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The Brooklyn Nets had a rather unusual set of circumstances for their game in Portland versus the Trailblazers. They played in overtime on Sunday at home where they defeated the San Antonio Spurs 121-119. But then they had to hop a six-hour cross country flight for a back-t0-back in Oregon. Not everyone was able to […]

There’s a possibility Damian Lillard returns to the court in a few days after seeking further consultation for abdominal tendinopathy. It seems only a matter of time until C.J. McCollum suits up again, now fully healed from a collapsed right lung that’s caused him to miss a full month of the regular season. Even if […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are hardly the only ones who hope to start again when the calendar flips to 2o22. Suddenly almost halfway through a tumultuous regular season marked by Damian Lillard’s early struggles, Neil Olshey’s eventual ouster and a roster ravaged by injuries and then COVID-19, Portland finds itself at 13-21 heading into Friday’s […]

The Portland Trail Blazers had countless opportunities to squander yet another close game. Instead, they buckled down even harder when it mattered most, holding on for their first win away from home since November 12th. The Blazers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 105-100 on Sunday at FedEx Forum, their second consecutive victory in wake of dropping […]

The Portland Trail Blazers lost their fourth straight game by double-digits on Wednesday, falling 104-94 to the Golden State Warriors. Even with Steph Curry, pointedly eyeing the league’s all-time record for made threes, and his teammates mostly throwing up bricks from deep, Portland never had a realistic chance at pulling off a shocking late-stage comeback. […]

Chauncey Billups, in an increasingly common postgame refrain during the season’s early going, saved his harshest criticism for Portland Trail Blazers’ starters after a dispiriting blowout loss. The bench was a lone bright spot for Portland in its ugly 145-117 loss to the short-handed Boston Celtics on Saturday night at Moda Center, an especially damning […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will be without a pair of key contributors for the immediate future. Damian Lillard, who missed Tuesday’s win over the Detroit Pistons due to lower abdominal tendinopathy, will be re-evaluated in 10 days while continuing to receive treatment, the team announced on Wednesday. Making matters worse, ascending third-year forward Nassir Little, […]

Norman Powell will miss his third game of the season on Monday night, sitting out against the Utah Jazz due to a right quad contusion. But instead of ascendant wing Nassir Little taking his place in the Portland Trail Blazers’ starting lineup, Chauncey Billups has opted to open with veteran Tony Snell on the perimeter […]

The Portland Trail Blazers woke up on Thanksgiving day at 10-9, alone at sixth in a loaded yet inconsistent Western Conference. Chauncey Billups’ team has at least somewhat righted the ship after a chaotic, discouraging start to 2021-22, and there’s ample reason to believe the Blazers’ best basketball awaits as they grow increasingly comfortable operating […]

All summer long, Neil Olshey appealed to the strength of the Portland Trail Blazers’ starting lineup as a major reason for optimism in 2021-22. Chauncey Billups parroted those talking points almost immediately upon being named Terry Stotts’ successor. When Media Day finally came in early September, multiple players extolled the virtues of Portland’s opening quintet, […]

All offseason long, rumors were running rampant about the Portland Trail Blazers and the future of franchise star Damian Lillard. Many thought he would end up being traded, but the Blazers were able to keep him in town. Since then, Lillard has made it very clear that he is still loyal to Portland, but that […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were outclassed in the early going against the lowly Houston Rockets on Friday. Three days earlier, they trailed the LA Clippers by double-digits less than three minutes after tipoff. And on Sunday versus the depleted Denver Nuggets, Portland fell behind 24-8 in the first quarter, never coming closer than nine points […]

The Portland Trail Blazers entered Sunday’s matchup with the Denver Nuggets at 6-7, that relative success coming in spite of Damian Lillard enduring the longest slump of his career. Playing without their injured superstar against Nikola Jokic and company, though, nonetheless proved a reminder of just how reliant the Blazers remain on their best player—apparently both […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Nassir Little had a breakout game against the Houston Rockets on Friday, and apparently, Damian Lillard had a huge part in that. Lillard knows what Little is capable of, and so he made sure to remind the third-year two-way player just that. Besides, it appeared Little was holding back a bit […]

It only took six tries and facing a team that had lost its last nine games, but the Portland Trail Blazers finally got their first road win of the season on Friday night, beating the Houston Rockets 104-92 at Toyota Center. Don’t mistake the Blazers’ much-needed victory away from the friendly confines of Moda Center […]

Almost two weeks into the regular season, the Portland Trail Blazers have been arguably the most volatile team in the NBA. At 3-2 following a pair of impressive double-digit victories over Western Conference playoff hopefuls, though, there’s plenty of reason for optimism in Rip City. Here are three overreactions for Portland based on its first […]

The Portland Trail Blazers put forth another stellar team-wide effort on Friday night at Moda Center, defeating the LA Clippers 111-92 despite Paul George going off for a typically smooth 42 points. Not bad for a Portland team that fell to the Clippers by 30 points earlier this week in a performance that Chauncey Billups […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will take on a winless LA Clippers squad at Staples Center on Monday night, but don’t blame Paul George. Picking up right where he left off from last year’s playoffs, George has thrived as the Clippers’ alpha dog without Kawhi Leonard over the first two games of the regular season, averaging […]

PORTLAND — The Portland Trail Blazers got both their first win of the regular season and the Chauncey Billups era in rousing fashion on Saturday night, blowing out the Phoenix Suns 134-105 at Moda Center. Here are four takeaways from Portland’s dominant victory over the reigning Western Conference champions, a game every bit as lopsided as […]

