We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast

Rose and Tara wrap up their thoughts on the 2025-26 season, talk about the new Fire season and announce the winners of the 2025-26 WHAT Awards, the only awards that matter!

The season is wrapping up, the Blazers are in the play in as the 8th seed! We caught up about our early thoughts on the new ownerships, answer listener questions, and threaten to withhold the WHAT Awards if they don't take care of business with Sacramento. (They did, here is the ballot: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOLS994wBT_UuvQooK033nXf818cS2NzKgnYQY1zAEShDF9g/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=117146787304348480959)7:00 New ownership first impressions15:00 Did we get kicked out of the group chat?20:00 Matisse Thybulle, house cat25:00 Centers Donovan Clingan and Robert Williams III taking (and making) threes31:00 Question from Jason: Would you rather the Blazers make the playoffs or be in the lottery?40:00 Blake Wesley or Caleb Love next season?42:00 San Pedro ‪@linssenp.bsky.social‬ Eventful season47:00 KeanuReevesBook; enough with the Clippers!! 59:00 Rose (does not) define “double dribble” and “traveling” (question via @octdesertlover.bsky.social1:02:00 Keith wish we could have seen more Yang Hansen 

Announcing the 2026 WHAT Award Nominations!First we caught up with Conor Bergin of Blazers Edge then he joined us to announce the nominees for the Most Important Awards of all, the 2026 WHAT Awards! 1:00 Catching up with Conor: Coach is arrested, Deni Avdija is an All Star, Donovan is a beast, Tiago Splitter is holding it down, Vít Krejčí arrives . . . It was great catching up with him to get some behind the scenes stories about this Blazer’s season. 15:30 Sidy (pronounced City) Cissoko profile - how it came about, what didn’t make it into the article41:00 WHAT Award nominations introduction42:00 Most Valuable Blazer:Donovan ClinganTiago SplitterSidy Cissoko & Caleb Love “Two Way Brigade”Deni Avdija52:00 Blazer CutiePat ConnaughtonJusuf NurkicDeandre AytonRodney Hood1:01:00 Fashion MomentBlake Wesley big shortsToumani HeadbandJerami Grant hand made hatsKris Murray’s commitment to team issued sweats1:13:00 Most Improved BlazerDonovan ClinganToumani CamaraRob Williams IIISidy Cissoko1:17:30 MVPDonovan Clingan's dog Ollie Kris Murray's dogs Rosie and Indie Maybe: Vít Krejčí’s dog who we don’t know anything about but Conor is going to find out their name and we’re sure they are a very good girl or good boy. +1:26:00 Celebrator man of the year awardSidy CissokoScoot HendersonBlake WesleyThe Box1:33:00 Takes

We catch up on how we are feeling about the team now vs expectations we had in the beginning of the season. We also ask about what we have been surprised about? Then we do a deep dive into Blake "Hot Wheels" Wesley (a nickname we should all get behind!)00:10 Expectations vs reality6:30 Half time adjustments who knew we'd ever come to love the 3rd quarter? 10:15 Donovan Klingan's growth36:15 Blake "Hot Wheels" Westley: Early life and NBA52:53 Family and Community1:1:18:47 Nicknames: if a player has to give themselves a nickname thats on us 1:24:15 Schedule chaos (and betting Booooooooo)https://x.com/MananaZoo/status/1942742940666786296 Spurs Fans Reddit thread about Blake WesleyAfter ‘depressing’ summer, Blake Wesley in mix for spot in Trail Blazers rotationFrost Spurs Stories | San Antonio Spurs Blake Wesley's Trip Back Home What Blake Wesley brings to the San Antonio Spurs: ‘He got guys easier shots’ - The AthleticEx-Riley hoops coach threatens lawsuit against South Bend schoolsDerrick Wesley, Jr. v. South Bend Community School Corporation et al, No. 3:2019cv00032 - Document 53 (N.D. Ind. 2019) :: Justia

Its All Star Break and we're talking about Portland Trail Blazer's FOUR participants in the festivities: Donovan Clingan and Yang Hansen in the Rising Stars, Deni Avdija in the All Star Game and of course, or special guy, the man of the people, storyteller and the heart of RipCity, Damian Lillard, THREE time 3 Point Contest winner!Plus - a few more Blazer tier rankings, takes and a few minutes on Olympics to open it up!