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“Even Doug Christie is paid in the $2m range, but this [Dundon’s $1.5m salary expectation] is less than what Doug Christie is getting in Sacramento.”

“There have also been rumblings out there that Dundon made a lowball offer to Thiago Splitter that he rejected. Now to be fair, Tom Dundon — on the record — has denied that.”

“You cannot, as an owner, get a reputation for skimping on spending. That is going to get your franchise in a lot of trouble… Players are well aware of this chatter already. Coaches are talking about this.”

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The T-shirt plan is another in a series of moves drawing attention in the weeks since the Blazers were officially purchased by Tom Dundon, a Texas billionaire who also owns the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes. He bought the team for $4.25 billion.

Sheel Tyle, co-owner of the Blazers, posted on X that "we are doing something else," but the team hasn't said or posted anything further on the matter.