The Portland Trail Blazers won an NBA championship in 1977, and made the Finals twice in the early ‘90s. By the end of that decade, though, they were primed for a rebuild under new GM Bob “Trader Bob” Whitsitt. The team he assembled could’ve competed for a championship, but off-the-court problems stymied their success–and earned them the unforgettable moniker of “The Portland Jail Blazers”. UNTOLD: Jail Blazers, a new installment in Netflix’s now-long-running sports documentary series, takes a look at this pivotal moment in the history of one of the NBA’s underdog franchises.
The Gist: UNTOLD: Jail Blazers, like most of the docs in Netflix’s sports imprint, doesn’t experiment with format; it’s a straightforward telling of the story, with heavy reliance on interviews from involved parties. Here, that includes former Blazers GM Bob Whitsitt, players Damon Stoudemire, Bonzi Wells and Rasheed Wallace, and a handful of other voices from around
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