jusuf NURKIĆ C 33 Zach COLLINS F/C 50 Caleb SWANIGAN F
HT 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-9 6-5 6-1 6-9 6-9 7-1 6-10 6-9 6-5 7-0 7-0 6-8
WT 195 220 202 190 220 210 175 220 210 255 245 245 195 280 230 250
DOB 07/15/1990 10/27/1988 03/29/1996 09/19/1991 05/11/1993 01/06/1993 07/14/1991 09/21/1990 03/07/1994 02/27/1992 06/05/1989 08/24/1995 12/30/1990 08/23/1994 11/19/1997 04/18/1997
PRIOR TO NBA / COUNTRY Weber State/USA Ohio State/USA Vanderbilt/USA Lehigh/USA St. John’s (NY)/USA Notre Dame/USA Connecticut/USA Wake Forest/USA Maryland/USA Illinois/USA North Carolina/USA Indiana/USA Washington/USA Cedevita Zagreb/Bosnia Gonzaga/USA Purdue/USA
*NBA TWO-WAY CONTRACT
Head Coach: Terry Stotts (Oklahoma) Assistant Coaches: David Vanterpool (St. Bonaventure), Nate Tibbetts (South Dakota), Dale Osbourne (South Alabama), John McCullough (Oklahoma), Jim Moran (William & Mary) Director of Player Health and Performance: Jesse Elis Head Atheletic Trainer: Geoff Clark Sports Performance Specialists: Todd Forcier, Ben Kenyon Owner: Paul Allen President & CEO: Chris McGowan President of Basketball Operations: Neil Olshey Assistant General Managers: Bill Branch, Steve Rosenberry 24
YRS 5 7 1 4 5 2 3 7 1 5 7 3 3 3 R R
LOS ANGELES
CLIPPERS WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION
NO. NAME POS 0 Sindarius THORNWELL G 1 Jawun EVANS G 4 Milos TEODOSIC G 5 Montrezl HARRELL F/C 6 DeAndre JORDAN C 7 Sam DEKKER F 8 Danilo GALLINARI F 9 C.J. WILLIAMS* G 11 Brice JOHNSON F 13 Jamil WILSON* F 21 Patrick BEVERLEY G 23 Lou WILLIAMS G 25 Austin RIVERS G 32 Blake GRIFFIN F 33 Wesley JOHNSON F 35 Willie REED C
HT 6-5 6-0 6-5 6-8 6-11 6-9 6-10 6-5 6-10 6-7 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-10 6-7 6-11
WT 215 190 196 240 265 230 225 230 230 229 185 175 200 251 215 245
DOB 11/15/1994 07/26/1996 03/19/1987 01/26/1994 07/21/1988 05/08/1994 08/08/1988 02/06/1990 06/27/1994 11/21/1990 07/12/1988 10/27/1986 08/01/1992 03/16/1989 07/11/1987 05/16/1990
PRIOR TO NBA / COUNTRY South Carolina, USA Oklahoma State/USA CSKA Moscow/Serbia Louisville/USA Texas A&M/USA Wisconsin/USA Olimpia Milano/Italy North Carolina State/USA North Carolina/USA Marquette/USA Arkansas/USA South Gwinnett HS/USA Duke/USA Oklahoma/USA Syracuse/USA St. Louis/USA
YRS R R R 2 9 2 8 R 1 R 5 12 5 7 7 2
*NBA TWO-WAY CONTRACT
Head Coach: Doc Rivers (Marquette) Assistant Coaches: Sam Cassell (Florida State), Armond Hill (Princeton), Brendan O’Connor (St. Anselm), Patrick Sullivan (North Carolina), John Welch (UNLV), Mike Woodson (Indiana) Athletic Trainer: Jasen Powell (Cal Poly Pomona)
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SEASON STATS THROUGH OCTOBER 23
G MIN PTS REB AST
PORTLAND
3 116.0 50.0 19.7 2 34.5 27.0 5.0 1.0 3 32.3 23.7 5.7 5.3 3 30.0 13.3 2.7 4.3 3 27.0 13.0 8.0 2.3 3 24.3 11.7 1.7 1.3 3 29.3 8.7 11.3 2.0 3 27.7 8.7 3.7 0.7 3 16.7 7.7 9.0 0.3 1 11.0 6.0 4.0 0.0 3 10.3 5.0 1.3 1.0 2 13.0 5.0 2.0 1.5 2 7.0 1.5 0.0 1.0 1 7.0 0.0 2.0 0.0
MCCOLLUM LILLARD TURNER NURKIĆ CONNAUGHTON AMINU HARKLESS DAVIS LEONARD NAPIER SWANIGAN LAYMAN COLLINS
G MIN PTS REB AST
LOS ANGELES 2 119.9 55.5 24.5 GRIFFIN L. WILLIAMS BEVERLEY GALLINAN JORDAN REED W. JOHNSON B. JOHNSON TEODOSIC THORNWELL HARRELL RIVERS DEKKER
2 30.5 29.0 10.0 3.5 2 24.5 15.0 3.0 6.0 2 25.0 12.5 2.5 1.5 2 31.5 11.5 6.5 2.0 2 29.5 10.0 18.5 0.5 2 13.0 10.0 4.5 0.0 2 17.0 6.0 4.0 1.5 1 6.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 2 16.0 5.5 0.5 4.0 2 5.0 5.5 0.0 0.5 2 5.5 4.0 1.0 0.5 2 29.5 3.5 1.5 3.0 2 9.5 3.5 1.5 1.0
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The Trail Blazers are dedicated to positively impacting the lives of children and families who have been historically underserved, where they live, learn and play. We support children and families in our region by providing resources to high quality, impactful nonprofit organizations providing critical services in Oregon and SW Washington. Throughout the 2016-17 season, Trail Blazers Inc. & Trail Blazers Foundation successfully gave $1.59 million of in-kind donations and $950,501 in grant dollars to local communities.
