Blazer's Edge: Trading for James Harden

On this week's Blazer's Edge podcast, host Danny Marang is joined by Blazersedge.com Associate Editor, Steve Dewald to take a look at: James Harden adding the Trail Blazers to his list of potential destinations and why Portland needs to act now, Portland's first two games vs the Utah Jazz and the Houston Rockets, Carmelo Anthony's rough start with the second unit, Enes Kanter doing Enes Kanter things, Jusuf Nurkic getting back in the groove, Damian Lillard is still REALLY good and the upcoming road trip that will see Portland take on Lebron James, Anthony Davis, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard and Steph Curry. That and more on this week's episode! Intro Opening comments Steve Dewald - Blazersedge.com Associate Editor Looking ahead to a road trip to Los Angeles 2:00 Quick thoughts on Blazers v Rockets 3:30 What did you see - concerns? 4:30 Finding the sweet spot - aggressive vs conservative defense Trading for James Harden 8:00 Does Portland really have a chance? 9:00 Where would Harden rank as a talent on Day 1 if he became a Blazer? 12:30 The timeline makes sense right now 15:30 Would you include Gary Trent Jr in a deal? 19:00 Who is Portland competing with in a deal? 20:00 Where does Portland's offer rank? 24:00 What advantage does Portland have right now? 26:00 Who wants to see this deal happen? 27:30 Diving back into Blazers v Rockets 30:00 The differences between Game 1 & 2 effort & consistency Jusuf Nurkic shows life Rodney Hood coming out of his own shadow 32:00 Carmelo Anthony is battling Father Time 34:30 Does Melo find a way back into the starting lineup 39:30 Giving Enes Kanter some props 41:00 Looking ahead to the return of Zach Collins 43:00 Getting Harry Giles into the game 44:00 Why did Gary Trent Jr only play 6 minutes vs HOU? 45:00 Are you buying the reasoning? 45:30 There's something here...but what is it? 49:00 Laker, Clippers & Warriors - is 2-2 a successful road trip? 50:00 Closing comments Outro