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Damian Lillard is locked in for the Portland Trail Blazers. Amid all the rumors surrounding the star last season, Dame has committed to his team for the long run. Today, he has signed a massive two-year extension that will keep him in Oregon for five years. During the press conference for his contract signing, Damian […]

For the past year, Jerami Grant has been in the middle of a bunch of trade rumors. It seemed inevitable for him to get moved by the Detroit Pistons because their franchise is in a rebuilding phase, while Grant is looking for an opportunity to be competitive in the NBA Playoffs. Being moved to the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have long been linked with Jerami Grant even before they pulled the trigger on him with a trade before the NBA Draft. With that said, it didn’t surprise Grant at all that he’s now in Rip City and teammates with Damian Lillard. Grant admitted as much in his introductory press conference […]

After plenty of rumors, the Portland Trail Blazers finally pulled off the Jerami Grant trade, acquiring him from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for a 2025 first-round pick via the Milwaukee Bucks. The Blazers are trying to retool around Damian Lillard, and Grant gives them a rangy wing who should help improve their defense while […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are set to make a bit of noise in the offseason, and Lu Dort might be headed over to team up with Damian Lillard. Nothing is set in stone just yet. The Blazers are actually targeting Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby. Portland is willing to part with the No. 7 pick […]

The Detroit Pistons traded Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers for a measly future first-round pick in order to shed salary cap and create room for their planned free agency signings. Now, according to a report, the move for Deandre Ayton is looking more likely now. As Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report mentioned, the […]

Another pivotal summer for the Portland Trail Blazers got off to a rousing start on Wednesday, as the team filled its gaping hole on the wing by nabbing Jerami Grant in a pre-draft trade with the Detroit Pistons. Grant’s acquisition is hardly surprising by itself. He’d been linked to the Blazers in persistent trade rumors […]

Earlier Wednesday, the Portland Trail Blazers made a stunning trade with the Detroit Pistons. The Blazers landed Jerami Grant for a 2025 first-round pick. But apparently, the Trail Blazers are not satisfied with just Grant and are looking to wheel and deal further. According to Yahoo Sports NBA Insider Chris Haynes, the Trail Blazers are […]

The basketball world was buzzing after it was announced that the Portland Trail Blazers had acquired Jerami Grant from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for a 2025 first-round pick. This was a huge win for the Blazers, but apparently, not everyone on the team was happy. Blazers swingman Josh Hart caught wind of the big […]

After months of speculation, the Detroit Pistons finally pulled the trigger on a Jerami Grant trade, agreeing to send the forward to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. As reported by Adrian Wojnarowski, the Trail Blazers will send a 2025 first-round pick to the Pistons in exchange for Grant, with some second-round picks moving between […]

The 2022 NBA Draft is quickly approaching and the first big trade has officially gone through. With uncertainty surrounding the Portland Trail Blazers’ future, the front office made a massive move to beef up the roster. The deal was with the Detroit Pistons, as they are currently rebuilding the team around Cade Cunningham. Now, Jerami […]

The Miami Heat came moments away from making their second NBA Finals in three years. Despite bouncing back from an embarrassing 2020-21 season, they have some more moves to make to compete with Jimmy Butler leading the way. One trade option they are looking into is Jerami Grant of the Detroit Pistons. According to Adam […]

The Detroit Pistons currently hold the No. 5 overall pick in the upcoming 2022 NBA Draft. They are coming off a 23-59 season which was the second-worst record in the Eastern Conference. There were still plenty of positives to build off when looking at the young roster. Cade Cunningham had a productive rookie season in […]

Damian Lillard has spent almost his entire career as the better half of one of basketball’s most dynamic yet smallest backcourts. After finally trading C.J. McCollum at the trade deadline, the Portland Trail Blazers are nevertheless poised to keep Lillard in those confines for the foreseeable future by signing Anfernee Simons to a massive, multi-year […]

The Atlanta Hawks made the playoffs for the second straight season, though they took a significant step back this year, losing in the first round after advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021. It became very clear that the team was in need of another capable player alongside star guard Trae Young, who was […]

The Chicago Bulls have completed step one of their rebuild by making it back to the playoffs. Now, they have to find out a way to make this core a consistent playoff team. Their next chance to work toward that goal will come at the 2022 NBA Draft, where they have the 18th overall selection, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers don’t have the assets to trade for another superstar, and creating the cap space needed to sign a top-tier free agent outright—like rumored target Zach LaVine, for instance—would force general manager Joe Cronin to decimate the roster’s existing core. Under immense pressure to justify Damian Lillard’s re-commitment to Rip City and […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are looking to retool around Damian Lillard this offseason and will try to make a big splash to give him at least one new high-level teammate. The Blazers are armed with the No. 7 pick and a $20.9 million trade exception, though they could also look to create cap space for […]

The San Antonio Spurs are in an interesting spot with their roster following a play-in tournament appearance. San Antonio has been building up a young roster, but it may be time to speed it up. Dejounte Murray emerged as a star this season with his all-around game. Murray averaged a career-high in points (21.1), rebounds […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ historic post-All-Star tanking efforts didn’t pay off the way Joe Cronin and company imagined. All Portland has to show for its 2-21 finish to the regular season is the seventh selection in the draft come June 23rd, a stark disappointment for a team that entered lottery night with the sixth-best odds […]