The Trail Blazers believe our home court extends far beyond the arena and everything we do in our lives makes an impact. We encourage fans to join us in our efforts to protect our planet and our community to ensure a brighter future for generations to come.
The Trail Blazers strive to ensure that every child has the opportunity to graduate from high school. We support youth in hitting the key benchmarks that ensure this achievement through their education.
The Trail Blazers work to create opportunities where youth are active every day, have access to learn and play basketball, and have positive coaches in their lives.
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RIP CITY ACADEMY LAUNCH The Trail Blazers in partnership with Nike launched Rip City Academy with a series of events for children, families and youth basketball coaches. The launch events kicked off the fall season of basketball and celebrated young athletes affiliated with the academy.
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB FALL JAMBOREE TAKEOVER AND COACHES CLINIC
KIDS PRESS CONFERENCE
On Saturday, September 30th the Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland launched their fall season of basketball through the Rip City Academy Program. Trail Blazers Youth Coaches hosted a basketball clinic, focusing on enhancing fundamentals of the game. Following the clinic, a Positive Coaching Alliance Certified Trainer and Trail Blazers Youth Coach provided coaches with a 1-hour coaching clinic. The coach’s clinic provided coaching tips to encourage equal play and opportunity for Rip City Academy athletes.
During Wells Fargo Fan Fest on October 1st, Rip City Academy Program athletes participated in a kids-only press conference. The press conference provided an opportunity for young athletes to ask Portland Trail Blazer Players unique questions about their basketball development, career path and more.
JUNIOR WHEEL BLAZERS COURT TAKEOVER & SCRIMMAGE
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB DEDICATION
During Wells Fargo Fan Fest on October 1st, Junior Wheel Blazers and Rip City Academy athletes took the court and participated in a team scrimmage. Following the scrimmage, youth athletes had the opportunity to participate in a high five tunnel for team captains Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum as they took the court for a Q&A with fans!
On October 2nd, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland in partnership with Nike and the Trail Blazers celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Boys & Girls Club of Rockwood. During the event, CJ McCollum spoke about his excitement to introduce his second dream center with the club, and Pat Connaughton joined Trail Blazers Youth Coaches to host a basketball clinic for youth in attendance.
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TRAIL BLAZERS GAME PROGRAM • SCHEDULE
DATE
OPPONENT
PT
Oct. 3 Oct. 5 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 Oct. 11 Oct. 13
Tue. Thu. Sun. Mon. Wed. Fri.
Phoenix Toronto @LA Clippers @Sacramento @Phoenix Haifa
7:00 PM 7:00 PM 12:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Oct. 18 Oct. 20 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 26 Oct. 28 Oct. 30
Wed. Fri. Sat. Tue. Thu. Sat. Mon.
@Phoenix 7:00 PM NBCSNW @Indiana 4:00 PM NBCSNW @Milwaukee 5:30 PM NBCSNW New Orleans 7:00 PM NBCSNW L.A. Clippers 7:00 PM NBCSNW Phoenix 7:00 PM NBCSNW Toronto 7:00 PM NBCSNW
Nov. 1 Nov. 2 Nov. 5 Nov. 7 Nov. 10 Nov. 13 Nov. 15 Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov. 22 Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Nov. 27 Nov. 30
Wed. Thu. Sun. Tue. Fri. Mon. Wed. Fri. Sat. Mon. Wed. Fri. Sat. Mon. Thu.
@Utah L.A. Lakers Oklahoma City Memphis Brooklyn Denver Orlando @Sacramento Sacramento @Memphis @Philadelphia @Brooklyn @Washington @New York Milwaukee
6:00 PM 7:30 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM 4:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM 7:00 PM
NBCSNW TNT NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW
Dec. 2 Dec. 5 Dec. 9 Dec. 11 Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Dec. 16 Dec. 18 Dec. 20 Dec. 22 Dec. 23 Dec. 28 Dec. 30
Sat. Tue. Sat. Mon. Wed. Fri. Sat. Mon. Wed. Fri. Sat. Thu. Sat.
New Orleans Washington Houston @Golden State @Miami @Orlando @Charlotte @Minnesota San Antonio Denver @L.A. Lakers Philadelphia @Atlanta
7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 4:30 PM
NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW TNT NBCSNW
HOME GAMES AWAY GAMES PRESEASON GAMES
TV
DATE
OPPONENT
PT
TV
Jan. 1 Jan. 2 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 30 Jan. 31
Mon. Tue. Fri. Sun. Tue. Wed. Fri. Sun. Tue. Thu. Sat. Mon. Wed. Fri. Tue. Wed.
@Chicago @Cleveland Atlanta San Antonio @Oklahoma City @Houston @New Orleans @Minnesota Phoenix Indiana Dallas @Denver Minnesota @Dallas @L.A. Clippers Chicago
5:00 PM 4:00 PM 7:00 PM 6:00 PM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:00 PM
NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW/ESPN NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW TNT NBCSNW
Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 11 Feb. 14 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Feb. 27
Fri. Sun. Mon. Thu. Fri. Sun. Wed. Fri. Sat. Tue.
@Toronto @Boston @Detroit Charlotte @Sacramento Utah Golden State @Utah @Phoenix Sacramento
4:30 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 6:00 PM 7:30 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM
NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW/ESPN NBCSNW NBCSNW/ESPN NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW
Mar. 1 Mar. 3 Mar. 5 Mar. 6 Mar. 9 Mar. 12 Mar. 15 Mar. 17 Mar. 18 Mar. 20 Mar. 23 Mar. 25 Mar. 27 Mar. 28 Mar. 30
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