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The Portland Trail Blazers have named forward Toumani Camara as the recipient of the 2023-24 Maurice Lucas Award, the team announced today. The annual award was created in 2010-11 to honor the Blazers player who best represents the indomitable spirit of Maurice Lucas through his contributions on and off the court, as well as in support of […]

Golden State Warriors stars Klay Thompson and Draymond Green will both miss Thursday night’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers, according to The Athletic’s Anthony Slater. Gary Payton II is questionable with calf tightness. Thompson was added to the injury report earlier Thursday, getting labeled as questionable with right knee tendinitis. Green was already questionable […]

The Portland Trail Blazers fell to the New Orleans Pelicans 110-100 on Tuesday night, but rookie point guard Scoot Henderson had a night to remember. Henderson notched 19 points and 15 assists for the Blazers, setting a new franchise record for assists in a game by a rookie. The previous Blazers record of 14 assists […]

The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Tuesday that second-year guard Shaedon Sharpe, who has been out since mid-January with a core muscle injury that he ultimately had surgery to correct, will not return to play in any of the team’s final four games of the season. The Blazers said that Sharpe is continuing to make […]

As the Portland Trail Blazers limp to the finish line of a rough 2023-24 season, it’s time to begin speculating about next year. Portland has a large portion of their roster under contract for next season but should still target several free agents around the margins in the offseason. First of all, the Blazers are […]

On April 3, it was reported to the public that Chauncey Billups (along with Vince Carter) will be headlining the 2024 class of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees. The current Portland Trail Blazers head coach, however, learned of this good news on the 1st of April. Naturally, this gave Billups some pause, since […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has been doubted throughout his career, but he’s never let that stand in his way. In fact, it’s only given him more motivation to get better and better. A great example of how far he’s come was on display during Boston’s 124-107 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Although the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are at the forefront of a new era. Portland traded away Damian Lillard before the start of the 2023-24 season, but the team retains outstanding young talent. Some believe the Blazers roster has a long road before it is ready for success, but Head Coach Chauncey Billups thinks otherwise. Billups acknowledged […]

The Boston Celtics are set to take on the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. With the No. 1 seed locked up, Boston is simply playing to stay in shape for the upcoming playoff run. Despite that, both superstars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown popped up on the league’s injury report. Both stars were initially listed […]

The Portland Trail Blazers knew that 2023-24 was going to be a long season. Perhaps they did not envision themselves being 20-56 along with the fourth-worst point differential and net rating in the league, but such is life in the NBA when winning is not the priority. That was the case with the Blazers this […]

The Portland Trail Blazers announced that rookie forward Toumani Camara will miss the rest of the 2023-24 season with a fractured rib and lacerated kidney. Camara left the Blazers’ Wednesday matchup with the Atlanta Hawks in the fourth quarter with a rib injury. Further testing showed that he has a fractured left rib and a […]

The Miami Heat handled business in a big way as they beat the Portland Trail Blazers Friday night inside the Kaseya Center, 142-82, by a margin of 60 points. This was a much-needed win after losing to the Golden State Warriors last Tuesday and with 10 games left in the season coming into the contest. […]

As the Portland Trail Blazers play out the string in the 2023-24 NBA season, it’s time to start looking back at how key players performed relative to preseason expectations. Perhaps no one had more to prove than Blazers center Deandre Ayton. Last September, the Blazers acquired Ayton in a trade with the Phoenix Suns that […]

The Miami Heat are battling to get out of the play-in tournament, as they sit a game back of the Indiana Pacers for sixth place in the East. The Portland Trail Blazers are 26th in the league but could fall as far as 28th, as the Spurs and Hornets have nearly identical records. The Trail […]

The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Wednesday that they are recalling sophomore Shaedon Sharpe from the Rip City Remix. He’ll join the Blazers on their current 7-game East Coast road trip. Sharpe underwent surgery for a core muscle injury in February. In his abbreviated season, he has averaged 15.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.9 assists in just […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have one of the worst records in the NBA, but they won’t be shutting down Shaedon Sharpe to help their lottery odds. With Sharpe having been assigned to the Blazers’ G League affiliate Rip City Remix while Portland heads out on an extended road trip, all signs point to the sophomore […]

Blazers forward Jerami Grant had the type of season that most fans expected when he re-signed with Portland on a 5-year/$160 million deal last June. Grant has averaged 21 points per game for the Blazers this season on 45 percent shooting from the floor. While he hasn’t matched the offensive efficiency that he displayed playing […]

With just 10 games left in the NBA regular season, the Portland Trail Blazers are sitting at 19-53 – just three games out of the Western Conference cellar. It’s been a difficult year for Blazers fans. While most adjusted their expectations accordingly and looked to internal development, due to injuries, the season proved to be […]

Arizona has been doing well in March Madness with the efforts of Caleb Love and Pelle Larsson shining in the big dance. Stars and legends out of the Wildcats system loved the beating Dayton suffered as they are now headed to the Sweet Sixteen. Before the second weekend, Mike Bibby got into the mood of […]

After an on-court altercation with Utah Jazz guard Kris Dunn on Saturday, Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. was suspended for one game. The scuffle occurred early in the second quarter after the two got physical at the top of the key as the Rockets brought the ball up the court. Dunn threw the first […]

