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The Feb. 9 NBA trade deadline is just around the corner, so the clock is ticking for teams to make their final moves ahead of the playoffs. Teams such as the Portland Trail Blazers are still trying to secure a spot in the postseason, so they could be quite active in the next few days. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers started off the season on the right foot; it looked like adding Jerami Grant to the core of Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons, Jusuf Nurkic, and Josh Hart was enough to return the Blazers to, at the very least, their former playoff contending glory. However, the Blazers have fallen all the way […]

With the February 9 NBA trade deadline coming up, many organizations will likely be very active in the market to try to find the missing pieces for their puzzles. Because of that, players such as Utah Jazz forward Jarred Vanderbilt could be in a new uniform by the end of the week. The forward is […]

The NBA heads out West for the final game of Monday’s slate of action. The surging Milwaukee Bucks (36-17) will make the cross-country trip to face the Portland Trail Blazers (26-27). Check out our NBA odds series for our Bucks-Trail Blazers prediction and pick. The Milwaukee Bucks are firmly at the top of the Eastern […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have shown glimpses of becoming a playoff contender this season, like many other Western Conference teams. However, they’ve generally been very inconsistent. The NBA trade deadline is coming this week, and the Blazers are well outside the playoff picture. However, they could be ready to make other roster adjustments before the […]

Versatile guard Josh Hart of the Portland Trail Blazers may be on the move before the NBA’s trade deadline, and the Cleveland Cavaliers are among the teams showing interest in the swingman, per NBA insider Marc Stein. In addition to Hart, Jusuf Nurkic also appears to be another Blazers player that may be on the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers remain on the road trip to take on the Chicago Bulls! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Blazers-Bulls prediction and pick. After a horrific first quarter against the Washington Wizards, the Blazers played the best remaining three quarters in a game as you can against a hot […]

The Portland Trail Blazers collected a gritty victory on Friday night, beating the Washington Wizards 124-116. But, it wasn’t that cut and dry. Damian Lillard and Co. trailed by 18 at halftime and ultimately came back and took down the Wizards. In the process, they made franchise history on the road. Via ESPN Stats & […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are sitting in a… not-so-good place right now in the West. At 25-26 and in 11th place, there’s still a chance for them to leapfrog to a higher seed. As it stands, though, their roster needs quite a bit of work to be competitive. Luckily for Damian Lillard and co, the […]

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers have been hit with another injury right in midst of one of the most pivotal junctures of the regular season. The team announced on Friday that Jusuf Nurkic will be sidelined through the All-Star break—at least two weeks—after an MRI revealed Portland’s starting center suffered a left calf […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard intends to participate in the 3-Point Contest during All-Star Weekend, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes. Lillard has been on a tear this season, reminding everyone how rare of a talent he is after missing the bulk of 2021-22 with an abdominal injury. Currently averaging a career-high 30.7 points […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will travel to take on the Washington Wizards in a Friday night NBA matchup at the Capitol One Arena. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Blazers-Wizards prediction and pick, laid out below. Portland has endured an up-and-down season, going 25-26, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have a representative in the NBA All-Star Game, and it’s Damian Lillard once again. The 6-2 guard from Weber State has been chosen to represent his team for the seventh time in his career. Shortly after the Blazers scoring leader and end-of-game specialist was selected, teammate Josh Hart tweeted his congratulations […]

The NBA All-Star reserves were announced Thursday, and of course, there’s outcry on who was snubbed from a spot. Portland Trail Blazers guard Josh Hart added to the uproar with his sarcastic opinion on Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton getting chosen by the league’s coaches for a spot. As with most things on Twitter, Hart’s […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are currently 11th in a packed Western Conference, sitting a half game below .500 at 25-26. Despite that disappointing record after a surprisingly strong start to 2022-23, though, the Blazers look like buyers leading up to the trade deadline, hoping it’s not too late to capitalize on another stellar season from […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were too much for Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, utilizing a team-high 42 points from superstar Damian Lillard en route to the team’s first road win of 2023. After failing to win a game away from home in over a month and a half, the squad found […]

Damian Lillard was pretty busy on Wednesday night for the Portland Trail Blazers, as he dropped 42 points to lead his team to a big 122-112 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. But after the game ended, it looked like he was making a potential recruiting pitch to Aaron Rodgers to join his favorite team in […]

The Portland Trail Blazers, after such a strong start to the season, have fallen off the pace in recent weeks. However, Damian Lillard is not to blame for their downtick in form. Lillard has been on an offensive tear as of late (even scoring 60 against the Utah Jazz last week); and on Wednesday night, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers got a bit of bad news early in their game on Wednesday against the Memphis Grizzlies when it was announced that starting center Jusuf Nurkic was going to miss the rest of the game due to suffering a calf injury. They say when it rains it pours and the Blazers received […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic suffered a calf injury in the first quarter of the Blazers game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. He exited the game and as per Blazers PR, he will not return to the game. Jusuf Nurkic has been the Blazers starting center and depending on how long he is […]

