Portland Snubs Two-Way Players on Playoff Road Trip to San Antonio

Portland did not bring its two-way players Caleb Love, Chris Youngblood and Jayson Kent on the road for the first two games of its playoff series in San Antonio, a move Sean Highkin calls “outside standard practice” and tied to owner Tom Dundon’s cost-cutting reputation; two-way players aren’t postseason eligible but are typically on road trips, while Love and Sidy Cissoko had contributed during injury-plagued stretches; the piece also notes broader budget concerns around coaching hires and staff costs.