Daniel Marks Most teams have a full bench of playerscoaches and an additional back row with coachesstaff Portland has 1 row with 7 empty seats I took a quick look at all the non-lottery-pick teams this year and it's true displays the philosophy of the new owner Tom Dundon

Bill Simmons My fear for people in Portland is that he Tom Dundon looked at what the expansion number would bewhich everybody's saying is between 7 billion and 8 billionand he's like 'Ahh I can just steal Portland for 425 billion and just move them somewhere else'

Bill Simmons One of the things I was fascinated by was 'Why did they let this guy buy the team Why let El Cheapo Tom Dundon get in there' Apparently they only had two offers for the Portland Trail Blazers sale I just don't think they had a lot of people that wanted to buy in

ESPN Windhorst When the Allen estate sold the team they did a very short lease Leases are usually 15-20 years they did a 5 year lease And theres almost no protection in the lease for the Blazers to leave Tom Dundon isnt interested in giving any money for this renovation It's a messy one

Brad Stevens on the 2nd apron We may not be sitting here if there was a rule in the CBA that said guys you drafted signed to 35 supermaxes count 25 against cap bc that would allow you to build out with a lot more flexibility47 of the cap is what Brown Tatum were when we won it all

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