Blazers, Suns and Controversies (with Gerald Bourguet)

The Rose Garden Report: A Portland Trail Blazers and NBA Podcast

Sean Highkin (@highkin) gives some thoughts on the start of the Blazers' road trip before being joined by Phoenix Suns beat writer Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) of PHNX Sports. They discuss the back-to-back the two teams recently split (10:45), the status of Deandre Ayton's relationship with the Suns (18:00), the impact of Cam Johnson's knee injury (22:30), the bizarre Jae Crowder situation (27:45), the Suns' title window with Chris Paul (34:40), how the Suns and Blazers are approaching building contending teams around point guards in their 30s (38:45), the status of the Suns' sale in the aftermath of the Robert Sarver investigation (43:35), and how to approach covering a team dealing with an off-court controversy (45:35).Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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