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The 2022 NBA trade deadline was incredibly exciting. It was dominated by the James Harden-Ben Simmons trade, but deals were flying in for the entire day and for the few days before Thursday. Many teams changed their rosters in a major way and solidified their direction, whether it means strengthening their roster for the upcoming […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ abrupt recent turn in short-term priorities and team-building philosophy had already cast more doubt on the possibility of Damian Lillard returning this season. After his steam stood pat on Thursday at an otherwise wild trade deadline, the slim chances of Lillard coming back in 2021-22 effectively vanished altogether. During a post-deadline […]

The New Orleans Pelicans acquired CJ McCollum two days ahead of the 2022 NBA Trade Deadline. They finalized the deal with the Trail Blazers on Tuesday in exchange for shooting guard Josh Hart and draft picks. Now, McCollum is publicizing his involvement in the trade. According to The Athletic writer Will Guillory, the star shooting […]

It’s barely been more than 48 hours since the Portland Trail Blazers broke up the most successful, productive backcourt in franchise history. After his sorely depleted team’s stirring win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night, though, Chauncey Billups implored fans in Rip City to dream of new possibilities awaiting the Blazers with a […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis didn’t exactly bring it, and several players who were pivotal for the Portland Trail Blazers almost certainly won’t be on the roster when this team is really trying to win. Don’t dismiss the long-term significance of Portland’s stirring 107-105 win over the sinking Los Angeles Lakers despite the unique circumstances […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered an unfathomable 107-105 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night, heading into the 2022 NBA trade deadline at a low point of the season. The Lakers didn’t have Russell Westbrook to blame for this debacle given he sat out with an injury, and there are no excuses to […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend and former team executive Magic Johnson was at a loss for words after witnessing the Purple and Gold fall apart on Wednesday against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Lakers were largely expected to win the game, and for good reason. While they were without Russell Westbrook due to a back injury, […]

On Tuesday, the New Orleans Pelicans pulled off a massive seven-player trade with the Portland Trail Blazers. New Orleans acquired All-Star shooting guard CJ McCollum, along with Larry Nance Jr. and Tony Snell. Lance Jr. had not played since January 5th after suffering a knee injury. Well, on Wednesday, the Pelicans announced they will be […]

The Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers agreed to a trade that sent longtime Utah forward Joe Ingles to the Blazers. Aside from his rookie year, Ingles had spent the last eight seasons with the Jazz, so the move was, understandably, a surprising one. Ingles took to Twitter with an emotional statement following his trade […]

The Portland Trail Blazers continue to reshape their roster ahead of the NBA trade deadline. After trading away CJ McCollum, they have agreed to a three-team deal with the Utah Jazz and San Antonio Spurs. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Blazers are receiving Joe Ingles, Elijah Hughes and a second-round draft pick from Utah. […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Wednesday. The Los Angeles Lakers will hit the road and take on the Portland Trail Blazers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Blazers prediction and pick. Click here to Bet $5, Win $280 on either team in Super Bowl 56 (56-1 Odds)  […]

The Portland Trail Blazers lost their sixth straight game on Tuesday night, falling to the Orlando Magic 113-95. Another defeat pushes Portland to 21-34 on the season and 11th in the Western Conference, at real risk of tumbling even further down the standings with the San Antonio Spurs and Sacramento Kings nipping at their heels. […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard knew that the day he and CJ McCollum are no longer playing on the same team would come, and he reflected on it during an interview with Casey Holdahl. When asked by Holdahl about his thoughts on the reality that he and McCollum now play for different teams, Lillard […]

The Portland Trail Blazers finally broke up the Damian Lillard-CJ McCollum duo, sending McCollum to the New Orleans Pelicans in a blockbuster deal. It ends a partnership that lasted eight-plus seasons, with plenty of great memories shared between the two guards. McCollum is now gone, but the Blazers have no plans to trade Lillard and […]

It’s officially a new era for the Portland Trail Blazers as the duo of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum has been broken up. McCollum was sent to the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, as the Trail Blazers are now more keen on building for the future. Lillard and McCollum made the Trail Blazers perennial contenders. […]

After productive stints with the Portland Trail Blazers, CJ McCollum can hit the reset button as he joins the New Orleans Pelicans. The high-scoring guard has been linked to trade rumors in the past few years, and finally, he will have a new zip code. The Pelicans gave up Josh Hart, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Tomas Satoransky, […]

CJ McCollum’s time with the Portland Trail Blazers has come to an end after the Rip City franchise traded him to the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. Despite the rather shocking turn of events, however, McCollum has nothing but love for the team and the city that welcomed him with open arms. On Twitter hours […]

Already the league’s most active trade partner, the Portland Trail Blazers still may not be done dealing leading up to Thursday afternoon’s deadline. Indeed, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported in the immediate wake of Portland sending C.J. McCollum to the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday that interim general manager Joe Cronin and the front office are […]

There were a couple of blockbuster deals that went through on Tuesday and one of them involved the New Orleans Pelicans swopping in on CJ McCollum from the Portland Trail Blazers. As it turns out, however, McCollum may not have been the Pels’ first choice. According to ESPN’s NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski, New Orleans initially […]

