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With Pascal Siakam heading to the Indiana Pacers, the flood gates are now open for more trades to be made ahead of the NBA trade deadline, which is in exactly three weeks. As rumors continue to swirl around the league, teams are now wondering which forward could be on the move next. Portland Trail Blazers […]

The Portland Trail Blazers had a center-sized absence in their lineup for their Wednesday game agains the Brooklyn Nets, and not for reasons you might think. Deandre Ayton has missed the last 11 games for the Blazers due to a knee injury but he was set to return to the lineup against the Nets. There […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are working hard back to the .500 mark, but other issues are more slippery than their record. The Blazers dealt with treacherous weather conditions after temperatures caused Portland to experience excessive ice. As a result, Deandre Ayton had trouble getting to Moda Center. Deandre Ayton’s return from injury gets delayed due […]

The heat of the trade season just turned up a notch after the Indiana Pacers acquired Pascal Siakam from the Toronto Raptors. With Siakam now off the market, several teams who lost out in the Spicy P sweepstakes such as the Dallas Mavericks and the Sacramento Kings are now looking towards a Plan B. Jerami […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are preparing to face the upstart Houston Rockets on Wednesday in H-Town. The Rockets have faded from the top eight of the Western Conference and are now battling to get back into the limelight. Meanwhile, Coach Chauncey Billups’ Blazers team ranks 14th out of 15 teams in the West. The Blazers […]

The Portland Trail Blazers on Monday announced that Shaedon Sharpe, in addition to his sore hip adductor, is dealing with a lower abdominal strain. He will be reevaluated in two weeks. Sharpe has missed seven of the Blazers’ last 13 games due to the adductor injury. He is averaging 15.9 points per game on the […]

We’re set for another betting prediction and pick for NBA Sunday as we continue our coverage with this next matchup in the Western Conference. The Phoenix Suns (20-18) will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (10-28) with both teams riding opposite streaks. Check out our NBA odds series for our Suns-Trail Blazers prediction and pick. The Phoenix Suns are […]

Friday night was a must-win game for the Minnesota Timberwolves. They were facing off with the Portland Trail Blazers, who made headlines on Thursday night after losing by 62 points. Now on the second night of a back-to-back, the Blazers were facing an uphill battle, especially without DeAndre Ayton and Shaedon Sharpe as their long […]

The Portland Trail Blazers certainly made the right pick when they selected Scoot Henderson with the third overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft. Not only was the best prospect available, he also provided the team some insurance in the event that Damian Lillard wanted out. That came to fruition, essentially giving Henderson the opportunity […]

Fans of the Portland Trail Blazers preached patience as the team finally embraced the need to rebuild by trading away Damian Lillard for a plethora of assets. There was optimism anyway surrounding the franchise, as they recently drafted Scoot Henderson, adding him to a core with Anfernee Simons, Jerami Grant, and Deandre Ayton. But on […]

The Portland Trail Blazers accepted their fate this past offseason, trading away Damian Lillard for assets that they flipped into even more assets, marking the start of a necessary, if painful, rebuilding process. The Blazers appeared to have the right combination of young players (Scoot Henderson, Anfernee Simons, Shaedon Sharpe) and more established players (Jerami […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have been, without a doubt, one of the worst teams in the association during the 2023-24 season. They entered their Thursday night contest against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a -8.0 net rating. That is bad. But even their previous level of putridity could not have prepared anyone for the beatdown […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Josh Giddey had a triple-double and the Oklahoma City Thunder absolutely crushed the Portland Trail Blazers 139-77 on Thursday night. The Thunder’s 62-point margin of victory matched the fifth-largest rout in NBA history. But it wasn’t just Thursday night that the Thunder have easily dispatched the Blazers. The Thunder not only have a ten-game […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have alternated wins and losses over their last few games but will be looking to gain some momentum when they head to Minnesota on their last game on their road trip when they take on the Timberwolves in this Friday night matchup. This game will continue our NBA odds series as […]

The Portland Trail Blazers don’t have much to play for and are eyeing more ping-pong balls in the upcoming NBA draft than wins in the regular season. With the trajectory they’re going at, the Blazers are on the right track. Nonetheless, Portland still has some intriguing veterans who could otherwise become legitimate contributors on a […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder hold a nine-game winning streak over the Portland Trail Blazers when they host them on Thursday night. The Thunder’s rebuild is right on track as they sit in second in the Western Conference, while the Trail Blazers still need more pieces to improve their 14th seed. It is time to continue […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton missed his eighth straight game with right knee tendonitis, but one young fan is glad that he rejoined the team as they took on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. Near the tunnel, the Blazers big man played ‘rock paper scissors’ with a young […]

