Rip City Report, Episode 99

On this edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com discuss the Trail Blazers’ playoff chances, the immense void left by the injury of Jusuf Nurkić, whether he will return for the playoffs and if he even should, a random chat about the Eastern Conference vs. the Western Conference, Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum being nominated for prestigious awards from the Professional Basketball Writers Association and finish by answering listener questions about Nurkic comparisons, pet peeves while traveling, Evan Turner’s role, why the Blazers haven’t picked up another center, the new logo/uniforms, postgame locker room interviews and more.