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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 […]

In the young 2019-20 season, the Portland Trail Blazers’ chances at winning the title are being downplayed yet again by various analysts. Star guard Damian Lillard is not surprised by this reality. Per NBA TV, Lillard shared his thoughts on the matter. This is not new to him. After all, people have underestimated them almost […]

When the Portland Trail Blazers announced they had acquired Hassan Whiteside from the Miami Heat this past offseason, Rip City was hoping they had an effective fill-in for the injured Jusuf Nurkic. Several games into the season, Whiteside’s fit is still being questioned. The big man is averaging a double-double with 14.9 points and 13.1 […]

Superstars such as Damian Lillard leaving their franchises to team up with other great players and form “superteams” has become the norm in the modern NBA. Just this offseason, we’ve seen Anthony Davis jumped ship from New Orleans to join LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, while California natives Paul George and Kawhi Leonard […]

Portland Trail Blazers guards Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum are first and second, respectively, in minutes per game this season. Lillard is averaging 38.6 minutes per game and McCollum is playing 37.7. In the load management era, some would say that’s too many minutes for the Blazers’ two best players. However, McCollum believes he and […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Zach Collins thinks he’ll be able to return this season despite undergoing left shoulder surgery. Collins underwent successful surgery to repair his left labrum last week. He will begin a treatment and rehabilitation process and be re-evaluated in approximately four months. “For sure, it’s very realistic.” — Zach @zcollins_33 on […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are already missing some key players in their rotation, and it’s highly possible that more are on their way to the sidelines. Jason Quick of The Athletic reports that Hassan Whiteside, Rodney Hood, and Skal Labissiere are all questionable for their game versus the Atlanta Hawks. Blazers list Hassan Whiteside (foot […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard wants to get one thing straight: center Hassan Whiteside is a “good dude” and not a locker room cancer. Lillard is trying to help Whiteside become the best version of himself. Whiteside was ripped on national television by the TNT halftime crew on Thursday. Shaquille O’Neal and […]

It was a memorable evening for Portland Trail Blazers cornerstone superstar Damian Lillard, as he produced an historic performance against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night. The 6-foot-2 point guard torched the Nets for a career-high 60-point performance (19-of-33 from the floor, 15-of-15 from the line, along with seven treys, for rebounds, and five assists), […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard put forth one of, if not the best offensive performances of his entire career on Friday, as he torched the Brooklyn Nets for a career-high 60 points. Unfortunately for Lillard, his heroics were invalidated by the Nets, who still emerged victorious in the tightly-contested matchup, 119-115. Following […]

Draymond Green is in line to miss his fourth straight game this season after dealing with a torn ligament in his finger, and Western Conference opponents expect him to be expeditiously cautious about when he returns. The West has been long awaiting the Golden State Warriors’ vulnerability, and now they’ve found it’s time to unload […]

The Golden State Warriors had been a juggernaut for the past five years, but the reckoning stemming from Kevin Durant’s departure was the day awaited by many, including Portland Trail Blazers wing Rodney Hood. Hood admits the Warriors were good before Durant joined them, but once he did, he made them unstoppable. “Obviously, they were […]

Hassan Whiteside had a bone to pick with his critics. Following a 107-101 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, the Portland Trail Blazers center addressed criticism from the likes of Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal. “I expect Shaq to diss. Dame killed him in the rap battle. So we ain’t going to hear anything positive […]

Damian Lillard was truly displeased with the free-throw disparity on Thursday night’s 107-101 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers paraded to the foul line nearly twice as much as the Portland Trail Blazers, which prompted the All-Star guard to say the following: “It seems like everything we did was a foul tonight,” said […]

Hassan Whiteside wasn’t too peeved when he heard about TNT analysts Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal criticism of him in the Portland Trailblazers’ 101-107 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday. The pair of Hall of Famers called out Whiteside during  Inside the NBA’s halftime segment for his supposed lackluster performance in the first […]

It was a bitter game for the Portland Trail Blazers as they fell short to the Los Angeles Clippers. It was a game they felt they could have won despite playing against a rested Kawhi Leonard on the Clippers. Head coach Terry Stotts made an obvious observation that can easily be taken as a jab […]