Good piece by Zach Lowe

[UKRAINEFAN]

I don't think it's been posted yet. Lot about Lillard's leadership and decisions about how to play Leonard on defense, etc.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14877651/chemistry-commitment-blazers-ahead-schedule

 

[HailBlazers]

As Always.

Minutes after the Blazers found out LaMarcus Aldridge was bolting for San Antonio, breaking apart one of the league's most polished starting lineups, C.J. McCollum's phone rang. It was Damian Lillard.

"He basically told me, 'This is our chance to show everyone -- our coaches, the whole league, everyone -- that we can be elite together'," McCollum told ESPN.com

Love It.