Recapping the Portland Trail Blazers first preseason game of the 2022-23 season. The Blazers lost to the Clippers in a game that didn't count, but more importantly Damian Lillard looked like Damian Lillard. Plus Jerami Grant looks like the rangy athlete Portland has been searching for for years.

Plus some thoughts on Josh Hart and the starting small forward spot, Anfernee Simons' debut and how Portland might approach the second unit.

We close the show talking Keon Johnson, who looked solid and helpful and Shaedon Sharpe, who looked a lot like a rookie.

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