07-27-2026, 11:22 AM
(07-27-2026, 06:53 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: Mike Vorkunov on Trail Blazers: My question has always been where would they go, right? If they were to leave, and I think the probably the place that off the top of my head jumps out is Raleigh, North Carolina, right, which is where the Carolina Hurricanes, the hockey team that Tom Dundon owns and currently reside. And Portland is the 23rd largest media market in the country. Raleigh, on the list I saw this morning, is number 22. Portland probably has a larger population in its metro area, but he has an arena there. I think they just refurbished it, so that's ready to move in.
YouTube
I will be pissed if the NBA screws this up. Portland is a loyal fanbase....a good fanbase.
A lot of bad mojo with this new owner. He is clearly offering existing employees contract deals they can't accept, so they will leave and he can hire lower priced and younger people. He did win the Stanley Cup so he can point to that and you can't really come back at him. It just feels like it is going to go up in fire before he figures things out....and it sounds like he may want that to be outside of Portland.
I think Mike Schmitz got out at the right time. Not sure there is room for an expensive assistant GM in Portland with El Cheapo running things.