Highest Hopes and Reasonable Expectations for the Young Blazers - a podcast by SB Nation

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Jamie Hudson of NBCSportsNW joins Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang to talk all things related to Blazer's Summer League; the emergence of Wade Baldwin, Anfernee Simons showing more than expected early on, CJ McCollum's shoe release, the growth of Zach Collins and more! Danny and Tara break down what really matters at Summer League, what's best to observe and what's better to discount, how impactful can the young Blazers be, highest hopes and likely expectations and more!
Intro
Opening Comments
Jamie Hudson joins the show
Things you may notice in the media section
Caleb Swanigan talking on the floor
How do you get this far into the show and not mention Wade Baldwin
Has Baldwin played himself into a contract with the Blazers this season
Wade Baldwin and #fullthrottle
Veteran Blazers and the impact on the young Blazers
CJ McCollum appreciates Anfernee Simons' patience early on
McCollum's shoe release
Biggest changes for Zach Collins between last year and this year
Anfernee Simons' focus for the season- targeting the defensive side of the ball
Jamie's latest
How will the young players work their way onto the floor
How can Simons get on the court
Small forward position is wide open
Theme for the season; High hopes, reasonable expectations
Gary Trent Jr, what's the path for him this year
Can Trent Jr. be a defender
If Baldwin is guaranteed, how do the Blazers utilize him
Can Baldwin bring the nasty
Caleb Swanigan continues to struggle offensively
Zach Collins struggling to finish inside
Collins is showing out defensively but his offense is still a ways off
How does Collins improve offensively
Summer League Jake Layman
Will Layman make the leap from SL to the regular season
Will the Blazers tinker with the idea of Layman at the 4 this year
Favorite things about Summer League so far
Takeaways from Summer League overall
Closing Comments
Outro
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