SPORTS 2-7-24

NBA

The Trail Blazers roster may not look too different when they tip-off tomorrow against the Pistons. But a lot could happen between now and then. NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski said on his ESPN podcast the deal to trade guard Malcolm Brogdon would have to be huge in order for Portland to move him. He’s averaging 15 points a game and has another year left on his contract. Sacramento could have its eyes on forward Jerami Grant. There would apparently need to be a lot of value out of the Kings for that to happen however. The Blazers are committed to a rebuild but want to maintain some veteran presence for the young squad according to several reporters close to the Blazers.

College Baseball:

OSU is ranked in the top 10 of all the major polls. The Beavers were selected at Number 7 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, which was released yesterday. OSU is fifth in Baseball America, seventh by D1Baseball.com, eighth by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and ninth by Perfect Game. Also yesterday, second baseman Travis Bazzana was named a preseason First-Team All-American by the Baseball Writers Association. He's also  named Second-Team All-American by Baseball American.  That makes four pre-season teams for the junior. Oregon State opens their 2024 schedule Friday the 16th in Surprise, Arizona.

Oregon reliever Austin Anderson was named a second-team All-America by the Baseball Writers. The Ducks season starts next Friday in Arlington, Texas.

The 15th ranked Oregon Softball team opens their season tomorrow in Clearwater Florida in the Leadoff classic playing six games in four days.

Local:

The Girls Basketball Coaches Polls have Redmond 6th and Mountain View 9th in 5A, Madras is 9th and Crook County is 10th in 4A.

Girls and Boys Basketball - La Pine plays Elmira, Culver takes on Santiam,