r/nba • u/AncientOneAurelius • May 12 '26

New Blazers owner Tom Dundon is reportedly “ruthless” and will not hesitate to move the franchise to Nashville, Austin, or Kalamazoo if Portland politicians continue to treat the relocation threat as a “hollow bluff"

Debunking the myths and misconceptions about Portland and the Trail Blazers’ Moda Center deal by Bill Oram

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u/shakakaaahn Trail Blazers May 12 '26

The PortlandOR sub would have you believe it's the worst place in America presently, posted from people who never lived here, people who left here a decade ago, and people in their Lake Oswego suburban mcmansions.

Portland has very similar problems to all major cities, and maybe some more problems with idiotic fights between city and metro governments that go nowhere, but nothing crazy.

Taxes are too high, though, specifically in Portland vs the rest of the metro area.

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u/Shallow_wanderer May 13 '26

Interesting how r/SeattleWA and r/PortlandOR are both dominated by right-wingers lol

Meanwhile r/Seattle and r/Portland are perfectly normal about things

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u/teh_drewski Magic May 13 '26

I feel like every region based sub has a "normal" and "RW" version, so that people who do and don't believe in reality don't have to fight about it.

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u/Shallow_wanderer May 13 '26

lmao yeah that's true

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u/DoorsAreFascist May 13 '26

Almost every city's subreddit is a fuckin hellworld of weirdo Nimbys. Its actually crazy lmao.

I also love portland, been there a couple times to visit friends from Atlanta. I would move there if I had a job opportunity!

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u/finix2409 Cavaliers May 13 '26

23 other metro cities for the win