The Portland Trail Blazers announced that they are assigning guard Shaedon Sharpe to the Rip City Remix, the team’s G League affiliate, as he continues to increase his workload after having surgery on a core muscle in February. Similar to when the Blazers assigned rookie Scoot Henderson to the Remix as he recovered from his […]

The Portland Trail Blazers host the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets on Saturday night, and they could be missing some key players. In addition to Shaedon Sharpe and Malcolm Brogdon, the Blazers announced that leading scorer Anfernee Simons will miss the game due to tendinitis in his left knee. Simons has been questionable with the […]

With 18 games left in the NBA regular season, the Portland Trail Blazers find themselves with an 19-51 record, good for second-to-last place in the Western Conference standings. With hopes of competing for a playoff spot far in the rear-view mirror for the Blazers, it’s time for fans to turn their attention to Portland’s development […]

The Denver Nuggets are on a race for that No. 1 seed in the Western Conference standings and they will head out west to continue their quest when they take on the Portland Trail Blazers in this Saturday night showdown. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Nuggets-Trail Blazers […]

For the second consecutive game, the Los Angeles Clippers will battle it out with the Portland Trail Blazers. Let’s check out NBA odds series, where our Clippers-Trail Blazers prediction and pick will be revealed. Slated as heavy favorites in this one, the Clippers are fresh off a comfortable 116-103 victory over the Blazers on Wednesday […]

In the Portland Trail Blazers’ 116-103 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, the team again struggled with turnovers, coughing the ball up 17 times. Those 17 turnovers – including seven in the third quarter alone – led to 26 Clippers points, a worrying trend that Blazers coach Chauncey Billups pointed out after the […]

The young Portland Trail Blazers were thoroughly dominated 116-103 by the veteran Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night in a game where the final score didn’t reflect the one-sidedness of the game itself. The Blazers found themselves down more than 20 points for the majority of the second half due to a Clippers defense that […]

James Harden is not really known for his defense. But, when the Los Angeles Clippers star starts taking it seriously, it surely makes headlines and breaks the internet. One of his biggest plays on the defensive end was a no-look steal in transition. Now, it looks another move could top that in the minds of […]

The Portland Trail Blazers could be without a key scorer when the take on the Chicago Bulls on Monday. Blazers forward Jerami Grant is listed as doubtful with his lingering hamstring strain. Grant has missed three straight games for the Blazers, and six out of the team’s last seven. He initially suffered the injury against […]

New York Knicks shooting guard Josh Hart is having a hilarious reaction to Jalen Brunson’s offensive explosion against the lowly Portland Trail Blazers. Brunson scored 45 points to help the Knicks defeat the Blazers 105-93 on Thursday night. “He probably should’ve had 65. He missed a lot of open shots. Cost me a lot of […]

There is no doubt that it has been a tumultuous season for Portland Trail Blazers star Deandre Ayton, but he’s recently turned it on in a nice stretch of outings that has showed why he was drafted with the No. 1 overall pick in 2018. While there is still the question on consistency, his motivations […]

The Portland Trail Blazers take on the New York Knicks on Thursday night, and they could be down some serious firepower. The Blazers announced that forward Jerami Grant will miss his second consecutive game with a hamstring strain. That’s bad enough for a Portland team that needs offense, but also team leading scorer Anfernee Simons […]

Deandre Ayton has been the subject of plenty of criticism over the past few years. It hasn’t helped matters at all that Ayton, as the number one overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, hasn’t quite impacted the game as much as his other draft class peers have. But lately, Ayton has taken his game […]

The Portland Trail Blazers topped the Atlanta Hawks 106-102 on Wednesday night behind another huge performance from center Deandre Ayton. The Blazers big man couldn’t be stopped as he used a variety of moves out to 15 feet, finishing with 33 points and 19 rebounds on 15 of 20 shooting from the floor. Ayton’s big […]

The Atlanta Hawks come into this matchup winning three out of their last four games as they look to continue their winning ways as they push closer to a playoff birth when they head out west to Portland to take on the Trail Blazers in this Wednesday night showdown. This game will continue our NBA […]

The Portland Trail Blazers faced a litmus test of sorts on Monday night, falling 121-99 to the Boston Celtics. The Blazers weren’t expected to win the game, but in a rebuilding year, it’s always an interesting experience to measure your progress against the elite teams in the NBA. On Monday, Portland did some nice things, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were outmatched by the elite Boston Celtics 121-99 on Monday night in a game that saw rookie point guard Scoot Henderson make his return to the starting lineup. Henderson, who was named the Blazers’ starting point guard by coach Chauncey Billups in mid-February, had a mixed performance against the best team […]

The 2023 offseason was one of major change for Chauncey Billups and the Portland Trail Blazers. After 12 seasons, the team finally bid farewell to Damian Lillard, sending him to the Milwaukee Bucks in a blockbuster trade in exchange for Jrue Holiday, Grayson Allen, and a bunch of draft assets. It became obvious immediately that […]

The Boston Celtics visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night and had a lengthy injury report heading into the game. Stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were both initially listed as questionable, as the former was listed with right ankle impingement while the latter has a rare sacroiliac strain. Both played on Saturday night […]