When Should Portland Make a Trade? - a podcast by SB Nation

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang are joined by Blazer's Edge editor Steve Dewald to take a look at fringe moves, making the first trade, the never ending links to Kevin Love, understanding GM speak, the improvement of Hassan Whiteside, buyers vs. sellers market, the next 5 games and how it could set the tone - and a lot more!

Intro 
Opening Comments 2:00
Changing Expectations
Using the DPE 4:00
Making fringe moves 5:00
Steve Dewald talks smaller moves 6:00
Torrey Craig, Justin Jackson & DJ Wilson
Risks of waiting to address the bench 11:30
Has the outside view of POR possibly changed with Free Agents? 12:30
Could POR moving expiring deals hurt how they’re viewed? 18:00
Were things as busy Dec 15th last year? 21:00
How often do the Blazers do the thing that they telegraph? 22:00
Likelihood of getting Kevin Love
Reading between the lines and GM speak 24:00
The appearance of desperation 26:00
Taking a look at Kevin Love 28:00
When could POR look to make a move? 30:30
Seller vs Buyer market 33:00
The improvement of Hassan Whiteside 38:00
Whiteside-Labissiere lineup thoughts 46:30
Looking at Bazemore’s integration into the starting lineup 50:30
Looking at the next 5 games and setting the tone? 54:00
Signaling intent for the rest of the season 1:00:00
Closing Comments
Outro
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