Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #44 - BLAZERS @ MAGIC - JAN 23, 2025 - THUR - 4:00 PM - CHARGE - KUNP - BLAZERVISION

[Chris Craig]

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REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

(13) BLAZERS 15-28 (8) MAGIC 23-22

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STARTERS


Anfernee Simons° Deni Avdija

Toumani Camara° Jerami Grant

Robert Williams


Anthony Black K Caldwell-Pope

Franz Wagner° Paulo Banchero

Wendell Carter Jr°

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WHEN: JAN 23, 2025 - THURSDAY - 4:00 PM PST

WHERE: KIA CENTER ORLANDO FLORIDA



TV BROADCAST



Antenna 2.2, Xfinity 302/1170, DTV 688



47.1

STREAMING



RADIO BROADCAST


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BENCH


Shaedon Sharpe Scoot Henderson

Dalano Banton

Jabari Walker Duop Reath

Kris Murray° Rayan Rupert

Justin Minaya* Bryce McGowens*

Tazé Moore*

Matisse Thybulle° Donovan Clingan°

DeAndre Ayton°

* Two Way Player
° Injured Player


Jonathan Isaac° Cole Anthony°

Gary Harris° Jett Howard

Cory Joseph Caleb Houston

Tristan De Silva

Mac McClung* Trevelin Queen*

Moritz Wagner° Jalen Suggs°

Goga Bitadze°

* Two Way Player
° Injured Player

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COACH


Chauncey Billups


Jamahl Mosley

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INJURIES

BLAZERS

Matisse Thybulle - Ankle - Out
Donovan Clingan - Ankle - Out
Toumani Camara - Ill - Quest
Kris Murray - Chest - Quest
DeAndre Ayton - Knee - Out
Anfernee Simons - Back - Quest

MAGIC

Moritz Wagner - ACL - Out
Jalen Suggs - Back - Out
Franz Wagner - Oblique - Quest
Jonathan Isaac - Ill - Quest
Cole Anthony - Ill - Quest
Goga Bitadze - Conc - Doubt
Jett Howard - Ankle - Quest
Gary Harris - Ham - Quest

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

BLAZERS @ HORNETS 1/24 - 4:00 PM

BLAZERS VS THUNDER 1/26 - 3:00 PM

BLAZERS VS BUCKS 1/28 - 7:00 PM
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GAME NOTES
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• The Blazers are 40-29 vs the Magic all time
• Chauncey Billups is 2-4 vs Jamahl Mosley
• The Blazers and Magic will face each other again on 1/30
• Anfernee Simons hails from Orlando

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[UKRAINEFAN]

Quite a few questionables for Blazers.

 

[blazerfan11]

Quite a few questionables for Blazers.

Not Sharpe, Scoot and Avdija , though.

 

[Cugel]

Have to play the rooks tonight . Must loose.

 

[Freshtown]

Must lose game

 

[blazerkor]

Have to play the rooks tonight . Must loose.

I agree they should stay loose but we also have to lose. We need these losses to secure a good lotto position.

 

[HailBlazers]

I hope Simons goes off for 50.

 

[blazerfan11]

I hope Simons goes off for 50.

Does that make him more likely or less likely to be traded?

 

[HailBlazers]

Does that make him more likely or less likely to be traded?

To Orlando? Hopefully more likely.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Does that make him more likely or less likely to be traded?

More likely IMO

But refresh my memory on what Orlando has to offer. I know we want a FRP but who do we have to take back? Nobody they would give us would start for the Blazers.
I guess Isaac would if we traded Grant and benched Camara. But then there is his injury history.....

Anthony Black and Carter works, but will they do that along with what we really covet? (the FRP) Seems doubtful

 

[B-Roy]

Orlando has their own and Denver's pick. Their own is currently 15th. Denver's is 24th. Obviously I'd like the better of both, but we may have to settle for the worse of both.

 

[wizenheimer]

More likely IMO

But refresh my memory on what Orlando has to offer. I know we want a FRP but who do we have to take back? Nobody they would give us would start for the Blazers.
I guess Isaac would if we traded Grant and benched Camara. But then there is his injury history.....

