As one of the coastal NBA teams, located in a region apart from their fellow franchises, the routinely experience one of the most travel-intense schedules in the league. Though it’s a matter of course, it also becomes reality in the lives (and bodies) of players and coaches who experience it.
In his latest Stein Line substack [subscription required], NBA writer Marc Stein chatted with Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups about the schedule. Stein was doing some mild complaining about the flights out of his home base, Dallas, and Billups reminded him about Portland’s perpetually-tough itineraries.