The Church of Roy podcast returned this week to discuss where the Trail Blazers are landing in the annual player rankings. Before getting to the rankings from Sports Illustrated and ESPN, hosts Brian Wilcox and Steve Dewald take a deep dive into the burgeoning relationship between center Jusuf Nurkic and coach Chauncey Billups.
Brian and Steve touch on the noteworthy quotes from post from The Athletic’s Jason Quick. Steve highlights that the Klutch appears to be on the same page when it comes to having Billups and Nurkic on the same page. Brian discusses the optics of players openly discussing the mentality behind a contract year.