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Bill Oram: The Trail Blazers are a study in contradictions, even amid the winning
Bill Oram: The Trail Blazers are a study in contradictions, even amid the winning
Bill Oram: The Trail Blazers are a study in contradictions, even amid the winning

Published on: 02/04/2025

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Jerami Grant #9 of the Portland Trail Blazers dunks the ball during overtime against the Phoenix Suns at Moda Center on February 03, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images)

Before one of the signature wins of the Portland Trail Blazers’ unexpected, absurd and, yes, entertaining run of success, I had a conversation with Joe Cronin about the ambiguities of this tanking team that suddenly can’t stop winning.

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