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Chauncey Billups believes what ailed the Portland Trail Blazers most on defense last season was attitude. He’s preached the significance of a team-wide commitment to that side of the ball since being named Terry Stotts’ replacement in late June, even going so far as to insist players who don’t buy into it on a possession-by-possession […]

NBA 2K is one of the biggest game franchises out there, and it’s not surprising that a ton of people are hooked on the highly addictive basketball game. As it turns out, Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard is no different. Based on his own admission, Lillard actually plays NBA 2K every single day. On […]

Damian Lillard has already proven himself as the best player in Portland Trail Blazers history, and the summer-long frenzy induced by his wavering commitment to Rip City is just the latest indication of his exalted standing in the league’s individual hierarchy. Lillard’s an unqualified superstar, basically, the exceedingly rare and valuable caliber of player around […]

Chauncey Billups was Neil Olshey’s top choice as the Portland Trail Blazers’ next head coach even before the job became available. Damian Lillard gave Billups his public seal of approval about 12 hours after Portland parted ways with Terry Stotts. Norman Powell says conversations with Billups played a major part in his decision to re-sign […]

All offseason, the basketball community has asked one question: What is going to happen with Ben Simmons? The former number one overall pick has made it abundantly clear that he has no intentions of returning to the Philadelphia 76ers. General manager Daryl Morey has actively been in trade discussions all summer, but an enticing deal […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are no doubt uncomfortable with the notion of honoring Ben Simmons’ trade demand as he continues to publicly flaunt their irreparably damaged relationship. Daryl Morey wants to win at everything, and placating a player in open breach of a max contract with four years and $147 million on it doesn’t exactly sound […]

The Portland Trail Blazers fan base has been through a lot recently. Damian Lillard hasn’t formally requested for a trade just yet, but his fealty to the franchise seems to be at the lowest point that it’s ever been. But it’s far from lowest point in their recent history. Every Blazers fan remembers the true […]

The Portland Trail Blazers added another journeyman on Tuesday, signing Quinn Cook to a non-guaranteed contract, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Free agent guard Quinn Cook is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 21, 2021 Though the disclosure of Cook’s deal […]

Official preparations for the 2021-22 season begin in less than a week, and Ben Simmons seems no closer to moving on from the Philadelphia 76ers despite his best efforts to force a trade. The disgruntled three-time All-Star, in fact, reportedly has no plans to budge from his longtime stance of refusing to report to his […]

Jusuf Nurkic, entering a crucial contract year that could double as Damian Lillard’s swan song with the Trail Blazers, isn’t feeling the pressure as 2021-22 fast approaches. The seven-year veteran has never looked forward to an NBA season more than he has this one, in fact, despite an immediate future in Portland that seemed uncertain […]

Despite a summer full of speculation that he could be traded, Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard ultimately stuck to his word and stayed with the team. Of course, there was no shortage of organizations who showed interest in making a move for the guard, but he remained loyal to the Blazers. The Sixers, in […]

There are very few statement wins that occur this early in the season, but the Las Vegas Raiders did pick up such a victory with the 26-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2. The Raiders came into Heinz Field and simply moved the ball with ease on a possession-by-possession basis. Las Vegas recorded […]

The Portland Trail Blazers didn’t make a lot of changes this offseason to really boost their title chances with Damian Lillard, but new head coach Chauncey Billups remains confident about their odds. After all, they have a slew of players like Jusuf Nurkic whom Billups believes can elevate their games. As Jason Quick of The […]

Neil Olshey clearly took it as a source of pride. Carmelo Anthony, without a job for more than a year when the injury-ravaged Portland Trail Blazers signed him in November 2019, re-upped before last season despite knowing he’d be moved to the bench—the same gut-check demotion that previously left him out of the league in […]

ESPN released its NBA Finals and individual awards predictions for the 2021-22 season on Thursday, with familiar marquee teams and players dominating the voting. The “worldwide leader’s” expert panel picked the juggernaut Brooklyn Nets to hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy, Kevin Durant to win his second MVP and Rudy Gobert to be named Defensive Player […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard aka Dame D.O.L.L.A. just dropped his latest music video. The track is entitled “Him Duncan” which is from his fourth studio album, Different on Levels the Lord Allowed. Lillard invoked a couple of hip-hop icons in his latest visual in none other than Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. aka […]

Damian Lillard is many things – a loyal franchise face, an All-NBA talent, and one of the greatest scorers in NBA history. But when it comes to winning titles, Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green has him beat. That’s why Damian Lillard wasn’t used to the champagne celebration after Team USA won their gold medal […]