A popular internal talking point from the Portland Trail Blazers before the regular season was the success of their incumbent starting lineup. Whether a subliminal message to Damian Lillard as he pondered leaving Rip City or just more general justification for bringing the band back together, Neil Olshey, Chauncey Billups and even some players championed […]

PORTLAND, Ore. —The clock ran out on the Portland Trail Blazers’ spirited fourth-quarter comeback against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night, with Damian Lillard’s would-be game-tying triple as time expired landing just off the mark. The Blazers fell to the Kings 124-121, a final score that’s hardly an indication of just how much Chauncey Billups’ […]

There’s only so much to glean from any preseason basketball game, but especially the Portland Trail Blazers’ exhibition finale. Damian Lillard isn’t playing on Friday night against the Golden State Warriors, and Chauncey Billups, remember, sees all preseason games as nothing more than a glorified extension of training camp practices anyway. No matter what happens […]

Tipoff of one of the most significant seasons in Portland Trail Blazers history is barely more than a week away. As they prepare for a brief preseason road trip before opening at home against the Sacramento Kings on October 20th, here are four bold predictions about Damian Lillard and the Blazers for 2021-22. Blazers Rank […]

One of the most consequential seasons in Portland Trail Blazers history tips off in exactly two weeks. Chauncey Billups’ team had the day off following its loss to the Golden State Warriors in the preseason opener, the second off-day Portland has enjoyed since training camp officially began September 28th. After a full week of practices—at […]

The Chauncey Billups era in Rip City didn’t exactly live up to its promise during his team’s preseason debut. Gashed on defense from the opening tip and far too careless with the ball offensively, the Portland Trail Blazers fell 121-107 to the Golden State Warriors on Monday night at Moda Center. Portland coughed up 26 […]

The Chauncey Billups era has officially begun, and the Portland Trail Blazers seem reinvigorated as a result. But it’s easy to find confidence in the afterglow of Media Day, especially for a veteran team like Portland that clearly grew tired of hearing Terry Stotts’ voice during his ninth and final season in Rip City. Hope […]

Damian Lillard’s pointed calls for the Portland Trail Blazers to make significant roster changes this summer went unanswered. His team enters 2021-22 with last season’s same core in place and an unchanged starting lineup. Portland’s four offseason additions come mostly on the margins, with Larry Nance Jr. the only one among them guaranteed to make […]

Nassir Little enters his third NBA season with the Portland Trail Blazers subject to relatively low expectations. The 25th overall pick of the 2019 draft played sparingly as a rookie, and barely got off the bench more last season despite making obvious all-around strides and Portland’s departed coach at one point publicly earmarking him regular […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George just showed off his handles to Portland Trail Blazers swingman Nassir Little. Not only did George paralyze him with a series of moves, but he also finished the play with a soft lay-up. Peep the clip below to witness George’s filthy handles. Look at how the seven-time All-Star almost […]

Though the Portland Trail Blazers got demolished by the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, CJ McCollum saw a silver lining in the form of young forward Nassir Little. McCollum shared his admiration for the second-year swingman after the Trail Blazers were blown out by 28 points by the hot-shooting Bucks, 134-106. In the losing effort, Little […]

After the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday to qualify for the 2020 playoffs, rookie forward Nassir Little shared a story about star point guard Damian Lillard from about seven months ago. Little recalled how Lillard told him the Blazers were going to make the playoffs and that he was going to […]

Portland Trail Blazers rookie forward Nassir Little will miss each of the team’s final two preseason games with an ankle injury, according to Trail Blazers beat reporter Casey Holdahl: Terry Stotts says rookie Nassir Little (left ankle) will not play in either of the remaining preseason games. — Casey Holdahl (@CHold) October 15, 2019 Little […]

Portland Trail Blazers rookie Nassir Little experienced a precipitous drop during the 2019 NBA Draft. Little was a top 5 recruit heading into his first year at the University of North Carolina, but he struggled throughout his freshman campaign, leaving him to fall all the way to 25th overall to the Blazers. Now that the […]

Damian Lillard is almost certainly the best rapper in the NBA, and his new Portland Trail Blazers teammate — rookie Nassir Little — wants to prove his microphone fiend bona fides by guesting on a track with the All-NBA point guard. Lillard, being a good teammate, agreed to let Little in on a guest track […]

The Portland Trail Blazers drafted Nassir Little with the 25th pick in the 2019 NBA draft. Despite having an up-and-down freshman season off the bench at North Carolina, Little was still projected to be a first round draft choice, which he wound up being. In a sit-down interview with Justin Myers on The Bridge, Little […]

Not many NBA rookies are lucky enough to get drafted into situations where they’ll get to not only play meaningful minutes right away but also get a chance to show their worth in the NBA playoffs. Luckily for UNC combo forward Nassir Little, while he got drafted a little lower than expected, he might have […]

Rookie forward Nassir Little of the Portland Trail Blazers has inked a multi-year sneaker deal with Nike. Per Nick DePaula of ESPN: OFFICIAL: Trail Blazers’ 1st round pick Nassir Little has signed a multi-year shoe deal with Nike. pic.twitter.com/KV1qMEy1k9 — Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) July 26, 2019 Nassir Little is the 25th overall pick by the […]

The NBA Summer League is not the greatest indicator of future success (or lack thereof), but that doesn’t mean fans can’t react to disappointing performances by young players. Here are the five biggest disappointments so far from the 2019 Summer League. 5. Darius Garland and Kevin Porter Jr., Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland is 1-7 in Summer […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard believes that his team had the “steal” of the 2019 NBA Draft on Thursday: Nassir Little. The Trail Blazers managed to nab Nassir Little with their 25th pick in the draft. It came as a surprise to many that the former North Carolina standout dropped to that spot. He […]