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The Portland Trail Blazers are seven games into the 2023-24 season, one in which they begin the post-Damian Lillard era. There have been pleasant surprises early this season, but also several disappointments. Anfernee Simons got injured in the season opener, Robert Williams III left Sunday’s loss against the Grizzlies with a knee injury, and the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers entered the 2023-34 season with low expectations. The mission is to develop the young guys, build cohesion, and probably lose a lot of games. The team has already made progress on the first two and, though they currently sit only one game below .500, probably will still struggle to close out […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are on the road to take on the Portland Trail Blazers Sunday night. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we give you a Grizzlies-Trail Blazers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Grizzlies are really missing Ja Morant as they have […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe is growing up right before Blazers fans’ eyes. With Anfernee Simons out dealing with a torn thumb ligament, Sharpe has moved into the Blazers starting lineup and put up some impressive numbers. More than that, he’s starting to show a knack for big late game heroics: as demonstrated by […]

The Memphis Grizzlies fell to 0-6 on Friday night after falling 115-113 in overtime to the Portland Trail Blazers in their NBA in-season tournament matchup. But the Last-2-Minute report shows that the Grizzlies were on the receiving end of an incorrect call at the end of the game. The report shows that the Grizzlies should […]

The first set of 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament games is upon us with the Portland Trail Blazers hosting the Memphis Grizzlies at the Moda Center. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Grizzlies-Blazers prediction and pick. The Memphis Grizzlies are the only winless team in the NBA, with their most recent loss […]

Portland Trail Blazers rookie Scoot Henderson got some bad news on Thursday when it was announced that he would not play Friday against the Memphis Grizzlies. Henderson rolled his ankle in the second half of the Blazers’ win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night, and it looks like the team wants to be cautious […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are five games into the 2023-24 season, and while it’s too soon to make definitive declarations about this team, there have been some interesting developments through the first 10 days of the season. Here are four observations from the Blazers’ season so far: Scoot Henderson’s slow start Blazers rookie point guard […]

Portland Trail Blazers rookie Scoot Henderson left Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Pistons with a sprained right ankle. The injury occurred with about five-and-a-half minutes left in the third quarter of a tight back-and-forth game. It’s a tough break for Henderson, as he was having his best stretch of the season right before the injury. […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament gets underway on Friday; here’s everything you need to know about the Portland Trail Blazers and the tournament. All 30 teams have been randomly drawn into groups of five within their conference based on won-loss records from the 2022-23 regular season. Each team will play four designated Group Play games on “Tournament […]

Anticipated renovations at Moda Center have emerged as the central obstacle leading to the collapse of Portland’s bid for a WNBA expansion team. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, in a letter to Sen. Ron Wyden on Wednesday, confirmed that the league’s plans for a team in the City of Roses have been “deferred,” despite previous indications […]

Plans to bring a WNBA expansion team to Portland have fallen through, according to Bill Oram of the Oregonian. While it’s not entirely clear what cause the last-minute breakdown, but one of the reported issues centered around practice space problems. Local entrepreneur Kirk Brown, founder of ZoomInfo, announced his plans to bring a WNBA franchise […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will head to Motown to face the Detroit Pistons. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Trail Blazers-Pistons prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Blazers defeated the Toronto Raptors 99-91 on Monday. Initially, it was 50-47 Raptors at halftime. But the Blazers battled back […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are off to a 1-3 start and in danger of falling far behind in the NBA’s Western Conference. Blazers fans and players are enjoying the unveiling of the team’s in-season tournament court graphics. The Blazers’ interior defense has come into focus following a demolition job by Sixers star Joel Embiid, who […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid just needs to avoid doing the D-Generation X/Triple H celebration. Or else a huge chunk of his $47.6 million salary this 2023-24 season will be gone in no time. Embiid has been fined $35,000 by the NBA following his hip thrust celebration during the Sixers’ 126-98 demolition of the Portland […]

The Toronto Raptors looked like a serious team in the East despite the departure of Fred VanVleet. They started off strong with the core of Pascal Siakam, Scottie Barnes, and OG Anunoby with a win against a crumbling Chicago Bulls team. But, the squad seems to have cooled off and gotten to a losing skid. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 126-98 in their 2023-24 home opener. The leading story of the night was Joel Embiid, who owned every facet of the game for the Sixers and posted a gaudy stat line of 35 points, 15 boards, seven assists, six blocks and two steals. In between Embiid scoring […]

The alternate NBA In-Season Tournament courts for all 30 teams were revealed on Monday. The Portland Trail Blazers will be playing in West Group A with a hot new look for their court at Moda Center: The obvious major change is that the court will be red instead of hardwood colored. There are also a […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for today’s full slate of action from around the NBA. We’ll head north of the border to Canada as the Portland Trail Blazers (0-3) take on the Toronto Raptors (1-2). Check out our NBA odds series for our Trail Blazers-Raptors prediction and pick. The Portland Trail Blazers are still winless […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (2-1) played in front of their home crowd for the first time in the 2023-24 season. The Sixers faced the Portland Trail Blazers (0-3) and Joel Embiid put to rest any thoughts that he would miss this game, playing a leading role in a 126-98 victory. Let’s break down the Sixers’ 2023-24 […]

