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Carmelo Anthony is slated to wear No. 00 for the Portland Trail Blazers upon his Tuesday debut, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The perennial scorer signed his contract with the team on Tuesday, a one-year, non-guaranteed pact that will see him earn $2.15 million if he remains in the roster past his January […]

Three years and two days ago, the Portland Trail Blazers found themselves in a very similar situation to start their season, getting off to a 7-6 start after a loss to the Houston Rockets. Damian Lillard delivered a nugget of impatience, saying his Blazers “suck” after the Rockets handed them a 17-point loss. Fast-forward three […]

The Portland Trail Blazers took yet another loss in a mind-boggling start to the season, this time a 132-108 beatdown at the hands of the high-octane Houston Rockets. The Blazers have tried to keep an optimistic front through a 5-9 start, but backcourt star CJ McCollum admits things behind closed doors aren’t as happy as […]

It took a while but Carmelo Anthony finally got his shot in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers. While the money is still not guaranteed, he and the rest of the league are just happy to see him back on an NBA court. Now, ahead of joining the Blazers, Melo opened up about the […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden confused the hell out of two Portland Trail Blazers defenders before draining a 3-pointer. Rodney Hood and Damian Lillard were completely lost after Harden unleashed a rather unorthodox move. Nevertheless, the move worked as Lillard didn’t have a clue where Harden went. 🚀 James Harden (19 PTS) connects from DEEP! […]

Despite some recent struggles, the Portland Trail Blazers have one of the best overall duos and NBA backcourts in the league today. With the tandem of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum leading the way, the Trail Blazers can always be dangerous even when things aren’t exactly going according to plan in the Pacific Northwest. However, […]

Count Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts as someone who thinks the Houston Rockets are going to be fine with James Harden and Russell Westbrook playing with each other in the backcourt. When the Rockets acquired Westbrook over the summer from the Oklahoma City Thunder, many pundits questioned whether the two MVPs could co-exist […]

Damian Lillard nonchalantly turned down the noise surrounding his rivalry with Russell Westbrook, now that the Portland Trail Blazers are set to face the Houston Rockets on Monday. Lillard ensured to send Westbrook’s Oklahoma City Thunder home in Game 5 of the first round of the playoffs, waving goodbye to Paul George and the rest […]

The Portland Trail Blazers managed to get a win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night thanks to some late-game heroics from shooting guard CJ McCollum. While he’s happy the team got the dub, his personal life has been rocked by the passing of his Aunt Renaa. Immediately after the game, McCollum talked about […]

There are a number of teams in professional sports who were great but never broke through to win a championship. The Portland Trail Blazers look like they’re the next team to fall into that category. This team has an elite backcourt. Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum are lethal scorers and two of the best players […]

Carmelo Anthony is expected to make his Portland Trail Blazers debut over the next week. The former scoring champion had remained unsigned until he inked a pact with Portland, with the team’s star duo of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum having reached out to Anthony upon his signing. McCollum notes that he was keeping a […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was tossed in the third quarter of their 121-116 loss against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Following Pop’s ejection, confusion made the rounds of social media on whether Spurs assistant Becky Hammon officially became the first woman to coach a male team in the four major […]

The San Antonio Spurs lost a tough one at home against the Portland Trail Blazers, 121-116. Spurs guard DeMar Derozan was irate with how the officiating went on and straight up blamed the referees for the loss. He also isn’t accepting any apologies or corrections from the Last Two Minute report that is expected to […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was ejected in the third quarter of their game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Wait, did that mean history for Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon? Many initially believed so, too, saying that Hammon is the first woman to coach a male squad in all of the four major […]

The Portland Trail Blazers effectively granted the wish of many NBA fans and players alike when they signed 10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Blazers GM Neil Olshey reportedly told Anthony: “You need us, and we need you.” Anthony’s last official NBA game came a little over a year ago after […]

Carmelo Anthony is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Portland Trail Blazers. The 10-time All-Star hasn’t played in an NBA game since last year and a lot of pundits don’t believe Melo will help Portland. However, two scouts and one NBA executive aren’t ready to bash Anthony and the Blazers just yet. “It isn’t anything […]

Carmelo Anthony is scheduled to have his physical with the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, according to Jason Quick of The Athletic. Anthony will then meet the Blazers in New Orleans on Monday when they land in The Big Easy. Portland faces the Houston Rockets on Monday before flying to New Orleans. Carmelo Anthony is […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum believes Carmelo Anthony will be a good addition to the team despite what the outside pundits are saying. McCollum says Anthony “can do a lot of things” and that the Blazers will find the proper ways to utilize the 10-time All-Star. “He’s a veteran guy, been in the […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard is looking forward to having Carmelo Anthony join the club. Anthony is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Blazers. He hasn’t played in an NBA game for over a year, but Lillard believes Melo “can do things to help our team.” “I’m all for it,” Lillard said, […]

The San Antonio Spurs will rest point guard Dejounte Murray on Saturday against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Spurs played on Friday versus the Orlando Magic, so the team is just being cautious with Murray, who is coming back from a right ACL tear after missing all of last season: Spurs Injury Report: Dejounte Murray (Right […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ championships odds didn’t change after the signing of Carmelo Anthony. Anthony is signing a non-guaranteed deal with Portland. He last appeared in an NBA game in November of 2018. Blazers’ title odds before signing Melo: 50-1 Blazers’ title odds after signing Melo: 50-1 pic.twitter.com/cdT7YObLyb — br_betting (@br_betting) November 15, 2019 Anthony […]

