In terms of marketing, Portland is 23 out of the top 25 markets. To give an idea, NY is 1, LA 2, Indianapolis is 25, Miami is 17. Portland has about 1% of the total us population (at about 1,100,000) while NY has 6.6% of the us population at 7.3 million. Add in Nike, Adidas, an arena with less than 500 season tickets left...I bet my money that IF (a big if) Utah pissed off Deron, he'd consider Portland just as much or more than NY or LA.
Did you just make these numbers up? Do you know how many people live in the US, Portland, or New York? Portland is a small fraction of a percent of the total US population. Deron's decision to play for a small market or not will be determined by his own priorities (endorsement money, or championships)
100 * 1.1 mill = 110 mill
15.15 * 7.3 mill = 110 mill
US is about 300 mill by the way