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The holiday season is in full swing, but the Portland Trail Blazers haven’t exactly enjoyed much good cheer. They’re 13-19 over the first nine weeks of the regular season, tumbling to 11th in the Western Conference after losing 11 of the last 14 games. Even Portland’s recent hopes of a quick turnaround proved short-lived. Chauncey […]

It’s difficult not to admire Kemba Walker for how he has handled his tough situation with the New York Knicks. During his string of DNPs, he was still one of the first guys off the bench to high-five his teammates during timeouts. He celebrated when they made big plays. He didn’t take veiled shots through […]

CJ McCollum has made great progress as he recovers from a collapsed lung. The Portland Trail Blazers announced that he has fully recovered and will be re-evaluated next week. Earlier today, head coach Chauncey Billups told reporters that McCollum was doing cardio exercise again. The team’s press release stated that McCollum has indeed been cleared […]

Damian Lillard is finally playing at his typical All-NBA level. Now that C.J. McCollum is closer to taking the floor again, perhaps it’s only a matter of time until the Portland Trail Blazers turn around their season. During media availability at Thursday’s practice, Chauncey Billups told reporters that though there’s still no concrete timetable for […]

As NBA trade season marches along, so does the Ben Simmons mock trades. The basketball community continues to whip up frameworks to give the former no. 1 pick a change of scenery. In their latest trade idea, the people at Bleacher Report came up with a scenario that lands Simmons in Portland as part of […]

Damian Lillard was fighting like hell on Tuesday night to will his short-handed team to a rare victory outside Rip City. Considering how well he’d been playing since not just opening tip against the New Orleans Pelicans, but also the Portland Trail Blazers’ last two games, no one would’ve been shocked if Lillard pulled it […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ roster continues to be extremely depleted due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the organization. Their last two games have been postponed because of the number of players in protocols and it appears another one is going to be rescheduled on Thursday against the Portland Trail Blazers: The following has been released by […]

It hasn’t been the smoothest of campaigns for the Portland Trail Blazers. Star guard Damian Lillard has already missed several games due to an abdominal injury, while his running mate CJ McCollum is still out indefinitely with a collapsed lung. If there’s one team that knows exactly what the Trail Blazers are going through, it’s […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will play the New Orleans Pelicans in a Western Conference matchup on Tuesday evening. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Blazers-Pelicans prediction and pick. The Blazers and Pelicans have both struggled so far this season. After losing 11 of 12 games, the Blazers have now won two straight. […]

Damian Lillard was the driving force behind a Portland Trail Blazers victory for the second straight game on Sunday. Believe it or not, the Blazers are a much different team when their superstar point guard isn’t just available to play, but reaches the All-NBA level of performance that has been his constant for the better […]

The Portland Trail Blazers had countless opportunities to squander yet another close game. Instead, they buckled down even harder when it mattered most, holding on for their first win away from home since November 12th. The Blazers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 105-100 on Sunday at FedEx Forum, their second consecutive victory in wake of dropping […]

Damian Lillard had a lot to be happy about late Friday night. Not only had the Portland Trail Blazers just ended a seven-game losing streak, but they beat the Charlotte Hornets 125-116 in a convincing wire-to-wire victory with C.J. McCollum still watching from the sidelines. The Blazers’ dominant offensive performance absent one of basketball’s best […]

Damian Lillard was definitely happy that his team ended its seven-game losing streak on Friday night, beating the Charlotte Hornets 125-116. The Portland Trail Blazers superstar was no doubt pleased he fully shook off early-season struggles, too, playing by far his best game of 2021-22 and one of the most efficient of his entire career. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are not having a good season. The team from Oregon had high hopes in the last couple of seasons. Unfortunately, while they made the playoffs in the last eight seasons, that only resulted in passing the first round three times. This year, they also had high expectations coming into the year. […]

Making his season-long struggles seem almost impossible to fathom, Damian Lillard reached his peak form on Friday night, spearheading the Portland Trail Blazers’ 125-116 win over the Charlotte Hornets at Moda Center with an utterly dominant offensively performance. Lillard dropped a season-high 43 points on the Hornets, scoring however he wanted en route to one […]

The Charlotte Hornets fell to the Portland Trail Blazers, 125-116 on Friday night. The Hornets came out flat in the first half on both sides of the ball. They gave up 81 points at halftime and pretty much set themselves up for an uphill battle for the rest of the game. Unfortunately for the Hornets, […]

The Charlotte Hornets will take on the Portland Trail Blazers in an interconference showdown. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hornets-Blazers prediction and pick for Friday night’s game in Porrtland. The Hornets enter this game as the sixth seed in the East. Charlotte has earned that spot thanks to a […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been without star guard LaMelo Ball, who has been in the league’s health and safety protocols, for the past six games. Well, a recent update from the organization emerged following the team’s shootaround. Ball is set to return for the Hornets on Friday against the Portland Trail Blazers. INJURY UPDATE: @hornets […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard still finds his name in trade rumors, despite the fact he’s made it very clear that he wants to win in RIP City. These rumors have heated up over the past few weeks as the Blazers continue to struggle, but Lillard doesn’t see that as a reason to jump […]