10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony is officially back in NBA 2K, as you can now play with him on the Portland Trail Blazers. Anthony is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Blazers. You can now play with Melo on the Blazers 🤯🎮 pic.twitter.com/LQy4hyxG0a — NBA 2K (@NBA2K) November 15, 2019 Anthony played in just 10 games […]

Two years after the duo of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum clamored to welcome Carmelo Anthony into their fold, the wish has come true. Better late than never, some say. That might just be true for these struggling Portland Trail Blazers. Lillard, who is second in the league in scoring at 30.5 points per game, […]

The next few weeks will be interesting for the Portland Trail Blazers as they have signed Carmelo Anthony to a non-guaranteed contract. The Blazers desperately need a spark to their team as they stumbled out of the gates to start the season. It’s easy to see why they took a risk with Melo given the […]

10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony grabbed headlines on Thursday when it was announced that he had agreed to a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers. The news spread like wildfire, and of course, the guys at NBA on TNT had a few things to say about this recent development. Retired NBA legends Shaquille O’Neal and Charles […]

It has been a long time coming, but Carmelo Anthony is finally back in the NBA after signing a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers. Fans are already excited to see Melo back in an NBA uniform and play with the best the league has to offer. However, there is an important question that needs […]

Several notable basketball personalities have expressed their joy over the news that Carmelo Anthony is signing with the Portland Trail Blazers. NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson is the latest to congratulate Melo and even applauded the Blazers’ organization for giving him a chance to restart his career. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4376Yvg9aj/ Iverson and Anthony formed a high-scoring […]

Add Kendrick Perkins to the list of player-turned-analysts that believes Hassan Whiteside is not as good as most people believe. Perk, who recently signed a two-year contract with ESPN, was upfront about his criticism of the 30-year-old center during an appearance on “The Jump” with Rachel Nichols. “The great Pat Riley fooled them, and sold […]

After being left without an NBA team since February, Carmelo Anthony is finally making his return to the league with the Portland Trail Blazers. Sure, the 35-year-old forward has his shortcomings, but it’s still quite puzzling how a player as accomplished as Anthony was left unsigned by 30 NBA teams for this long. The 10-time […]

LeBron James is pumped that his “Banana Boat” buddy Carmelo Anthony is back in the league with the Portland Trail Blazers. After agreeing with Dwyane Wade’s earlier tweet, who claimed it was “about damn time” Melo made it back to the NBA, James couldn’t hide his excitement as he went on an Instagram stories spree. […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade is finally relieved that his good friend Carmelo Anthony — now of the Portland Trail Blazers — has found a team. Via Twitter, Wade shared the good news and his reaction to it: It’s about damn time‼️ https://t.co/6A3wDbbrQ2 — DWade (@DwyaneWade) November 15, 2019 Anthony was one of the biggest […]

Carmelo Anthony is now part of the Portland Trail Blazers. But just two months ago, Damian Lillard told the world that ‘he ain’t coming here.’ During an interview with NBA on ESPN, Lillard shared that they’ve been trying to get Anthony to no avail. " … he ain't coming here." –Dame Lillard after two summers […]

The Portland Trail Blazers is the latest team to try and revive Carmelo Anthony’s NBA career, as the two parties have reportedly agreed on a non-guaranteed deal on Thursday. The 10-time All-Star and former scoring champion last played in an official NBA game in November last year. The high-scoring forward will team up with one […]

10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Portland Trail Blazers. According to salary cap guru Albert Nahmad and ESPN front office insider Bobby Marks, here’s how the money works with Anthony’s deal with the Blazers: Anthony will effectively cost the Blazers $51,000 per day. Anthony will earn $14,490 per day while […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard was notified on the potential of adding Carmelo Anthony on Wednesday and he made it clear that he’s always been supportive of bringing in the future Hall-of-Famer, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Anthony is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Blazers. Damian Lillard was notified […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are reportedly set to sign free agent Carmelo Anthony, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Many NBA fans had been wondering if Anthony would play in the league again, and it seems that the Blazers are set to add him to the roster. Deal is non-guaranteed, per source. https://t.co/9o6mmiXSNN — Adrian Wojnarowski […]

On Wednesday, the Portland Trail Blazers suffered another disappointing defeat, this time at the hands of the defending champs, the Toronto Raptors, 114-106. That’s now back-to-back losses for the Blazers, following a 107-99 defeat against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. What’s even worse is the fact that the team has lost all but one out […]

Orlando Magic veteran forward Al-Farouq Aminu has recently opened up about his summer move away from the Portland Trail Blazers — the team that he had spent the past four seasons with. According to Aminu, it wasn’t actually that hard parting ways with his former team simply because most of the guys he had grown […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have gotten off to a puzzling 4-8 start to the 2019-20 season, but nothing was more head-scratching than seeing Damian Lillard snap a 230-game streak scoring in double figures on Wednesday. Lillard entered the game averaging 32.5 points over the first 11 games, trailing only James Harden of the Houston Rockets (38.2). But […]