Anthony Black and Carter works, but will they do that along with what we really covet? (the FRP) Seems doubtful

Cole Anthony + Gary Harris + the more favorable of the 2025 Orlando/Denver 1st's for Simons + Reath.

gives the Blazers a 2nd first round pick in June. Orlando is currently 8th seed in the east and their pick could be 15th-7th. But it also could slip into the lottery so they'd want it to be lottery protected. If it is in the lottery than Portland gets the Denver pick plus at least one second

this would give the Blazers 11.3M in space below the tax line. Meaning the Blazers could either use their MLE as a TPE up to that amount; or use the 6.5M TPE from the Dame trade as a landing spot for a contract some team wants to dump for tax or apron reasons, in exchange for another draft pick

it would also shave 14.5M off of next season's payroll

 

[bemac]

Chance at 3 in a row! So important for the development of this young team.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Cole Anthony + Gary Harris + the more favorable of the 2025 Orlando/Denver 1st's for Simons + Reath.

Reath's inclusion in that deal (according to fanspo) would make the salary differential slightly too much. Would work with Black or Goga instead of Harris (but then they'd likely be unwilling to include the pick).

 

[MickZagger]

Cole Anthony + Gary Harris + the more favorable of the 2025 Orlando/Denver 1st's for Simons + Reath.

gives the Blazers a 2nd first round pick in June. Orlando is currently 8th seed in the east and their pick could be 15th-7th. But it also could slip into the lottery so they'd want it to be lottery protected. If it is in the lottery than Portland gets the Denver pick plus at least one second

this would give the Blazers 11.3M in space below the tax line. Meaning the Blazers could either use their MLE as a TPE up to that amount; or use the 6.5M TPE from the Dame trade as a landing spot for a contract some team wants to dump for tax or apron reasons, in exchange for another draft pick

it would also shave 14.5M off of next season's payroll

Where do I sign?

 

[MickZagger]

Chance at 3 in a row! So important for the development of this young team.

Id rather add another top pick in a loaded draft.

 

[wizenheimer]

Reath's inclusion in that deal (according to fanspo) would make the salary differential slightly too much. Would work with Black or Goga instead of Harris (but then they'd likely be unwilling to include the pick).

ok...yeah....by 40K or so. I made the mistake of 7.5M + 250K.

Blazers could waive Reath....OR...add Rupert to the deal. nd yeah, I know....people are holding out hope for Rupert. I'm not though....mostly

 

[blazerfan11]

Casey Holdahl
@CHold
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40m
Simons is in, Ayton is out — Williams III gets the start in his place. Camara and Murray are still to be determined.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Simons is in.

Please, please, please go off for 50 (but still lose)

 

[B-Roy]

Looks like Toumani is a go. Means both Scoot and Shaedon off the bench.

 

[blazerfan11]

Casey Holdahl
@CHold
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40m
Simons is in, Ayton is out — Williams III gets the start in his place. Camara and Murray are still to be determined.

So who comes off the bench? If it's Camara then Billups is full of crap about wanting an "attacking defense" which he keeps saying.

Scoot, Camara, Deni, Robert Williams,Grant, Simons. 6 players.


@TrailBlazersPR
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15m
INJURY UPDATE: Deandre Ayton is OUT for tonight’s game @ ORL. Toumani Camara, Kris Murray and Anfernee Simons are AVAILABLE to play.

 

[blazerfan11]

Looks like Toumani is a go. Means both Scoot and Shaedon off the bench.

Scoot off the bench? That would be a step back for Billups. Scoot's earned a starting spot.

 

[Blazinaway]

Id rather add another top pick in a loaded draft.

and where/how do you think that's going to happen?

 

[Blazinaway]

be interesting if Cronin was at the game in Orlando

 

[MickZagger]

and where/how do you think that's going to happen?

By losing games

 

[B-Roy]

Jerami Grant....

 

[B-Roy]

Rob Williams is so freaking good.

 

[blazerfan11]

Can't believe Simons started over Scoot. Or I guess that's Billups. I should expect it. Shite.

Billups has "developed" Scoot and Sharpe to be bench players.

 

[B-Roy]

Scoot will never start over Ant because they need to move him. The sooner y'all accept that the better.

 

[illmatic99]

This is just idiotic. Why do we still have Simons and Grant in front of Scoot/Sharpe? Trade them already