Portland Trail Blazers star CJ McCollum hasn’t played since December 4th after being diagnosed with a right lung problem. While he isn’t quite ready to return to the floor, the Blazers gave a promising update on the point guard: Following further examination, including a CT scan on Tuesday, Portland guard CJ McCollum continues to show […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are being urged by famed NBA analysts Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley to make a bold move this season. Things have not gone down well for the Blazers this season as the team has now lost six straight games in a row. On Tuesday night, Portland almost pulled off a comeback […]

The Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Phoenix Suns 111-107 in overtime on Tuesday night, extending their losing streak to six games. Even that depressing string of defeats, unfortunately, isn’t an accurate indication of the Blazers’ current depths. Portland is now 1-9 in its last 10 games and has lost five straight at Moda Center […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are going to have one of the more interesting trade deadlines in all of the NBA.  They have made it known that they are potentially going into a rebuilding process so many of their current players are not going to be in Portland for much longer. They could decide to do […]

Domantas Sabonis has emerged as a popular potential trade target for the Portland Trail Blazers as his team looks to tweak a roster that clearly tops out below legitimate contention in the Eastern Conference. Does the Indiana Pacers’ state of flux seem familiar? The similarities between Portland and Indiana’s on-the-fly retooling is reason enough for […]

The Phoenix Suns will play the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday in a Western Conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Suns-Blazers prediction and pick. The Suns and Blazers will meet on Tuesday as Phoenix looks to stay hot and keep pace with the Golden State Warriors out west. The […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have reached out to the Detroit Pistons about a possible trade for Jerami Grant, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Monday morning. Last week, we named Grant as one of three potential targets interim general manager Joe Cronin and the Blazers front office must seek out prior to the trade […]

Detroit Pistons star Jerami Grant might be out for the foreseeable future with a thumb injury, but that hasn’t affected his trade market. Arguably the organization’s best player, Grant is one of the hottest names around front offices in the Association. In fact, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, dozens of teams are calling […]

Damian Lillard’s long-awaited return to the floor didn’t end the Portland Trail Blazers’ losing streak. Despite another defeat pushing them further down the Western Conference standings, though, the Blazers still received much-needed reasons for optimism on Sunday night — the biggest one just happened to come after their loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Portland fell […]

The Portland Trailblazers have been crushed by injuries and are mired in a 4-game losing streak. On Sunday, they finally received some good news. According to senior Yahoo NBA writer, Chris Haynes, Blazers All-Star point guard Damian Lillard will make his return Sunday night. Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard (abdomen) will make his return […]

The Boston Celtics went on a shocking run in the 2016-17 run as they reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2012. The magnificent piece that propelled them to success was 5’9″ point guard Isaiah Thomas, who averaged 28.9 points and 5.9 assists per game in 76 games. He finished fifth in […]

Damian Lillard isn’t anywhere near Steph Curry’s imminent record for the most made three-pointers in NBA history. The Portland Trail Blazers superstar has connected on 2,106 triples throughout his career, tenth most all-time yet still over 800 fewer than his Golden State Warriors counterpart. Still, with Curry set to supplant Hall-of-Famer Ray Allen at the […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard went on a fiery tirade against the fake news spreading involving his name. Lillard has been making headlines as of late amid questions about his future in Portland. Aside from trade rumors, there were also discussions that he would opt to stay with the Blazers and seek for a […]

Damian Lillard reiterated yet again earlier this week that he’s fully committed to the Portland Trail Blazers. Despite a wholly disappointing start to the regular season and Neil Olshey’s dismissal as general manager, the Blazers are returning that loyalty to the best player in franchise history. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Portland has “no interest” […]

Joe Cronin made it abundantly clear on Thursday during his introductory press conference as the team’s interim general manager: Changes are coming for the Portland Trail Blazers, likely sooner than later. Players who signed new contracts in free agency become eligible to be traded on December 15th. The deadline for in-season trades comes and goes […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are dealing with a litany of injuries. Damian Lillard has missed several games after taking a cortisone injection in his abdomen. CJ McCollum has a collapsed lung. Anfernee Simons, Cody Zeller, and Nassir Little have their own health issues. With these bodies out, the Blazers could use every productive minute they […]

Neil Olshey’s unceremonious booting from the Portland Trail Blazers might’ve been a harbinger of change for some. After years of balking from Damian Lillard trade rumors, new management might want to start over anew. Almost immediately, the Lillard trade rumor mill started back up again. If new interim GM Joe Cronin would have his way, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers held a news conference on Thursday morning introducing longtime front-office executive Joe Cronin as the team’s interim general manager. Sitting next to Chauncey Billups and newly-minuted team president Dewayne Hankins, Cronin answered questions about the Blazers’ uncertain present and future with thoughtfulness, candor and humility that’s long been missing from the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers lost their fourth straight game by double-digits on Wednesday, falling 104-94 to the Golden State Warriors. Even with Steph Curry, pointedly eyeing the league’s all-time record for made threes, and his teammates mostly throwing up bricks from deep, Portland never had a realistic chance at pulling off a shocking late-stage comeback. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Golden State Warriors 104-94 at Chase Center on Wednesday, their fourth straight loss by double figures. Fortunately for Chauncey Billups’ woefully depleted team, though, much-needed reinforcements are on the way — perhaps the next time Portland takes the floor. After the game, the Blazers’ rookie head coach was […]