The Portland Trail Blazers were steamrolled by the woeful Oklahoma City Thunder this week despite the Thunder being without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Tough nights happen in the NBA, poor shooting nights do as well, but it was a rough performance. On this week’s episode of the Blazer Focused podcast, Aaron Fentress and Craig Birnbach discuss the pre-trade deadline doldrums and what to make of Anfernee Simons’ (gasp) bad game. They discussed: ·     Why covering this team right now is a challenge ·     Trade deadline rumors ·     Will Anfernee wear down carrying such heavy minutes? ·     Regular features: Fact or Fentress and Theen’s No Look Passes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices