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After the Portland Trail Blazers 130-113 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night, Scoot Henderson couldn’t help but smile. After an up-and-down start to the season, the third-overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft had just put in his best game as a pro and was reflecting on how much fun he was having […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are currently 6-19 and riding a seven-game losing streak headed into Tuesday’s matchup against the Phoenix Suns. Clearly, this is a rebuilding year for the Blazers. Wins aren’t necessarily expected and, while nice to see, they take a backseat to player development. Several young Blazers players are showing quick growth under […]

The Portland Trail Blazers fell 131-120 to Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in Rip City on Saturday, losing their sixth straight game. The defeat moves Chauncey Billups’ team to 6-18 on the season, tied with the Memphis Grizzlies for the second-worst record in the Western Conference. No one expected Portland to compete for a […]

After a rough start to his career, Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson is starting to find his way. Henderson, the Blazers’ 19-year-old point guard, was the third pick in the 2023 NBA Draft and faced immense pressure from day one. Scoot was hyped as a massive talent coming from the G-League Ignite that would […]

Rising Trail Blazers’ star Scoot Henderson recently unveiled his first signature sneaker model with Puma, the Puma Scoot Zero. Henderson signed a deal with Puma back in 2022 and it wasn’t until this summer that there were confirmations of a signature model coming out. Now, fans will have a chance to grab his first-ever sneaker […]

The Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Dallas Mavericks 125-112 on Friday night in a game that had its positives, despite the loss. The Blazers got another solid offensive performance out of Anfernee Simons in his second game back from injury. The perimeter defense was relatively effective scrambling around the 3-point arc, and the team […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have completely turned the page toward a youth movement in the 2023-24 season. Rotation players Shaedon Sharpe, Scoot Henderson, and Jabari Walker are all 21 years old or younger. Even veteran starters Anfernee Simons and Deandre Ayton are 24 and 25 years old, respectively. Despite the fact that the Blazers and […]

Age gets us all. There is no shame in that. Even teenagers are forced to make adjustments to combat the gradual effects of Father Time. Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson is being proactive, however, and doing everything he can to elevate his game. The Blazers rookie elaborated on his new look, which includes protective […]

The Portland Trail Blazers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a huge 121-105 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. While all wins count the same at the end of the season, some feel bigger in the moment. Wednesday’s result certainly felt like one of those wins for the Blazers, who played as free […]

Chauncey Billups surprised the Portland Trail Blazers faithful with the return of Scoot Henderson. The rookie had taken some time off the squad due to injuries and now looks poised to redeem his season. He may have been placed on the bench against the Utah Jazz but that did not stop him. The rookie was […]

A chance for redemption has finally arrived for Scoot Henderson. The Portland Trail Blazers rookie took some time off from the squad so that he could recover from his injury. Chatter about an NBA G League stint has been going around but Chauncey Billups finally clarified his status and it might just strike fear into […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson has not played since Nov 1 due to a sprained ankle. Now, there’s a chance that the third overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft could return Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz. The Blazers announced that Henderson has been upgraded to ‘questionable’ for Wednesday’s game. Just yesterday, Henderson […]

Scoot Henderson has a lot to give during his rookie campaign. The 2023 Draft star is currently disappointing a lot of Portland Trail Blazers fans after just playing five games. But, everything hit rock bottom when he suffered an ankle injury that prevented him from getting more reps. Now, an injury return has dawned on […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are expanding the role of one of their guards following a lingering injury to Scoot Henderson. The Blazers are converting two-way guard Skylar Mays to a standard NBA contract, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski has learned from Priority Sports and Entertainment. Mays has worked his way into the rotation for the Blazers, per […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson is currently dealing with an ankle injury. According to NBA insider Shams Charania, Henderson is expected to miss two more weeks with a bone bruise in his ankle, via ClutchPoints. “Henderson has dealt with discomfort after spraining the ankle on November 1, the last time the number three overall […]

Portland Trail Blazers rookie guard Scoot Henderson has missed the team’s last two games after spraining his ankle last week against the Detroit Pistons. Now, the Blazers say that Henderson will not suit up against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. It makes sense that the Blazers are being cautious with Henderson’s ankle. The team’s […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are seven games into the 2023-24 season, one in which they begin the post-Damian Lillard era. There have been pleasant surprises early this season, but also several disappointments. Anfernee Simons got injured in the season opener, Robert Williams III left Sunday’s loss against the Grizzlies with a knee injury, and the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers entered the 2023-34 season with low expectations. The mission is to develop the young guys, build cohesion, and probably lose a lot of games. The team has already made progress on the first two and, though they currently sit only one game below .500, probably will still struggle to close out […]

Portland Trail Blazers rookie Scoot Henderson got some bad news on Thursday when it was announced that he would not play Friday against the Memphis Grizzlies. Henderson rolled his ankle in the second half of the Blazers’ win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night, and it looks like the team wants to be cautious […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are five games into the 2023-24 season, and while it’s too soon to make definitive declarations about this team, there have been some interesting developments through the first 10 days of the season. Here are four observations from the Blazers’ season so far: Scoot Henderson’s slow start Blazers rookie point guard […]