Memphis Grizzlies star guard Desmond Bane has missed two straight games with a knee injury. Sans their arguably second-best player, the Grizzlies have done little but tread water of late, as the team owns a 1-1 record over its last two games. So when Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons, and the Portland Trail Blazers visit the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will travel to take on the Memphis Grizzlies in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at the FedEx Forum in Memphis. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Blazers-Grizzlies prediction and pick, laid out below. Portland has endured an up-and-down season, going 24-26, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers did a nice job of bringing in some star power around Damian Lillard last year, pulling off a trade for Jerami Grant. He continues to impress in 2022-23, which is exactly why the front office just offered him a four-year, $112 million extension. The wing has yet to accept, but he […]

The NBA caps off Monday night’s slate with a matchup between two teams hunting for playoff contention. The Atlanta Hawks (25-25) will make the cross-country trip to Portland to face off against the Trail Blazers (23-26). Check out our NBA odds series for our Hawks-Trail Blazers prediction and pick. The Atlanta Hawks are sitting in […]

It looks like the Portland Trail Blazers won’t have a hard time dealing Josh Hart should they decide to trade him. Apparently, “a lot of teams” are interested in trading for Hart, whom the Blazers seemingly made “very available” in discussions, per Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports. Hart has been in trade rumors as of […]

The Phoenix Suns haven’t had the services of forward Jae Crowder at all this season, but apparently, that hasn’t stopped teams from inquiring about a trade to add the 32-year-old to their roster. According to Matt Moore of Action Network, the Portland Trail Blazers are the latest squad to be linked for potential landing spots, […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Jerami Grant has been just what the doctor ordered in PDX. In fact, Blazers are so enamored by the nine-year veteran that they already want to sign him to a contract extension. Not only that but, according to Action Network’s Matt Moore, “there is a belief around the league that the […]

The Toronto Raptors are on the west coast to take on the Portland Trail Blazers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Raptors-Blazers prediction and pick. It’s been a season to forget for the Raptors and it’s not even the All-Star break. They sit in last in the division and 12th in […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are teetering on the edge. They were among the Western Conference’s hottest teams early in the season. However, they have fallen behind since mid-December. In fact, they have lost 13 of their last 20 games. The Blazers are currently in 12th place in the West, which is not where they want […]

Right now, the Portland Trail Blazers are sitting at the 12th spot in the Western Conference with a 23-25 record. All hope is not lost for this side, though, and it seems that the front office is still very much determined to do everything they can to help Damian Lillard make another push for the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have every interest of keeping Jerami Grant long term, though it’s interesting to note that both sides still haven’t reach an extension agreement. It is not because the Blazers are holding back in giving Grant more money, though. In fact, they have offered him the current maximum possible extension he could […]

The Portland Blazers had a promising start to the season. They went 5-1 in October. Since then, however, they’ve been on a net downward trajectory. The Blazers are currently sitting in 12th place in the Western Conference with a 23-25 win-loss record. They’ve also lost six of their last 10 games. For sure, they have […]

On Wednesday night, Damian Lillard showed that he has grown tired of all the inconsistency and all the losing the Portland Trail Blazers have been experiencing in recent weeks. Lillard dropped an eye-popping 60 points to lead the Blazers to a much-needed 134-124 victory at home against a potential rival for a playoff spot in […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard earned his third 50-point game against the Utah Jazz, the most by any player in NBA history, according to a Wednesday tweet by ESPN Stats and Info. Damian Lillard scored 60 points against the Jazz in 39 minutes played of the 134-124 Blazers win, sinking 21 of his 29 […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard dropped 60 points on the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, and that’s not even the best part of his night. On his way to the ridiculous 60 piece, Lillard actually scored 20 straight points in the last seven minutes of the third quarter to help the Blazers pull away for […]

Portland Trail Blazers swingman Josh Hart, who was forced to exit Wednesday’s game against the Utah Jazz due to injury, has been officially ruled out for the rest of the contest. Hart injured his hamstring early in the first quarter, pushing the team to just keep him sidelined for the night. The Blazers called his […]

The Utah Jazz (25-25) visit the Portland Trail Blazers (22-25) on Wednesday night. Action tips off at 10:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Jazz-Blazers prediction, pick, and how to watch. Utah has won two of its last three games and sits in eighth place in the Western Conference. The […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are in the midst of an awful slump, but they don’t plan on throwing in the towel just yet. Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report said Monday that the Blazers are still looking to improve their roster around Damian Lillard at the February 9th trade deadline. “The struggling Portland Trail Blazers are […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard continues to cement his status as one of the best long-range shooters in the history of the game. Now, he’s closing in to joining Stephen Curry on the Top 5 of the NBA’s all-time 3-pointers list. Lillard is still a bit far from making the Top 5, but he’s […]