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Jethro is has been covering his hometown team, the Portland Trail Blazers, for more than two years now and is an expert on the team and on the NBA. Despite his west coast background, he adopted the Houston Texans as his favorite NFL team when he was younger. Jethro is the senior editor of The Lead and graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Journalism.

60 Articles
Damian Lillard
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Damian Lillard is NBA’s Most Cursed Yet Resilient Star

Damian Lillard has had the worst luck of any star player of this generation. “Pressure, nah. Fam, this is just playing ball. Pressure...

April 29, 2025
Chauncey Billups Blazers
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Portland Players Chose to Keep Chauncey Billups

Among Blazer fans, there were a lot of mixed emotions about the franchise’s decision to give Head Coach Chauncey Billups a multi-year contract...

April 18, 2025
Stephen A Smith
NBASports & Lifestyle

If LeBron-Stephen A. Smith Drama Bothers You, Stop Clicking

The Stephen A. Smith-LeBron James beef that has been percolating for months, now boiling over on ESPN’s airwaves, sums up everything that is...

March 28, 2025
Laremy Tunsil
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Texans Trading Tunsil Is a Massive Gamble

In 2024, the worst unit on the field each week for the Houston Texans was their offensive line. This week they traded away...

March 14, 2025
Blazers
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Mavs Mayhem Brings Blazers a Play-In Opportunity

A lot can change throughout an NBA season. For a frightening example of just how much, look no further than the Dallas Mavericks....

March 7, 2025
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The Blazers Can Find Their Future in the 2025 Draft

The Portland Trail Blazers are pushing for the play-in. The players have said it themselves, and given that it’s likely Chauncey Billups’ last...

February 25, 2025
NBA All-Star
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NBA All-Star Game Hits All-Time Low

NBA fans love to talk.  While the league put competitive basketball to its annual halt this weekend, the chatter surrounding the sport egged...

February 18, 2025
Blazers trade deadline
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Potential Blazers Trade Deadline Deals

Like most rebuilding teams, the Portland Trail Blazers are firmly in the mix of trade discussions— they’re holding ample win-now veterans up for...

January 31, 2025
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Scoot Henderson’s Surge Stopped Short

Scoot Henderson easily had the best four-game stretch of his young career.  And the Blazers decided to bench him. A Sizzling Stretch Starting...

January 26, 2025
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The NBA’s Top Five Worst Contracts

The NBA pays its players a lot of money. Almost every player who makes their way into a starting lineup at some point...

January 20, 2025
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Downhill Deni Avdija Has Found a Home in Portland

Deni Avdija got off to a rough start in the Pacific Northwest. In his first 13 games in a Blazer uniform, he shot...

January 8, 2025
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Can Scoot Henderson Fix His Shortcomings?

There are two sides of a coin. Heads or tails. Sweet or salty. Yin or Yang. Scoot Henderson‘s shortcomings are his fault, or...

December 19, 2024
NBA

What Winning the NBA Cup Would Mean

After weeks of colored courts, tiebreakers and group play, the Emirates NBA Cup has reached the knockout stage. Eight teams survived pool play,...

December 11, 2024
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NFL Week 14 Power Rankings

The playoff picture is starting to take shape. We have our first batch of eliminated teams, our first clinched division, and a whole...

December 4, 2024