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The national NBA power rankings came out on Monday across several major prominent outlets, and nearly all of them have the Portland Trail Blazers as a middle-of-the-road team ranked in the early 20s.  NBA.com’s list has the Blazers at No. 21, right behind the Milwaukee Bucks and ahead of their Western Conference rival Phoenix Suns. At 2-4, the Blazers have ... Read More »

While you and the rest of the sports world were focused on all of the Hollywood drama surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers and their head coaching saga, the Los Angeles Clippers were quietly solidifying themselves as a top five NBA team and entered the conversation of elite teams.  The Lakers had an eventful end of the week when they fired ... Read More »