We’re just a couple days away from the 2022 NBA trade deadline, and many are wondering if the Brooklyn Nets will trade James Harden for Ben Simmons. The Nets assembled the league’s best trio of stars in Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Harden, but they just haven’t been able to get them on the court […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have already rocked the league with two major deals ahead of the trade deadline. Even after parting with C.J. McCollum, Norman Powell and Robert Covington in the past few days, though, the Blazers apparently aren’t done trying to revamp their roster around Damian Lillard before Thursday afternoon. According to Jake Fischer […]

The Portland Trail Blazers sent C.J. McCollum to the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, a move that continues their roster overhaul leading up to the trade deadline and signals the end of an era in Rip City. Larry Nance Jr. and Tony Snell are headed to New Orleans as well, with Josh Hart, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Portland Trail Blazers made the first significant splash ahead of the NBA Trade Deadline as a package centered around star guard CJ McCollum is heading to the Big Easy. Going with him is Tony Snell and Larry Nance, while the Blazers received a bunch of assets in return including Josh […]

The Portland Trail Blazers appeared to be blowing up the roster following the series of trades they completed ahead of the Feb. 10 trade deadline. Having first shipped Norman Powell and Robert Covington off to the Clippers, the Blazers then turned and dealt CJ McCollum, Larry Nance, and Tony Snell to the New Orleans Pelicans. […]

CJ McCollum is a talented guard who just found a new home via a Blazers and Pelicans trade. However, in this post we’re looking at CJ McCollum’s wife Elise Esposito. While we certainly know tons about the 6-foot-3 combo guard, the public doesn’t really have much about his better half. CJ McCollum certainly embraces his […]

With the NBA Trade Deadline just two days away, things are getting real. The New Orleans Pelicans are finalizing a deal to acquire Portland Trail Blazers star CJ McCollum in exchange for Josh Hart and draft picks. Via Shams Charania: The New Orleans Pelicans are finalizing a deal to acquire Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ […]

The 2022 NBA trade deadline is just a couple of days away, so teams are getting ready for the final negotiations ahead. While all eyes are on the Ben Simmons situation, whether or not James Harden is involved, it still seems as if a Simmons deal is unlikely. There are a number of other notable […]

With the NBA trade deadline right around the corner, the New York Knicks are reportedly eyeing Portland Trail Blazers star CJ McCollum. Portland seems to have kickstarted its fire sale of assets when they dealt Norman Powell and Robert Covington to the Los Angeles Clippers last Friday. Now, rumors are going around that McCollum could […]

The Portland Trail Blazers recently shocked the NBA world, trading Norman Powell and Robert Covington to the Los Angeles Clippers. Dealing Powell and Covington per se wasn’t shocking, but the package they received in return was. The Blazers received Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson, and a 2025 second round pick via the Detroit Pistons. […]

Portland Trail Blazers star CJ McCollum has seen his name dragged around the rumor mill as the trade deadline quickly approaches. As it turns out, these rumors could have a lot of truth behind them with the Blazers reportedly seriously looking at their options with regard to the future of their 30-year-old shooting guard. NBA […]

Toronto Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. was part of a trade deadline deal that dealt him from the Portland Trail Blazers to Toronto. Trent has thrived in his new destination and his success away from Portland prompted his dad, Gray Trent Sr., a former NBA player himself, to take a shot at the Blazers in […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum has strictly been linked to the New Orleans Pelicans ahead of the February 10th NBA Trade Deadline. Well, a new team has emerged as a possible landing spot for the veteran. Per Marc Stein, the New York Knicks are believed to be a suitor for McCollum: The most interesting […]

Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant is one of the most coveted trade targets on the market ahead of this Thursday’s deadline. The Pistons have one of the worst records in the NBA and are more open to trading him now compared to last season, but The Athletic’s James Edwards III notes “it’s not a foregone conclusion” […]

LOS ANGELES — The deal that kicked off NBA trade season brought Norman Powell to the Los Angeles Clippers. While he was the highlight of the package, the five-player trade also brought back another very important piece to the Clippers in Robert Covington. Covington is one of the most versatile forwards in the league and […]

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers saw their newest trade acquisitions make their debuts Sunday night against the Milwaukee Bucks. Norman Powell and Robert Covington both came off the bench in their first game with their new team and had successful stints, albeit in a blowout loss. Powell finished with 28 points and four […]

The Los Angeles Clippers made a big splash this week, making a big trade with the Portland Trailblazers. The Clippers landed Norman Powell and Robert Covington for Eric Bledsoe, Justice Winslow, Keon Johnson and a 2025 second round pick. Even though it was widely reported that the Blazers were going to be very active before […]

Following the Portland Trail Blazers’ decision to trade Norman Powell and Robert Covington to the Los Angeles Clippers, the team looks destined for a rebuild. With the Sacramento Kings among the teams looking to be active at the upcoming February 10 trade deadline, there have been rumors of potential trade talks between the two sides […]

Jusuf Nurkic’s future with the Portland Trail Blazers would be in doubt even if he wasn’t the subject of frequent trade rumors leading up to the deadline. He’s a free agent this summer, and it wouldn’t shock if Portland’s new decision-making regime preferred going after a more versatile, athletic center to bringing back Nurkic on […]

After the Portland Trail Blazers unloaded two of their key pieces in Norman Powell and Robert Covington, the word around the NBA is that they could be looking to move CJ McCollum next as they continue to rebuild the roster around Damian Lillard. The Blazers are still trying to make major moves under the tutelage […]