Grizzly Bear Blues *The NBA offseason is cooling down, but the takes at OTG aren't. This month, we are hitting you with the Hot Take Marathon. Check back every day for a spicy NBA take!* The Western Conference is going to be an absolute slugfest next season. Last season, only 3 wins separated the third seed Portland Trail Blazers (49 wins) and the ninth seed Denver Nuggets (46 wins). 2018-19 could see things get even tighter. Teams like the Nuggets, Lakers and Clippers all im

Source: Chicago Tribune This year’s free agency period has been a little slower than we all expected. In saying that, plenty of players have found new homes and there are still a few notable names on the market. With that, let’s look at some of the best fits for players who have changed teams. Tyreke Evans: Indiana Pacers Source: The Commercial Appeal My boy Kory Waldron was ecstatic with the Pacers signing of the former Grizzlie and with good reason. Evans had the best seaso

It seems like the Portland Trail Blazers have hit their ceiling. That happens. Sometimes an organization puts all of their chips into a young core with confidence that the only way to go is up. But eventually, the team runs out of room to grow. The part that makes things complicated for the Blazers: their ceiling isn’t that high, and it isn’t that interesting. LaMarcus Aldridge left Portland to play in San Antonio two full seasons ago. On top of that, four of the Blazers’ sta