Why Isn't Damian Lillard a 2016 All-Star?

Blazer's Edge social media editor Brandon Goldner joins the weekend edition of the podcast to discuss Damian Lillard's 2016 All-Star snub, the development of Noah Vonleh, how the trade market will treat the Blazers this offseason, development of young pieces and more!

Hit play here to listen:

• 0:00 - Intros
• 1:25 - Dame's All-Star snub (Twitter question via @ColeJohnyy)
• 4:36 - Related: LMA didn't deserve All-Star bid?
• 7:47 - Related: Team success = All-Star bids
• 11:40 - Related: Criteria to pick All-Stars = Subjective
• 13:30 - Related: Did Dame's All-Star snub comments last year affect his chances this year?
• 18:32 - How watchable is the All-Star game, anyway?
• 20:29 - President Obama in the Celebrity All-Star Game?
• 21:18 - Noah Vonleh's development (Twitter question via @RipCitizen_NBA)
• 26:45 - Related: Vonleh (and Meyers) less hesitant to shoot lately
• 29:27 - Related: Blazers in playoff hunt is great experience, but draft pick would be nice too
• 36:54 - Hendo hasn't had a great season. Is he still trade bait?
• 45:35 - Roster moves, trades, development? (Twitter questions via @GRich27, @RyanMac895, and @aloha_ripcity)
• 47:12 - Related: CJ and Dame need time together
• 50:21 - Related: Development of current players is key
• 55:00 - Any particular players the Blazers should trade for right now?
• 1:00:16 - Meyers' good defense on Boogie Cousins: was it a mirage?

This week's intro music comes courtesy of local beatmaker and audio engineer Odar. See more of his work at soundcloud.com/odarbeats.

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