Fourth-year Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups sat out the club's 105-85 decimation of the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, as he was busy delivering his remarks amidst his enshrinement (as a player) the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield,

Chauncey Billups expressed gratitude to the Detroit Pistons for shaping his legacy as a winner during his Hall of Fame induction.

No, the reason why Chauncey Billups will be immortalized tonight as in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is because he carried the Colorado Buffaloes to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Portland Trail Blazers winning Wednesday night’s preseason game against Ratiopharm Ulm, a professional team from Germany, came with little doubt. The question was, could the Blazers gain much from playing against a team with far less talent at the Moda Center?

Head Coach Chauncey Billups of the Portland Trail Blazers talks to Scoot Henderson #00 during the game against the Phoenix Suns on January 1, 2024 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)

With preseason in the NBA getting close to being over, we still have some games to be played. One of those games that will be exciting to watch from a scouting perspective is Ratiopharm Ulm, traveling from Germany out of the Basketball Bundesliga League to play against the Portland Trail Blazers.