Kirk Goldsberry

I would continue to build around this core and try to build a top five defense and an adequate offense.

Yeah, I'm in on that.

I think the biggest thing they got to do is just lean in on Tiago and be like, this is a good coach.

We're the Portland Blazers.

Nobody expected much from us.

The last 30 games of the year, they were really good and had this thing.

I think the most important shooting project is Denny himself.

If Denny could learn to shoot a little more reliably, if he could develop a step back, he's such a gifted attacker.

He knows the dark arts, obviously, of getting to the free throw line.

You know, that's one of the more important player development challenges in the organization is just, can Denny become an average three-point shooter?

Can he do what some of the other gifted attacking players of his size have learned to do, like Luka Doncic, develop a step back?

Because that's really, if they can get that right, they're good.

I like their coaching staff, as I said.

And then Damian coming back.

So I think they have some interesting pieces there.

I haven't thought much about if they could attract somebody in the trade market, but you're exactly right.

Next week is the most fascinating week of the year for the trade machine, right?

Because all of these disappointing teams, then you start to look at players like you alluded to that could become available in the trade market over the summer.

There's going to be a nine-year-old kid at the Blazers game next year being like, mom, where's Douglas?

Where's Douglas for her at?