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Portland Trail Blazers power forward Noah Vonleh is right on schedule to return to the team’s lineup in three weeks time, NBC Sports Northwest’s Jason Quick reports. Blazers' PF Noah Vonleh says he is on schedule to return in 3 weeks from shoulder strain. Has no pain and full range-of-motion. — Jason Quick (@jwquick) October […]

Jusuf Nurkic made quite an impact upon joining the Portland Trail Blazers in February. He averaged 15.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 20 games with the Blazers, who went 14-5 with him in the starting lineup. The Blazers saw a significant improvement on defense when Nurkic came into the lineup. This season, the […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic will not play in Wednesday’s preseason game against the Phoenix Suns due to a concussion, per The Oregonian’s Mike Richman. Nurkic suffered the injury in Monday’s preseason game against the Sacramento Kings. He had 16 points, seven rebounds, and two assists in 28 minutes against the Kings. Nurkic was […]

Unheralded Portland Trail Blazers bench player Jake Layman made a bit of history on Monday. The second-year forward helped the Blazers beat the Sacramento Kings, 97-83, as he became the first bench player to score eight points in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter (by a New Englander who went to Maryland on […]

Blowing past defenders and completing an ankle breaker when attacking the basket is not an easy move to pull off, even for NBA players. It usually takes a lot of speed or a wicked crossover to make a defender fall on the floor and leaves fans in awe of it. However, C.J. McCollum proved on […]

Damian Lillard and Victor Oladipo are making noise this offseason — the type that is pleasant to the ear. Despite being known best for their skills inside the basketball court, they are also trying to make a name for themselves in the music scene. Following the success of his first album, the Portland Trail Blazers […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum has officially left Nike to join Li-Ning as their latest endorser. McCollum announced that he signed a multi-year contract with the Chinese sporting brand through Twitter. I'm excited to announce my new parternship with the Li-Ning family. With hard work.. Anything is possible pic.twitter.com/6KiVAEPwqB — CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) […]

The Sacramento Kings will have to wait a little longer before they see rookie Harry Giles makes his NBA debut. According to Sacramento’s website, Giles will be on the shelf until at least January, as the team continue to rehab and strengthen the former Duke Blue Devil’s surgically repaired knees. Sacramento Kings rookie forward Harry […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are heading into this season with a similar core as the last, but with the absence of the sharp-shooting Allen Crabbe, who shot a blistering 44 percent from beyond the arc last season, good for fourth-best in the league. Yet the team made a key free agent signing to make up […]

Evan Turner recently proved that he also lends his helping hand outside the court. Although he is used to setting screens and dishing out dimes for his teammates to score on easy baskets, the Portland Trail Blazers forward teamed-up with their sideline reporter, Brooke Olzendam, for a timely assist. While driving on the I-5 freeway […]

C.J. McCollum could be the next player to leave Nike and sign with another shoe brand. The Portland Trail Blazers guard recently confirmed, via Jason Quick of NBC Sports, that he is currently in talks with Li Ning, as the Chinese brand is trying to sign him to become their latest endorser. “In negotiations,’’ McCollum […]

The Portland Trail Blazers made a surprising start to their preseason, as they had another player run the point guard duties for them instead of Damian Lillard. The two-time All-Star was on the floor and started their game on Tuesday against the Phoenix Suns, but Terry Stotts asked Evan Turner to set up the offense […]

For almost two decades now, the Western Conference has dominated the league. They have had a record above .500 against the East in 17 of the last 18 seasons. A Western Conference team has won the championship in 12 of those 18 seasons as well. If you thought the dominance might end this season, you […]

Evan Turner has always been known for his versatility. Throughout his NBA career, he’s able to contribute in a lot of aspects be it passing, scoring, or defending multiple positions. Now with the Blazers, Turner’s multi-faceted ways are set to be utilized again, as the team is already getting used to Turner oscillating between the […]

Jusuf Nurkic is back out there on the court eating people alive. Showing that he’s fully recovered from a leg injury that prematurely ended his 2016-17 campaign, Nurkic participated in the Portland Trail Blazers’ preseason game against the Phoenix Suns Tuesday. The contest is still ongoing as of this writing, but Nurkic already has 16 […]

Over the offseason, there were plenty of movement across the NBA landscape that saw many players wind up with new teams. However, for much of that, veteran guard Anthony Morrow wasn’t one of those players on the move as the quietness on that front had him contemplating retiring after nine seasons in the league, according […]

Golden State Warriors swingman Nick Young was just having one of those moments, sharing some of his random thoughts on Twitter. Young mused on Twitter what life would be like as a dog, which seems like a perfectly innocent random thought to come out of his mind. What would life be like as a dog […]

Charlotte Hornets guard Nicolas Batum sees a bit of Portland Trail Blazers star C.J. McCollum in Hornets rookie Malik Monk’s game, per the Charlotte Observer’s Rick Bonnell. “I got C.J. as a young guy,” Batum said of McCollum, who was the 10th overall pick in 2013 (Monk went 11th to the Hornets in June). “A […]

