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The NBA free agency is right around the corner and when it comes, Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic is expected to be among the intriguing pieces in the player market. For ESPN’s Zach Lowe, however, he would rather bet on the likelihood of Nurkic remaining a Blazer for at least one more season (h/t […]

The 2018 NBA Draft is under way and this year’s class is as electric as any other in recent memory. Follow along as the results for each team are announced today, with every team taking another step toward their future. Phoenix Suns: DeAndre Ayton — C (Arizona)A double-double machine with plenty of untapped potential, despite posting […]

Damian Lillard has been among some of the rumors surrounding the Portland Trail Blazers, after the Western Conference’s third seed proved incapable of dealing with the sixth-seeded New Orleans Pelicans. General manager Neil Olshey is expected to be aggressive this offseason after proving unable to lure key free agents to Portland last offseason, but some […]

The Portland Trail Blazers experienced a few mountaintop peaks this season. The first came on Feb. 14 when Damian Lillard dropped 44 points and Portland defeated the Warriors 123-117, withstanding Kevin Durant’s 50-point onslaught. That victory sparked a 13-game winning streak for the Blazers, catapulting them to third in the West at 44-26. The next […]

The 2017-18 NBA season came abruptly came to a close last Friday night when the Golden State Warriors routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 108-83 at Quicken Loans Arena, which completed a four-game sweep of the Cavs for the Dubs’ second consecutive championship and third title in four years. It was quite an underwhelming end to the season […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant was a top prospect entering the 2007 NBA Draft. Recently, he looked back on his pre-draft workout with the Portland Trail Blazers, who had the first pick that year. As reported by Spencer Davies of Basketball Insiders, Durant said of his workout with the Blazers: Durant thought workout with […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are due for a shakedown in the next month after a seemingly playoff-ready roster crumbled in the postseason and was swept out of the first round by the New Orleans Pelicans. General manager Neil Olshey, who appeared on the latest edition of ESPN’s NBA Draft: On The Clock, noted the team […]

The Portland Trail Blazers don’t have too many options to look at in free agency, but one of the things they’re expected to do is sign center Jusuf Nurkic to a long-term deal. Nurkic, the Bosnian center who just wrapped up his fourth NBA season, finished his first full season with the Blazers averaging 14.3 […]

The Portland Trail Blazers may have fallen short in the playoffs after a scintillating run to close off the regular season, but they are not without a rock solid foundation with Damian Lillard at the helm. The All-Star point guard had the best regular season of his career to date, averaging 26.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, […]

Game recognize game like most players say. For his superb performance in Game 1, C.J. McCollum had nothing but praise for LeBron James. McCollum, who’s probably out at home watching the game, tweeted out: Lebron is unbelievable 🐐…. we gotta talk @TeamVic . I’m on board bruh — CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) June 1, 2018 It […]

After dealing with the Golden State Warriors in the 2018 NBA Finals, LeBron James will address perhaps the biggest talking point in the offseason: where will he play next? The top two teams outside of the Cleveland Cavaliers currently linked to James’ free agency decision right now are the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum wasted no time reaching out to a seemingly frustrated Joel Embiid, after the Philadelphia 76ers big man found out he had been criticized by an alleged collection of burner accounts from Sixers team president Bryan Colangelo. Embiid’s angry post made McCollum throw one of the first logs in the […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard is denying a report that he requested to meet with team owner Paul Allen to talk about some stuff. The Oregonian‘s John Canzano was the first to report the meeting. That was, well, until Damian Lillard took to the mean streets of Twitter to deny the report as if he […]

The Phoenix Suns were the big winners of last week’s 2018 NBA Draft Lottery when they were announced to have won the right to select the first overall pick. There’s no question that the Suns are the envy of just about every NBA team these days, as they have the luxury of picking the best […]

Shortly after being named to the All-NBA First Team, Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard has reportedly sought out another meeting with team owner Paul Allen to assess the future of the franchise. The two have a strong relationship and have met before during the offseason, and most recently during the All-Star break to […]

Damian Lillard was selected on the All-NBA First Team. He was definitely happy about it. To recall, he felt he got snubbed a couple of times before that. However, not everyone agreed with his inclusion in the elite team. Some critics and NBA fans believe that Lillard did not deserve to be part of the […]

The All-NBA teams were finally announced and to no surprise, it featured the usual names such as Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden. However, perhaps the biggest darkhorse to make the first team was Portland Trailblazers point guard Damian Lillard. Needless to say, fans throughout the league have taken […]

The All-NBA teams have been announced with some of the usual suspects making a return and some new faces coming into the picture. via Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports: First Team All-NBA: LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) James Harden (Houston Rockets) Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans) Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors) […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum is thoroughly convinced fellow All-Star Paul George will wind up elsewhere during the offseason. The scoring backcourt star spoke with ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski in The Woj Pod, only to drop a bomb of a prediction. via Brett Dawson of The Oklahoman. “I already tried to get Paul George once. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were swept by the New Orleans Pelicans, their second consecutive first-round exit from the postseason. Some of that blame falls on Portland’s best players, but Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum are a big reason the team overachieved in the regular season on their way to capturing the No. 3 spot in the […]

