Name: Pam Donegan
Position: Team concierge
Years with Blazers: 14
Her job: “When we get a player, what I help them do is transition into Portland … so they can concentrate on their teamwork.”
What is involved: “It just depends on the player. If you were to come to our team, I would sit down with you and ask you questions. ‘Are you single? Are you with a family?’ And just kind of show them the metropolitan area. For each player, it’s formed upon what they need.”
Marcus Camby: “He’s just such a wonderful player, and his family is incredible. That was just another smooth (transition). We’re getting such a great caliber of players that it just makes my job incredibly easy and rewarding to work with someone like that.”
The Blazers: “I have to say that I hear — because I only work for the Portland Trail Blazers — that (owner) Paul Allen goes an extra step for his NBA team and does a lot of extra things. And one of those would be my position: There’s someone that helps them relocate and transition easier. It’s something really nice that he does and has offered to his players when they come here.”
