Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano

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Canzano: Damian Lillard -- and Trail Blazers fans -- stuck together
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Canzano: Damian Lillard -- and Trail Blazers fans -- stuck together

"They may not trade the guy."

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Jul 19, 2023
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Damian Lillard is under contract through 2026-27 in Portland.

Miami doesn’t have the pieces. The Trail Blazers don’t want to get pantsed in front of the rest of the NBA, so they won’t settle. What’s left is a summer standoff that threatens to leave Damian Lillard stuck in a Portland uniform to start next season.

Anyone ever dealt with Bert Kolde?

The vice chairman of Trail Blazers, Inc. is a less-than-holistic cat. A variety of vendors and arena tenants who have had dealings with him over the years tell me Kolde doesn’t just drive a hard bargain, he’s often intentionally difficult.

In fact, the operator of an entity that was faced with doing business with with the Blazers in recent years recently told me a story about Kolde. It rented the Moda Center for a few dates every year. But one year, the business was presented with steep and unexplained rate hike.

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