Hooped Up

Vulcan and the Blazers have made progress on some other rebuilding efforts. They have hired Kevin Pritchard as general manager, have completed a deal to buy back the Rose Garden and are negotiating with Comcast to create an all-sports cable channel featuring the Blazers as a key partner. The team started season-ticket sales promotions weeks earlier than it normally does, and fans appear more hopeful about the team’s on-court prospects.

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