The Sacramento Kings are building up toward becoming a playoff team after trading for Domantas Sabonis at the deadline. Sacramento now has a star duo with De’Aaron Fox and Sabonis but lacks the surrounding pieces to make them a playoff roster. Trading the 4th overall pick could help the Kings acquire an established piece. Many […]

Gravity of the New Orleans Pelicans advancing past the play-in tournament extends far beyond The Big Easy. Thousands of miles away, reverberations of their stunning rise from 1-12 bottom-feeder to thorny playoff upstart—with the chance to take a 2-1 first-round lead on basketball’s best team—will be felt throughout what was supposed to be a transformative […]

With CJ McCollum no longer a part of the Portland Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard is going to need a new star to help him carry the franchise. Lillard, who has been some sort of a forgotten man this season because he missed a bunch of games due to injury, reportedly shares a mutual interest with […]

C.J. McCollum drained a tough mid-range jumper in crunch time, giving his team a two-possession lead. Robert Covington changed the game when deployed as a full-time small-ball five. Norman Powell came alive after intermission. Larry Nance Jr. forcefully answered the bell with the season on the line, providing a palpable two-way impact off the bench. […]

Damian Lillard’s pointed demands for an improved supporting cast have still yet to be addressed. It has been almost a year since the most loyal superstar in basketball threatened to leave Rip City, and all the Portland Trail Blazers have to show for it is the mere possibility of finally meeting his mandate. CJ McCollum […]

As the Orlando Magic decided to go on another direction toward the end of last year, their 2021-22 campaign was another disappointing showing for the rebuilding squad. There were some notable names that showcased their wares, like Cole Anthony and Wendell Carter Jr.but the major problem for a young team is the consistency of playing […]

The New York Knicks are set to conclude a disappointing 2021-22 season after making it to the playoffs last year. Currently holding a 36-45 record at the 11th spot of the Eastern Conference, a lot of changes will surely have to be made for Tom Thibodeau’s squad in the upcoming offseason. Looking back, the Knicks’ […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ immediate focus once the regular season mercifully comes to a close on Sunday will be the NBA draft. Locked into the league’s sixth-highest lottery odds, Portland is guaranteed a top-10 pick and could net a second lottery selection if the New Orleans Pelicans are ousted from the play-in tournament. But with […]

The Sacramento Kings kept their promise to acquire a star in hopes of reaching the playoffs. Unfortunately for them, the addition of Domantas Sabonis wasn’t enough to get them into the postseason. Their playoff drought has now extended to the historic length of 16 years. The Kings’ front office has now put themselves in a […]

No team in the NBA was more active at this season’s trade deadline than the Portland Trail Blazers. Even after making multiple deals prioritizing the future over the present, though, interim general manager Joe Cronin apparently still had hopes of bringing in an impact player. According to veteran league scribe Marc Stein, the Trail Blazers […]

The Detroit Pistons are putting on a masterclass of tanking this season. They have one of the worst records in the NBA but their young guys are showing potential. Cade Cunningham looks like the real deal and Marvin Bagley III is starting to look solid. A myriad of other youngsters has Detroit ready for the […]

The Detroit Pistons and Jerami Grant are expected to part ways this offseason, but now it seems as if the forward may not play another game in a Pistons uniform. After sitting out Sunday’s game due to an injury, the Pistons dropped a brutal bombshell report on Grant. According to Marc Stein, Grant has officially […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are bound to look much different when Damian Lillard returns from the longest absence of his career for the 2022-23 season opener. Unfortunately for the best player in franchise history, though, the re-tooled Blazers also won’t be as talented or experienced as the now-defunct team he left after the New Year, either. So […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were very interested in acquiring Detroit Pistons star Jerami Grant at the trade deadline, but he ultimately stayed put. The forward could move on this summer though, with a variety of different teams interested. That being said, the Blazers are still seen as a frontrunner for Grant as they look to […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are currently a team that just about no one recognizes due to the departure of CJ McCollum and Norman Powell, while Damian Lillard is sidelined due to injury. But, it shouldn’t be like that for long as the organization plans to bring in a few big pieces this offseason, with one […]

As this season is concerned, the Detroit Pistons could stop playing right now. They were aware coming in that this season was one of low expectations. After 58 games, we can definitely say that with just 13 wins, they arrived on track. The only worse team in the league than the Pistons is the Orlando […]

The 2022 NBA Trade Deadline had some incredible deals. James Harden and Ben Simmons traded places, while Kristaps Porzingis was part of a shocking blockbuster. Yet, some teams decided to stand their ground and will attack the postseason with their rosters as they are, barring making a move on the buyout market. The Denver Nuggets […]

The NBA trade deadline saw a flurry of deals. Some of the trades were massive, others were minor. There was a lot of speculation that the rebuilding Detroit Pistons would move forward Jerami Grant. Jerami Grant remains with the Detroit Pistons as NBA trade deadline ends. Grant and the Pistons have comfortability with each other […]

With the NBA trade deadline approaching, several reports have circulated that the Detroit Pistons will make a trade revolving around star Jerami Grant. The Pistons are searching for two first-round draft picks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Given that the Pistons are still in the midst of a rebuilding phase and can utilize any […]