On this edition of the Bulls Talk Podcast, Mark Schanowski, Kevin Anderson, and Kelly Crull preview the team’s west coast road trip, plus Blazers Insider Mike Richman gives us a scouting report on Damian Lillard and the Blazers
1:10 Bulls send message they need to be ‘tougher’
3:05 On difference between the team needing to be more physically tough vs mentally tough
5:55 On Zach LaVine’s chances of making the all-star team
9:40 On impact to LaVine and the team for the guard to make the all-star team
12:40 On Bulls open roster spot and why they are likely saving it for a potential trade
14:00 On Jabari Parker and how he’s handling his playing-time situation, impact on free agency
16:20 Look ahead to west coast trip
18:30 Impact of lottery reform on Bulls draft chances
21:20 Blazers Insider Mike Richman joins panel, outlook on Blazers currently
23:00 On Jusuf Nurkic and his reason he is having a career year
23:45 On Blazer’s struggle to get past the 2nd round of the playoffs
24:50 On Blazers salary situation and impact of high salary players on the roster
26:15 On CJ McCollum’s future and if Blazers would consider trading him
28:45 On Damian Lillard and if he is still an overlooked superstar
29:50 On importance of the 2nd half of the season to the Blazers and their future
30:45 Best places for fans to go in Portland before a Blazers game
31:40 On Portland mantra of “Keep Portland Weird”