[Quick] Deni Avdija, Micah Nori and the summer phone call that defines Trail Blazers’ quick start

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• [Quick] Deni Avdija, Micah Nori and the summer phone call that defines Trail Blazers’ quick start

  DENVER — To understand why the Portland Trail Blazers are the talk of the NBA this early November, you have to go back to the summer. Back to a phone call. It was June 30, one day after the Trail Blazers had traded for All-Star point guard Ja Morant, and Deni Avdija dialed Portland’s new coach, Micah Nori. Nori, who had been on the job exactly one week, was in South Carolina, preparing for a get-to-know-you lunch with Morant, when he received Avdija’s call. From Avdija, there was no complaini...

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