We’re back and ready to bring you another prediction and pick for Sunday’s slate of NBA action as we head to Philly for this cross-country matchup. The Portland Trail Blazers (0-2) will take on the Philadelphia 76ers (1-1) in a David vs. Goliath contest. Check out our NBA odds series for our Trail Blazers-76ers prediction and pick. The Portland […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons, the team’s best scorer, is going to miss 4-6 weeks after tearing a ligament in his thumb. This is rightfully cause for concern among Trail Blazers fans. It’s never good when a player gets injured. But in a year virtually devoid of playoff expectations, this might actually be a […]

The Portland Trail Blazers began the post-Damian Lillard era with a 12-point loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. To make matter worse, they lost one of their young stars in Anfernee Simons due to a thumb injury. On Friday afternoon ahead of their game against the Orlando Magic, the Blazers announced that […]

The NBA season is finally here and we’re set to bring you a whole season of picks and predictions for every team and every game. We head to the Pacific Northwest for this next matchup between the Orlando Magic (1-0) and the Portland Trail Blazers (0-1). Check out our NBA odds series for our Magic-Blazers prediction and pick. […]

LOS ANGELES – Before electing to bring back their entire roster for the 2023-24 season, the Los Angeles Clippers were in trade talks to acquire now-Portland Trail Blazers guard Malcolm Brogdon from the Boston Celtics. In fact, a deal was agreed upon and nearly sent the guard to Los Angeles in June 2023 before it […]

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers kicked off their regular season against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night with a big win led by Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Ivica Zubac. The Clippers defeated Blazers 123-111 in a game that was not as close as the final score would indicate. Leonard put up […]

Portland Trail Blazers rookie Scoot Henderson had a tough night in his NBA debut, a blowout loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Henderson finished with 11 points, four rebounds, and three assists, and didn’t get his first bucket until early in the third quarter. Henderson was 0-for-6 in his first half of action and also […]

The Portland Trail Blazers open their 2023-24 season against the Los Angeles Clippers. The organization is experiencing major changes after trading away Damian Lillard. However, Scoot Henderson hopes to lead the new-look Blazers, and his talent drew a great compliment from Tyronn Lue. Lue compared Henderson to Clippers veteran Russell Westbrook before the two teams’ […]

The Portland Trail Blazers open up their season on the road against the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday night. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Trail Blazers-Clippers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  […]

With the Trail Blazers set to kick off their 2023-24 NBA season on Wednesday, there are multiple questions lingering over the franchise as they begin life without Damian Lillard. While fans can only have their questions about Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe, and DeAndre Ayton answered by watching the season play out, here are four bold […]

It’s no secret that the offseason situation revolving around former Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard and general manager Joe Cronin was a tumultuous rollercoaster. In an interview with Sam Amick of The Athletic, Lillard reinforced the frustrations he felt during the trade process where his request was to initially go to the Miami Heat. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers continue to finalize their roster ahead of the 2023-24 season. After handing a two-way contract to forward Justin Minaya on Friday, the Rip City franchise released another player and picked up a new signing. Portland waived former NBA lottery pick Kevin Knox and signed ex-Suns forward Ish Wainwright in the process, […]

The Phoenix Suns can no longer sign former forward Ish Wainwright to a two-way contract. Wainwright is signing with the Portland Trail Blazers, according to The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania. Wainwright, who played his last two seasons with the Suns, will reunite with former Phoenix center Deandre Ayton in Portland. The Trail Blazers waived […]

After trading longtime franchise cornerstone Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks, the Portland Trail Blazers are entering a new phase of rebuilding. Armed with draft picks and young players, the Blazers are going to suffer through some growing pains in the coming years. It helps though that they have a new potential franchise player in […]

Scoot Henderson isn’t quite Ja Morant or prime Russell Westbrook when it comes to explosiveness and all-around athleticism. But the Portland Trail Blazers rookie boasts rare physical tools for a point guard regardless, his broad shoulders, long, chiseled arms and massive hands certainly set to ease his acclimation to the speed and strength of NBA […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are entering a new era, turning over the keys to the franchise to Scoot Henderson, the third overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, in the aftermath of trading Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks. While Henderson is a talented young player, this responsibility may be too heavy for him at […]

Anfernee Simons and Scoot Henderson have now been handed the keys to the Portland Trail Blazers system. This happened after the departure of Damian Lillard. A lot of rookie mistakes will haunt the former but Chauncey Billups has been quick to minimize all of that before the NBA Preseason wraps up. His first step in […]

The Portland Trail Blazers gained a stroke of luck in their eyes when the Charlotte Hornets selected Brandon Miller with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. That meant that G League Ignite point guard Scoot Henderson fell in their laps. Scoot Henderson was the consensus No. 2 player in the draft […]

Even with the team’s lack of success in recent years, Damian Lillard remained loyal to and had been the face of the Portland Trail Blazers ever since they drafted him in 2012. That finally changed this offseason, though, as Lillard requested a trade after 11 years in Portland. Lillard’s request and the drama that ensued […]