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Much of the conversation surrounding the Brooklyn Nets’ offseason has centered around their rumored pursuit of Damian Lillard. However, with the news that the Trail Blazers “remain committed to building a winner around Dame,” (per Chris Haynes) Brooklyn could soon be forced to go another direction. In that case, here are three guards the Nets […]

The Portland Trail Blazers find themselves at a crossroads this offseason. On the one hand, armed with the No. 3 overall pick and the opportunity to add a franchise cornerstone that will be in uniform for the next decade, the Blazers find themselves in a perfect position to continue their rebuild. Especially if they decide […]

The Portland Trail Blazers came into the NBA Draft lottery with extremely high hopes. Despite having just a 10.5% chance to win the No. 1 overall pick, the Blazers remained optimistic that they would earn the right to draft French phenom Victor Wembanyama in the upcoming draft. Instead, Portland had to settle for the No. […]

The Chicago Bulls will have two options moving forward. They can either press forward with their current group, continuing to build around the star duo of DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine. Or, in light of Lonzo Ball possibly suffering a career-ending injury, they can make a short-term sacrifice in an effort to transform it into […]

Injuries have been a major concern for the Portland Trail Blazers of late, and unfortunately, this isn’t going to change for Friday’s contest against the Atlanta Hawks. Damian Lillard will need to do most of the heavy lifting for his team yet again amid Portland’s long list of injuries for their matchup against Atlanta. For […]

Anfernee Simons caught another bad break in just his first game back from injury. Against the New Orleans Pelicans at home Wednesday, the Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard appeared to have reinjured his right ankle that he hurt on Valentine’s Day. Simons exited the game having just played 20 minutes. He was later ruled out […]

Anfernee Simons missed the Portland Trail Blazers’ last three games prior to Wednesday night due to the ankle injury he suffered in the third quarter of their Valentine’s Day matchup against the Washington Wizards. The All-Star break came at an opportune time, as it gave Simons time to rest his ankle and not miss too […]

Portland Trail Blazers’ guard Anfernee Simons has been upgraded to questionable for Wednesday’s game versus the New Orleans Pelicans, per reporter Sean Highkin. Simons previously suffered an ankle injury and his timetable was unclear. Highkin explained why Simons’ questionable status is surprising. “I cannot stress enough how surprising this is. The night the injury happened […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are still aiming to sneak into the NBA Playoffs this season. However, they have fallen from their once lofty perch in the Western Conference. Remember that this team sat atop the West way back in October. Right now, though, the Blazers currently tote a 28-30 win-loss record. That is good enough […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Anfernee Simons won’t be participating in this weekend’s NBA All-Star 3-Point Contest. The league has already announced that he will be replaced by New York Knicks star Julius Randle after Simons sustained an ankle injury during Tuesday’s game against the Washington Wizards. To make matters worse, the Blazers have already […]

New York Knicks All-Star Julius Randle is expected to replace Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons in the NBA 3-point contest, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Simons suffered an ankle injury this week that needs further evaluation, which is causing him to miss the contest. Julius Randle has had a bounce […]

The Portland Trail Blazers need all the help they can get to support Damian Lillard as their star point guard tries to will them into the postseason picture. However, the Blazers enter familiar injury territory instead after Anfernee Simons went down with an ankle injury late in the third quarter of their 126-101 blowout loss […]

Two of the most flammable backcourt pairings in basketball will be battling teammates and other preeminent marksmen in one of the most exciting events at NBA All-Star Weekend. Damian Lillard and Anfernee Simons of the Portland Trail Blazers and Tyrese Haliburton and Buddy Hield of the Indiana Pacers comprise half the field for the Starry […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are performing much better this year than they did last season. If we’re being honest, they’re actually playing better than expected. The Blazers currently have a win-loss record of 18-16. That puts them right in the thick of the playoff race in the Western Conference. In fact, the Blazers are currently […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is one proud mentor after witnessing Anfernee Simons destroy the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Simons exploded for 45 points to propel the Blazers to the 116-111 victory over the Jazz. It wasn’t an easy feat for sure, especially with Utah using a balanced effort to keep the game […]

Anfernee Simons put on a show for the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night as they took down the Utah Jazz in a nail-biter, 116-111. The 23-year-old was in his bag in this one, dropping a career-high 45 points on 15-of-25 shooting, to go along with two rebounds, four assists, a steal, and two blocks […]

Anfernee Simons exploded in the first half of the Portland Trail Blazers’ game against the Utah Jazz on Friday. In the process, he made franchise history that not even Damian Lillard has been able to achieve. The 23-year-old Simons scored 33 points for Portland in the first two quarters of play, setting the record for […]

Trading away CJ McCollum last season signaled a changing of the guard for Damian Lillard the Portland Trail Blazers. It was a huge shakeup that felt necessary after several years of coming up short. But it was also made easier to stomach thanks to the emergence of rising star Anfernee Simons. With the Blazers starting […]

Damian Lillard had nothing but praise for Anfernee Simons after the Portland Trail Blazers youngster exploded in the third quarter of their contest against the Denver Nuggets. Simons only had seven points in the first half, but an incredibly hot shooting streak saw him drop 22 points in the penultimate period alone. He made six […]