Maurice Harkless survived a scare early in the Portland Trail Blazers training camp, recovering from acute pain in his left foot, which he suffered on Tuesday, according to Jason Quick of CSN North West. The young small forward missed Wednesday’s practice with the injury, which had kept him worried for most of the day after […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have begun training camp with a familiar face back in the mix as former guard Steve Blake has officially taken up a coaching intern position on the team. According to Jason Quick of CSNNW.com, Blake voiced that he only desires to have this part-time role at this current juncture. “As a […]

Choosing to go on a purely vegan diet can be considered a huge change in someone’s lifestyle. While many have already done it, and have been successful in doing so, others can’t even imagine themselves trying it. One of them is Portland Trail Blazers guard Evan Turner, who made it known recently that he wants […]

Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant have had a rocky relationship as teammates in their Los Angeles Lakers days. After O’Neal was traded to the Miami Heat in 2004, the two’s enmity never wavered. It even intensified with the media always having a field day documenting the many barbs and sideswipes each player had for the […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum knows better than most fans that the NBA is run by cold-hearted front offices which will not hesitate to put business above players’ feelings. In addition, NBA executives don’t also have very good timing. McCollum succinctly puts that into perspective in a tweet he sent out after the […]

With Media Day quickly approaching for all 30 NBA teams, the New York Knicks traded Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In exchange, the Knicks received Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott, and a 2018 second round draft pick via the Chicago Bulls. One team that was interested in Anthony was the Portland Trail Blazers. Despite […]

Carmelo Anthony’s list of teams he’d be willing to accept a trade to seems to be growing. Now the Portland Trail Blazers are reportedly in the mix as a team Anthony would be willing to accept a trade to, according to Marc Berman of The New York Post. The source told The Post that Anthony […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will be without forward Noah Vonleh for training camp as well as the start of the regular season after the big man suffered a right shoulder strain, per Jason Quick of CSNNW.com. Vonleh, who suffered the injury while playing pickup games at the team’s practice facility, is expected to miss the […]

As media day approaches in anticipation for the 2017-18 NBA season, Carmelo Anthony is still a member of the New York Knicks. With Anthony’s camp reportedly optimistic he will be traded before reporting to training camp, there is a new and surprising development. Throughout the summer, Anthony has only been willing to waive his no-trade […]

Since last year, Damian Lillard has always been vocal about not wanting to join forces with other stars elsewhere, just to give himself a better chance of winning a title. He has also said in the past that he is not a fan of the move Kevin Durant made when he decided to take his […]

Before he released his latest rap song recently, with the title “No Worries,” not a lot has been heard from Damian Lillard this summer. He made some headlines when he tried to recruit Carmelo Anthony earlier in the offseason, but apart  from that, he has remained relatively quiet. That will change though soon, as October […]

Don’t be so surprised if you saw Jusuf Nurkic on the floor next season looking a lot slimmer than what he looked like last year. The Portland Trail Blazers’ seven-footer has put in a tremendous amount of gym work this offseason to cut his weight from 309 pounds down to just 275 pounds according to […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, throughout his NBA career, has continued to show and voice his strong connection to his hometown of Oakland. In the last several months, Lillard has continually taken shots at the Golden State Warriors over social media. This time it was the Trail Blazers taking a jab at the Warriors […]

With C.J. McCollum now playing for the Portland Trail Blazers, many may not know that he is an Ohio native, and grew up cheering for the professional sports teams representing Cleveland and the state; that also includes the NFL’s Cleveland Browns. Two weeks into the current NFL season, the AFC North team has dropped their […]

As part of the league revealing the new alternate jerseys for each team in the league on Friday afternoon, the Golden State Warriors have a unique design on their uniforms. What makes this choice in style intriguing is that Portland Trail Blazers All-Star point guard Damian Lillard actually has the street sign tree tattooed on […]

As the 2017-18 NBA season approaches, one of the yearly traditions are player rankings from ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and other websites. Unless players are LeBron James, who has been considered the best player for past decade or so, they will likely disagree or use it as motivation. One player that the media and players usually […]

Sharpshooting free agent Anthony Morrow has agreed to a one-year, non-guaranteed deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. Morrow was in the eyes of many teams, including the Minnesota Timberwolves, who worked him out along with another five free agents earlier this month. The 31-year-old wing spent the majority […]

Golden State Warriors guard Nick Young has developed the reputation as being one of the more quick-witted players in the NBA. Young was at it again clowning Portland Trail Blazers All-Star guard Damian Lillard in a recent post by the team showing him donning a pair of Nike socks when he’s solely being endorsed by […]

Ed Davis is facing a daunting proposition coming into his eighth year in the league and his third with the Portland Trail Blazers. He played his last game of the season on Feb. 23 but had to get offseason arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder to repair an injured labrum, forcing him to miss the […]

Free agent point guard Isaiah Briscoe has agreed to a training camp deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Blazers continue to make salary-cap-friendly moves after signing Archie Goodwin earlier last week, rounding out their team with promising young players. Briscoe is a great athletic prospect, but is poor in […]

Following the shake from the controversial ESPN NBA Rankings for this upcoming season, C.J. McCollum; who has proven to be an aspiring journalist himself, took to Twitter to prompt the players ranking journalists on their different strengths, weaknesses, and more — the same way NBA players have through the years. Longtime journalist and Turner Sports personality […]