The Portland Trail Blazers got back on track after three consecutive with an overtime thriller on Sunday as they head to Madison Square Garden to get on a winning streak for the first time since November when they take on the Knicks in this Tuesday night showdown. This game will continue our NBA odds series […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton is getting some good news, but also some bad news. Ayton is upgraded on the team’s injury report and that’s good, but he’s still doubtful to play against the New York Knicks on Tuesday, per The Oregonian. Ayton is dealing with some tendinitis in his right knee that’s kept […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and guard Skylar Mays are in agreement on a two-way deal, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Mays will provide depth for the Lakers at the guard position. He previously played for the Atlanta Hawks and Portland Trail Blazers, most recently spending time with Portland this season. He made his NBA debut […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have announced that further advanced imaging on Moses Brown’s left wrist injury showed a non-displaced fracture of his scaphoid. Brown injured the wrist against the Phoenix Suns on New Year’s Day. Surgery is planned for Blazers big man later this week. Brown has appeared in nine games for the Blazers so […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have waived guard Skylar Mays and forward Ish Wainright. In 21 games (five starts) during the 2023-24 season, Mays averaged 6.3 points (38.4% FG, 28.6% 3-PT, 76.5% FT), 1.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 17.0 minutes per game for the Blazers. Wainright appeared in seven games this season for the Blazers and averaged 2.9 points […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Dallas Mavericks run it back for a rehash of their showdown on Wednesday night. Below is our NBA odds series as ClutchPoints hands out a Trail Blazers-Mavericks prediction and pick. ClutchPoints will also let you know how to watch the game. Dallas handled Portland pretty handily on Wednesday night […]

The Charlotte Hornets are mired in a tough stretch, having just snapped an 11-game losing streak but still sitting at 8-24 on the season, just a half game behind the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA standings. One bright spot on the court has been the play of Miles Bridges, who is averaging 20 points, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are off to a rocky start this season as they begin their post-Damian Lillard rebuild. As such, the Blazers don’t feature heavily in the NBA’s national TV schedule. The team has played a handful of times on NBA TV and is scheduled just once on ESPN and once on TNT. Except […]

Proclamations of being a bust have already started surfacing for Scoot Henderson. The Portland Trail Blazers rookie missed a significant amount of games due to injuries. A new look was awaiting him during his return. He became an elite facilitator and is currently poised to fulfill some expectations. Now, a challenge lies ahead of him […]

The Portland Trail Blazers continue to see improvement on their injury report in the new year. One game after getting Shaedon Sharpe back after missing five games with a hip issue, the Blazers only have one player guaranteed to miss Wednesday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks. Center Deandre Ayton will be out as he continues […]

The Portland Trail Blazers take on the Dallas Mavericks in a Western Conference matchup! Below we will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Trail Blazers-Mavericks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Trail Blazers are 9-23 this season, and they have lost their […]

The Portland Trail Blazers released their injury report ahead of their New Year’s Day matchup against the Phoenix Suns, and guard Shaedon Sharpe is set to rejoin the lineup: Shaedon back. https://t.co/wIMww0KvB2 — Peter Sampson (@PeterSampson) January 1, 2024 Sharpe had missed the last five games for the Blazers as he dealt with a nagging […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have wrapped up 2023 with a record of 9-22. By all accounts, they’ve managed to accomplish most of their goals for the early part of the season. The Blazers have given their young players extensive minutes, they’ve maximized their lottery odds, and they’ve remained relatively competitive in a significant number of […]

The Portland Trail Blazers topped the San Antonio Spurs 134-128 on Friday night in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score indicated. The Blazers were up 26 in the third quarter before the Spurs began chipping away, but they weren’t ever able to get over the hump. While it might seem strange […]

Don’t look now, but Portland Trail Blazers rookie point guard Scoot Henderson is turning into what everyone thought he would be at the start of the 2023-24 NBA season. One day after notching 25 points and 4 assists in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs, Henderson exacted some revenge, going for 22 points, 11 […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are banged up headed into their second game in as many nights against the San Antonio Spurs. The Blazers released their injury report for Friday’s game, and the team again will be without starters Deandre Ayton (knee), Shaedon Sharpe (hip), and Anfernee Simons (illness). Backup center Duop Reath will also miss […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are taking on the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night for the second time in as many days. On Thursday, San Antonio easily downed the Blazers 118-105 behind a 38-14 first quarter and a dominant night from rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama. In that game, the Blazers, down starters Anfernee Simons (illness), […]

We’re back for one of our final predictions and picks of the evening as we head to the West for this matchup between the two bottom teams in the Conference. The San Antonio Spurs (5-25) will visit the Portland Trail Blazers (8-22) as both teams hope to improve on their lackluster seasons. Check out our NBA odds series for […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were without their top-two centers on Thursday with Deandre Ayton and Duop Reath both nursing nagging injuries. There’s never a good night for that to happen, but Portland happened to be going up against the Spurs’ generational youngster Victor Wembanyama. While, predictably, Wemby dominated the Blazers in San Antonio’s 118-105 win, […]

The shorthanded Portland Trail Blazers fell to Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 118-105 on Thursday night. Wembanyama shined offensively, putting up 30 points and six assists in just over 24 minutes of action, but where he really made a difference was on defense – swatting away seven Blazers shots and altering countless others. […]

The San Antonio Spurs have suffered through a brutal start to Victor Wembanyama’s rookie season, but the phenom showed why he had so much hype coming into the NBA with his ridiculous performance against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night. Wemby recorded 30 points, six rebounds, six assists and a whopping seven blocks in […]

Both Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson played well in the first-ever NBA meeting for the two highly touted prospects. But there was a clear-cut winner in the San Antonio Spurs’ 118-105 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. While Henderson scored 25 in 36 minutes as a starter in place of an ill Anfernee Simons, Wemby […]