Chauncey Billups’ first season as the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers was mired with a plethora of problems that put a damper on their 2021-22 season. Damian Lillard battled abdominal issues all season long before getting shut down following abdominal surgery, CJ McCollum was diagnosed with a collapsed lung before he was traded […]

NBA Twitter couldn’t help but compare Anfernee Simons to Stephen Curry after the Portland Trail Blazers youngster went nuts in the third quarter of their game against the Denver Nuggets. Simons basically transformed into Curry–or Damian Lillard if you don’t want any mention of the Golden State Warriors star–after he exploded for 22 points in […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons hasn’t been off to the best of starts in the newest campaign. After shooting 9-of-22 in the Blazers’ season opener, he proceeded to shoot 5-17 in back-to-back games, which both ended in two-point victories over the Phoenix Suns and the LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers. But the 23-year old […]

Anfernee Simons came up clutch for the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday after he banked the game-winner in overtime against the Phoenix Suns. It seems, however, that the Rip City faithful need to thank Damian Lillard as well. Of course who could forget Lillard’s 41 points in the contest? He was basically the reason they […]

Anfernee Simons inked a 4-year, $100 million contract extension with the Portland Trail Blazers this offseason. But Simons has his sights set on more than just a massive payday, as the 23-year old recently revealed his next goal, per Sean Highkin. “Personally, I want to be an All-Star,” Simons said. “That’s one of my personal […]

The Portland Trail Blazers entered the 2022 offseason under a ton of pressure to deliver on Damian Lillard’s wishes for a competitive squad. Now that the 2022 NBA draft and much of the offseason are pretty much done, the Blazers didn’t do too badly. To be honest, the Blazers made every effort to regain their […]

Is this the best team the Portland Trail Blazers ever assembled around Damian Lillard? That might be a bold statement given Lillard played with LaMarcus Aldridge and reached the Western Conference Finals with CJ McCollum, but the Blazers are aggressively retooling around Lillard and hoping to become a legitimate contender. The team acquired Jerami Grant […]

Kevin Durant recently requested a trade and many NBA teams are preparing trade packages to acquire the superstar. Many felt as if the Brooklyn Nets were ready to run it back after Kyrie Irving opted into his player option. But it now appears that both Irving and KD are destined to leave Brooklyn via trade. […]

Amid the flurry of early NBA free agency activity, the Portland Trail Blazers and star guard Anfernee Simons have agreed to a new four-year, $100 million contract extension. The report comes from Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, who was informed of the details via Simons’ agent, Bill Duffy of BDA Sports. Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee […]

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers are still together despite plenty of trade rumors over the years. Lillard has been one of the most discussed players in hypothetical trades over the past 4-5 seasons. And many expected the Blazers to finally cut the cord with him after trading CJ McCollum during the 2021-2022 campaign. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers may have struggled in 2021-22 in what was essentially a rebuilding year in a sense, but Anfernee Simons proved that he could be Damian Lillard’s next co-star after the departure of CJ McCollum. Heading into restricted free agency this summer, the Blazers are expected to retain the young guard. But, it […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are in the midst of a retooling around Damian Lillard. The Blazers shipped away CJ McCollum, Norman Powell and Robert Covington last season, and they just made a move to acquire Jerami Grant this offseason. Joe Cronin and Co. then selected Shaedon Sharpe with the No. 7 pick instead of trading […]

The Portland Trail Blazers already made a splash this offseason by trading for Detroit Pistons star Jerami Grant. Now, they look ahead to retaining a couple of key free agents: Jusuf Nurkic and Anfernee Simons. As Marc Stein notes, there is expected to be no shortage of interest in the Blazers duo. However, both are […]

Kevin Durant grew closer with Damian Lillard last suymmer while leading Team USA to gold at the Tokyo Olympics, and still has a public, personal affinity for the Pacific Northwest well more than a decade after being drafted by the Seattle Supersonics. Still, odds of the two-time Finals MVP putting the Portland Trail Blazers on […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have already been linked to every major name who could be changing teams this summer. Zach LaVine and Bradley Beal could be the star Portland so desperately wants to pair with Damian Lillard. Jerami Grant and OG Anunoby are the versatile three-and-D forwards who’d give the Blazers some much-needed point-of-attack defense. […]

The Utah Jazz once again failed to meet their postseason aspirations. Despite not having Luka Doncic for the first three games of the series, the Dallas Mavericks were still able to boot out the Jazz in a convincing fashion. The Jazz have made the NBA Playoffs for the past six seasons but have failed to […]

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 […]

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 […]

One week after finally admitting Damian Lillard’s season was over, the Portland Trail Blazers clarified the status of two other franchise pillars who have been sidelined with nagging injuries. The Blazers announced on Monday that Anfernee Simons (left knee patellar tendinopathy) and Jusuf Nurkic (left foot plantar fasciitis) would miss the remainder of 2021-22. Some […]

Anfernee Simons’ may have already played his last game in 2021-22. The Portland Trail Blazers announced last Friday that he’d be “re-evaluated in 1-2 weeks” after an MRI confirmed a prior diagnosis of mild patellar tendinopathy in his left knee, but the organization’s brazen efforts to tank suggest Simons is likelier to take the floor […]