Portland Trail Blazers rookie Scoot Henderson left Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Pistons with a sprained right ankle. The injury occurred with about five-and-a-half minutes left in the third quarter of a tight back-and-forth game. It’s a tough break for Henderson, as he was having his best stretch of the season right before the injury. […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament gets underway on Friday; here’s everything you need to know about the Portland Trail Blazers and the tournament. All 30 teams have been randomly drawn into groups of five within their conference based on won-loss records from the 2022-23 regular season. Each team will play four designated Group Play games on “Tournament […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are off to a 1-3 start and in danger of falling far behind in the NBA’s Western Conference. Blazers fans and players are enjoying the unveiling of the team’s in-season tournament court graphics. The Blazers’ interior defense has come into focus following a demolition job by Sixers star Joel Embiid, who […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons, the team’s best scorer, is going to miss 4-6 weeks after tearing a ligament in his thumb. This is rightfully cause for concern among Trail Blazers fans. It’s never good when a player gets injured. But in a year virtually devoid of playoff expectations, this might actually be a […]

Portland Trail Blazers rookie Scoot Henderson had a tough night in his NBA debut, a blowout loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Henderson finished with 11 points, four rebounds, and three assists, and didn’t get his first bucket until early in the third quarter. Henderson was 0-for-6 in his first half of action and also […]

The Portland Trail Blazers open their 2023-24 season against the Los Angeles Clippers. The organization is experiencing major changes after trading away Damian Lillard. However, Scoot Henderson hopes to lead the new-look Blazers, and his talent drew a great compliment from Tyronn Lue. Lue compared Henderson to Clippers veteran Russell Westbrook before the two teams’ […]

With the Trail Blazers set to kick off their 2023-24 NBA season on Wednesday, there are multiple questions lingering over the franchise as they begin life without Damian Lillard. While fans can only have their questions about Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe, and DeAndre Ayton answered by watching the season play out, here are four bold […]

Scoot Henderson isn’t quite Ja Morant or prime Russell Westbrook when it comes to explosiveness and all-around athleticism. But the Portland Trail Blazers rookie boasts rare physical tools for a point guard regardless, his broad shoulders, long, chiseled arms and massive hands certainly set to ease his acclimation to the speed and strength of NBA […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are entering a new era, turning over the keys to the franchise to Scoot Henderson, the third overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, in the aftermath of trading Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks. While Henderson is a talented young player, this responsibility may be too heavy for him at […]

Anfernee Simons and Scoot Henderson have now been handed the keys to the Portland Trail Blazers system. This happened after the departure of Damian Lillard. A lot of rookie mistakes will haunt the former but Chauncey Billups has been quick to minimize all of that before the NBA Preseason wraps up. His first step in […]

The Portland Trail Blazers gained a stroke of luck in their eyes when the Charlotte Hornets selected Brandon Miller with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. That meant that G League Ignite point guard Scoot Henderson fell in their laps. Scoot Henderson was the consensus No. 2 player in the draft […]

Leading the way as the odds-on favorite to win the award is the 2023 #1 overall pick, Victor Wembanyama. There has not been this amount of hype surrounding a player’s career trajectory since LeBron James back in 2004. With all eyes on him, the pressure is on to perform as soon as the season begins in […]

Even with the team’s lack of success in recent years, Damian Lillard remained loyal to and had been the face of the Portland Trail Blazers ever since they drafted him in 2012. That finally changed this offseason, though, as Lillard requested a trade after 11 years in Portland. Lillard’s request and the drama that ensued […]

The NBA’s Rookie of the Year race almost always features the first overall pick, followed by one or two other lottery picks. Entering the 2023-24 NBA season, we really shouldn’t overthink who the best rookies in the league are, especially when Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren tower over everyone. No, really, these guys are so […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are ushering in a new era after they finally catered to Damian Lillard’s trade request and shipped him to a championship contender in the Milwaukee Bucks. With that, the Blazers have handed over the mantle to Scoot Henderson to lead this next chapter of Blazers basketball. The Blazers landed a handful […]

Since he was taken by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2023 NBA Draft, Scoot Henderson has been placed in a difficult position. He was bombarded with Damian Lillard trade questions upon his arrival to the NBA, which took the focus away from his ample promise. Now, it is on him to bring the franchise […]

It’s always a sobering reminder of how fast time flies whenever it’s time for teenagers who grew up watching the likes of LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry to enter the league. It’s a surreal moment for these youngsters to finally share an NBA court with those living legends, with Portland Trail Blazers rookie […]

The writing was on the wall for Damian Lillard’s tenure in Rip City form the moment the Portland Trail Blazers drafted Scoot Henderson. The Blazers, after all, know full well that putting another small guard next to Lillard isn’t a winning recipe, and it’s extremely rare for even a prospect of Henderson’s esteemed caliber to […]

The 2023-24 Rookie of the Year race is starting to heat up. Both the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder have lanky big men who have similar styles of play vying for the award. But, the team from Texas seems to be heavily favored in having their young gun win the honor. Victor Wembanyama […]