Damon Stoudamire downloads on Trail Blazers and why NBA free agents don't love Portland: Former Trail Blazers guard Damon Stoudamire joined me on Thursday on the Bald Faced Truth radio show (12-3p on 102.9-FM and 750-AM) in a riveting 20-minute interview that covered a lot of ground. The current University of the Pacific basketball coach talked about the legalization of marijuana, growing up in Portland, and eventually the conversation turned to NBA free agency and why Stoudamire thinks Portland will always struggle to attract free agents. -- The Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers' Meyers Leonard to participate in Basketball Without Borders Global Camp: CJ McCollum will not be the only player representing the Portland Trail Blazers at All-Star Weekend. Meyers Leonard will be joining his teammate in New Orleans this week to participate in the NBA's Basketball Without Borders Global Camp. The camp, created and hosted by the NBA and FIBA, will benefit 67 high school kids from 32 countries and territories across the globe. -- The Oregonian

Patience, please -- Stoudamire settles in as college head coach: With greater sense of urgency, the Tigers sprint through their screens and cuts and finish the play with a dunk off a lob pass at the rim. The coach nods his approval, then moves to the next task. This is Damon Stoudamire's life now, as first-year head coach of a lower-echelon West Coast Conference program located in Stockton, California, once named the most miserable city in the United States by Forbes Magazine. -- Portland Tribune