The chips seemed to be falling in for the Portland Trail Blazers after the All-Star break, especially after they went on a rampant 13-game win streak following a rousing win over the Golden State Warriors that kickstarted the streak heading into the mid-February festivities. Yet, now following another postseason disappointment after getting swept by the […]

Kawhi Leonard’s saga has been perhaps one of the most intriguing storylines during this NBA season. Those who still hold faith in the San Antonio Spurs’ reputation of solving issues internally would point to LaMarcus Aldridge, who reportedly was ready to ask for a trade after being mis-utilized by coach Gregg Popovich during his first […]

The season wasn’t supposed to end in the first round of the playoffs for Paul George. He went to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the hopes of expanding his horizons other than going to the L.A. Lakers in the 2018 offseason. The Lakers weren’t willing to give up any of their young players to acquire […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were unexpectedly swept by the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round. They were the recipient of a good dose of trash talk then. And even now that the series is done, haters continue to surround C.J. McCollum and the Blazers. A TV show even gave them a good ribbing. As […]

Have you ever dreamed of a boxing match between a Twitter troll and an NBA player? We may be finally close to witnessing such an event with Portland Trail Blazers swingman Evan Turner looking to be the pioneer in that endeavor. On Tuesday night, Turner was mentioned in a post by a Twitter JakeTheHater, who […]

The 2018 offseason is just a few months away and the biggest storyline this summer will be the destination of a certain number 23. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are currently fighting for their playoff lives in their second-round playoff match-up with the Toronto Raptors. The possibility that James will have his earliest playoff […]

After another first-round exit, there have been plenty of questions surrounding the job security of Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts. According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, the front office plans to keep Stotts, but there is a chance owner Paul Allen could squash that plan. “In the wake of that […]

The Orlando Magic have just ended the latest of their current string of disappointing seasons, and among those on top of their agenda in the offseason is finding a new bench boss. According to Chris Haynes of ESPN, the Magic have set the gears in motion to search for Frank Vogel’s successor, as they have […]

The biggest blockbuster movie of all-time hits theaters worldwide today, when Marvel Studios releases the much anticipated Avengers: Infinity War. As the superheroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe take the stage, the NBA’s superstars are also in the spotlight known as the playoffs. The league’s best players have inspired young and old fans alike with […]

Once it became clear that the Portland Trail Blazers were going to be swept by the New Orleans Pelicans, trolls quickly flocked on Twitter to give the Blazers players a quick ribbing. C.J. McCollum was not having any of it. As observed in his Twitter account, McCollum has been roasting these critics. One of which […]

We’ve learned a lot through the first week of the NBA Playoffs. Here are the 10 biggest takeaways so far: 10. Terry Stotts is on the hot seat Portland should feel embarrassed. They seemingly solidified their position as the third best team in the West after an impressive regular season and were clear favorites against […]

There have been a lot of rumors swirling around Terry Stotts and the safety of his job after the Portland Trail Blazers were swept by the New Orleans Pelicans. That makes ten consecutive postseason losses in a row for the Trail Blazers and although no one has confirmed or denied if he will be back […]

Heading into the opening first-round playoff series against Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers, Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans were viewed as the absolute underdogs in the matchup. Portland had secured the third overall spot in the competitive Western Conference while also earning the Northwest division title. However, the Pelicans put together […]

Although Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard and his teammates were swept from the playoffs on Saturday night when they lost a 131-123 heartbreaker to power forward Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 4, Lillard showed a lot of respect for Davis and the Pelicans. While speaking to the media, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are coming off the heels of a disappointing four-game sweep in the first round of the playoffs against the New Orleans Pelicans. It has marked the second straight exit in the opening round by way of a sweep for the franchise. This latest discouraging end to the Blazers’ season could potentially […]

The New Orleans Pelicans entered Game 4 of their first-round playoff with a chance to close out the Portland Trail Blazers in a sweep. This has placed a great amount of tension and intensity between both sides with what is at stake on Saturday afternoon. In the final second of the second quarter, Pelicans veteran […]

Want to see a classic Rajon Rondo type of play? Look no further than what the 32-year-old point guard did during the first quarter of Game 4 between the New Orleans Pelicans and Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday evening. With 7:02 left in the first quarter of action, Rondo turned the clock back with a […]

The NBA’s goal is for each franchise to have an affiliate in the G-League. This season, they had a total of 26 teams in the G-League. And recent news reveal that they might add to that tally as the Portland Trail Blazers are closing in on a G-League team. As reported by Adam Johnson of […]

With at least two games in the books for each series, the only thing predictable is the unpredictability. From LeBron James suffering a first round loss for the first time in almost six years to James Harden going 2-for-18 in a Houston Rockets blowout win, it looks like we’re in for a wild ride this […]