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Blazers Sign Derrick Jones Jr

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Blazersland.com Editor-in-chief, Chris Craig, was born in Texas but has been a Blazer fan since he can remember. He grew up in Portland, playing street ball on the local court. He has played and coached at the high school level. He received a bachelor’s in English from Portland State University.

The Portland Trail Blazers have signed forward Derrick Jones Jr to a 2 year $19 million contract using their MLE. Jones, went to the NBA finals last season with the Miami Heat. He averaged 8.9 points and 3.5 assists for the 2019-20 season.

Though he doesn’t bring a a shooting touch to Portland ( He only shot 28% from deep last season) he is the current dunking champ and one of the best rim cutters in the NBA. He offers a much needed upgraded to the defense on the Blazers bench.

Nov 22, 2020Editor-in-chief

Blazers Top 10 Centers

In forty nine seasons, the Portland Trail Blazers have had sixty seven centers. Most of them not lasting more than a year on the team. But, there are a handful of them who not only endured, but made a lasting impression on the team and fans. Some of them helped lead the Blazers deep into […]

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Blazers Top 10 Shooting Guards

One of the most important positions in basketball, the shooting guard is often the primary scorer. They are depended on to be sharpshooters from the arc, to get to the basket with ease, and use their quickness to steal the ball from opponents. The Blazers have had some of the best shooters, some of […]

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Blazers Top 10 Point Guards

The point guard is in ways the most important and hardest position in the game of basketball.To be successful It requires not only skill and talent on the physical level, but the sharpest of minds. A point guard has to see the whole court, his fellow players, understand the game plan and execute it with […]

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Stealing Rip City?

Professional sports is a business. We are constantly reminded of that fact, as our favorite players leave in free agency (like LaMarcus Aldridge), and our arenas are renamed after failing healthcare corporations. But at the heart of pro sports, there is supposed to be a deep connection between the team and the city it represents. […]

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Where Will Hassan Whiteside Go?

As I posted yesterday on S2 would be happening this morning, I was able to have a conversation with someone who has been very plugged into the NBA for a number of years and whose opinion I greatly respect. It has been suggested that Portland is one of the places that will get consideration for […]

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