Blazer's Edge

As Rip City prepares for the start of the new season, we welcome Trail Blazers’ sideline reporter Brooke Olzendam to the WHAT podcast to get us all caught up on what is happening with the team. She’s been getting to know the new players over the past few weeks and gives us her impressions so far: Whiteside’s humor, Tolliver’s smarts, Hezonja’s intensity, and Bazemore’s joy. Along the way we get a story about the Goonies house in Astoria, and update on Jusuf Nurkic, and two new songs to add to the 2020 Trail Blazers Playlist.  Highlights 1:00 Icebreaker: Weekend getaway suggestions for new team members? 5:30 Impressions of the new players. Very cohesive, they were eager to get started. Kent Bazemore is shooting well. They like the coaching staff and the freedom to play to their strengths.  7:30 Getting to know brand new players, how does she figure out the best way to cover them, make them comfortable and open? 9:30 Did anyone surprise you now that you are getting to know them? Hassan Whiteside is really funny