Editorial: Oregon must lob a dunk for the next Trail Blazers owner

Editorial: Oregon must lob a dunk for the next Trail Blazers owner

While conventional wisdom suggests that whoever buys the Portland Trail Blazers won't be permitted to move them, the city and state shouldn't pin the franchise's future on that hope, the editorial board writes. Elected officials, community advocates and business leaders should strategize how to prove to the next owner and the NBA that Portland is the only place the team should be.