Jacked Ramsays: A Portland Trail Blazers Podcast

On the latest episode of Jacked Ramsays, host Danny Marang sat down with Portland Trail Blazers General Manager Joe Cronin to discuss a host of questions and issues. What did Cronin learn about players who can and can’t play with Damian Lillard (1:00) Are you comfortable going forward with the Dame (Lillard) and Ant (Simons) backcourt pairing? (3:00) How do you get a more veteran laden team when s...

Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they take a look at the exit interviews following the conclusion of the 2022-23 NBA season Damian Lillard, Jusuf Nurkic, Anfernee Simons, Jerami Grant and Shaedon Sharpe all came to the podium to answer questions from the player's side while Head Coach Chauncey Billups and General Manager Joe Cronin rounded out the day. What did they say and what does it me...

Join host Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they take a look at the M1 Abrams sized tank the Blazers have leaned into down the stretch, Shaedon Sharpe getting big minutes and a question Danny has received more than a few times already... have Anfernee Simons and Jusuf Nurkic played their last games for the Trail Blazers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted...

Join host Danny Marang with special guest from the Portland Trail Blazers, Trendon Watford! Together they discuss where Watford is from, his young basketball life where he was a McDonald’s All American and 3-time state champion out of Birmingham, Alabama. Then it’s onto his path to the NBA as an undrafted player out of LSU - what draft night was like and how he almost wasn’t a member of the Portla...

Damian Lillard set Moda Center ablaze, scoring a career high 71 points on the Houston Rockets Sunday night in Portland. We're going to talk all about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they take a look at All Star weekend, Damian Lillard getting his respect, and what path the Blazers head down on the final 24 game stretch of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertis...

Join Danny Marang following Monday night's win by the Portland Trail Blazers over the Los Angeles Lakers, 127-115. The newest Trail Blazers, Matisse Thybulle, Ryan Arcidiacono and Kevin Knox II all made their debuts tonight- with Thybulle starting and impressing all night night long. Damian Lillard continues his torrid run through the NBA over the last 45 days, dropping 40 points (his NBA leading...

Join Danny Marang for reactions following General Manager Joe Cronin's Trade Deadline press conference. Breaking news surrounding Gary Payton II and a perhaps failed physical that could lead to the trade falling apart altogether, the acquisitions of Cam Reddish, Matisse Thybulle, Ryan Arcidiacono and Kevin Knox, whether or not the Blazers have the assets to not only pursue a high impact player but...

Join hosts Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague for a trade deadline wrap up show - taking a look back at all of the deals for Portland and around the league. The Portland Trail Blazers send out forward Josh Hart and guard Gary Payton II at the deadline and bring in; Cam Reddish, Matisse Thybulle, Ryan Arcidiacono, Kevin Knox, five second-rounders from GSW, a protected 2023 Knicks first-rounder. Did t...

Join Danny Marang for a late night post game reaction to the news of Josh Hart traded for a 1st round pick, Cam Reddish, Ryan Arcidiacono and Svi Mykhailiuk - before the opening tip against the Golden State Warriors. A game that brought the best out of the Blazers, winning 125-122. Shortly after the game, the Phoenix Suns traded for Kevin Durant, sending Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, Cam Johnson and...

Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague for a Jacked Ramsays live mail bag 4 days away from the NBA Trade Deadline. Fresh off a 2-1 road trip where Damian Lillard continues the best stretch of his career, Anfernee Simons is growing into a role alongside Lillard, while the Blazers roll out unique small ball lineups with Jusuf Nurkic on the shelf until the team returns from the all star break. Apple:...

Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague hop on following Wednesday night's Portland Trail Blazers win over the Memphis Grizzlies on the road, 122-112. Buoyed by another 40+ point performance from Damian Lillard, the Blazers were able to runaway from Ja Morant and the Grizzlies despite losing two of their starters; Jusuf Nurkic in under 3 minutes to start the game (calf) and Jerami Grant at half time foll...

Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague for a like Jacked Ramsays Mail Bag where they'll dive into as many questions as they can ahead of the NBA trade deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Join Danny Marang for a rapid reaction following the Portland Trail Blazers win over the Atlanta Hawks, 129-125. Damian Lillard drop another 40+ point game in the month of January, Jusuf Nurkic and Josh Hart return from 1-game absences, Dejounte Murray matches Lillard with his own 40-piece while Jerami Grant, Anfernee Simons and Hart fill in just enough to get the win. Apple: https://podcasts.appl...

Join Danny Marang & Brandon Sprague for the first Mail Bag- Trade Deadline Edition where they will finally answer and take on all of your trade questions as we approach the NBA trade deadline less than 2 weeks away. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jacked-ramsays-a-portland-trail-blazers-podcast/id1578314007 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3KQ8g9JYJCSvxng0WoIFoI?si=M8ZTALHSTwy95...

Join host Danny Marang following Wednesday night's Trail Blazers victory over the Utah Jazz, 134-124. Led by Damian Lillard with the most efficient 60 point in NBA history (60 point on 21-29 FG, 9-15 3FG, 9-10 FT) who also managed 8 assists, 7 rebound and 3 steals. The win brings the Blazers to 23-25 on the season, only 2 games back from the 5th place LA Clippers. Could this be the start of anothe...

Join Danny Marang following Sunday night's 121-112 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers - blowing a 25 point lead and a quarter they won by 32 points. Thomas Bryant matched a career high 31 points and added 14 rebounds while LeBron James had 37 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists to push the Lakers over the top. What the hell happened? Where do the Blazers go from here? Will there be changes to the lineup...

Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague with special guest Casey Holdahl after the Blazers have won back to back games against the Dallas Mavericks and are in Denver to take on Nuggets for the last match up between the two teams this season, with Denver leading 2-1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

Join Danny Marang for post game reaction following the Blazers 2nd win in as many night against the Dallas Mavericks - who were without MVP candidate Luka Doncic. The win, finishes the season series between the two teams with both teams winning both matches on their home courts. Another milestone event, the return of Nassir Little following a 6-week absence due to a hip injury - a welcome sight as...

Join Danny & Brandon for this week's mail bag following the Blazers victory on the front end of a back to back against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Join Danny Marang for a Trail Blazers post game wrap following Saturday night's 136-119 win over Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Damian Lillard continues to shine after his 50 point performance vs the Cavaliers, while Jerami Grant, Anfernee Simons and Jusuf Nurkic all have great nights in their own right. Let's talk about what went right and what it means heading into tomorrow's back-to-back...

Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they assess where the Blazers are at the halfway point of the season. A look at the last 5 games and what they do or don't say about the Trail Blazers this year and going forward. Are there any signs that point to things getting better or is this who they are? A look at the analytics side of things - "what are the inputs and are you happy with them" - how t...

The Blazers fall 119-113 to Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland the Cleveland Cavaliers to lose their 5th straight game of the year and drop to 19-22 on the season (11th) but only 2 games out of 6th. Damian Lillard drops 50 but late game miscues, turnovers and clutch performances from Mitchell & Garland proved to be too much for Portland. Are there silver linings? What's next? Is there anything to ta...

After a little hiatus for Danny to get his PC repaired, Danny and Brandon are back! The Blazers however, aren't. Trapped in a 4 game skid and playing their worst basketball of the year, the Blazers are left searching for answers. Together they'll try to figure out just exactly what's going on, how to fix it and what the Blazers can do going forward. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jac...

Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague for the latest Jacked Ramsays Live where they take on some of your questions; but first it’s a salute to Damian Lillard passing Clyde Drexler’s all time scoring mark with the Trail Blazers - what it was like to be in the building as the franchise paid homage to Lillard’s accomplishment - and what he’s meant to this organization in his time so far. Then it’s on...