The most controversial and perhaps consequential offseason in Portland Trail Blazers history is firmly in the rearview mirror. Portland tips off training camp in less than two weeks, opens exhibition action on Oct. 4 and is just more than a month away from hosting the Sacramento Kings in the season opener — a game that […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were expected as one of the teams to make major moves in the offseason. But aside from acquiring a few role players, the team hardly tinkered with the roster. One of the guys linked to trade rumors in recent months is big man Jusuf Nurkic. Nurkic has been hampered by a […]

After two seasons alongside Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, Carmelo Anthony left the Portland Trail Blazers this summer to join LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in Free Agency, During his time with the team, Melo proved to be a key piece in their success and recently spoke on why he ended up leaving […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is arguably the biggest Las Vegas Raiders fan in the NBA. Because really, who’s still a Raiders fan, right? Kidding aside, Lillard has repeatedly professed his love-and-hate relationship with the Raiders, the team he grew up following as a wide-eyed kid in Oakland. Despite the seemingly incessant futility of […]

CJ McCollum has been hounded with trade rumors all summer long. The 29-year-old has been linked to a move away from the Portland Trail Blazers as the team looks to give superstar Damian Lillard the help he needs to take the squad to the next level. McCollum was once again asked to address the trade […]

By now, it’s no secret that Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler likes to work on his game. In his very first season in South Beach, he made this known immediately after practicing as early as 3:30 a.m. and challenging his teammates to join him. After a mediocre stint last season, which saw them get bounced […]

The Portland Trailblazers have made the last eight postseasons, and they became a very consistent team in the volatile and strong Western Conference. Unfortunately for Blazers fans, the team has only made it to the Conference Finals once, and past the first two rounds 2 other times. Their success came during the peak years of […]

Damian Lillard has seemingly teetered the furthest away from staying with the Portland Trail Blazers than he’s ever done. But even then, Dame has still remained loyal enough to go for one more run. Hall of Fame center turned analyst Shaquille O’Neal recently dropped his take on the Lillard-Blazers situation. The big man spoke candidly […]

With the new season fast approaching, several teams around the league are still scrambling to round out their respective rosters. One of them is the Los Angeles Lakers, who are reportedly interested in one particular veteran free agent. LeBron James and Co. appear to have some competition, though, which comes in the form of the […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has been the subject of trade rumors all offseason after another first-round exit. Lillard fanned the flames himself to a certain degree, but there were also reports out there suggesting he was going to ask for a trade that he vehemently denied. Now, Lillard is emphatically stating on Instagram […]

Paul Pierce went through a few brutal seasons in terms of winning and losing with the Boston Celtics before the arrivals of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. On Tuesday via SI.com, Pierce revealed at one point before the Big 3 was formed with the Celtics, he shutdown a potential trade to the Portland Trail Blazers […]

If there’s one thing former NBA star Rasheed Wallace is also good at aside from getting buckets, it’s running his mouth. He had his fair share of scuffles during his heyday and until now, the controversial forward is not shy about speaking his mind. In a recent podcast interview with Million Dollaz Worth of Game, […]

Portland Trail Blazers star shooting guard CJ McCollum and longtime girlfriend Elise Esposito officially tied the knot last year, and now the McCollum family is expecting its first child. McCollum made the announcement on Instagram:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by CJMcCollum (@3jmccollum) CJ McCollum met Elise at Lehigh University, […]

Draymond Green always knows when to turn up the intensity for the Golden State Warriors. Apparently his skill set applies to other things, as he got downright lit at Damian Lillard’s wedding. Check out the Warriors star light up the dance floor with his wife Hazel Renee: https://twitter.com/PlayoffDraymond/status/1434501992311885832?s=20 Draymond Green was far from the only […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard took to Twitter on Saturday night to comment on a Kevin Durant video. We even wrote about it already. Little did we know that Lillard was actually tweeting from his wedding, multiple times! Videos and images have been trickling out from Damian Lillard’s wedding. Nate Jones, a close friend […]

Damian Lillard has always been a low-key guy. But for one night, the Portland Trail Blazers star was the life of the party as he exchanged vows with fiancee Kay’la Hanson at his wedding held over the weekend. Lillard’s wedding also had some pretty high-profile guests. The obvious ones were his Blazers teammates, past and […]

Kevin Durant is on a different level from most NBA stars. The Brooklyn Nets superstar just feels like a tier above the rest, and even Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard acknowledges that. Damian Lillard reacted to a tweet claiming that Kevin Durant’s workout is evidence that over-dribbling isn’t as negative as most people make […]

The Portland Trail Blazers made multiple notable moves in the offseason, including their acquisition of Larry Nance Jr. The Blazers were part of the three-team Lauri Markkanen trade last week, where they parted ways with Derrick Jones Jr. and a lottery-protected first-round pick to haul in Nance from the Cleveland Cavaliers. CJ McCollum is much […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have done a fairly good job in fending off any and all interest in Damian Lillard. They’re also doing all they can to make their superstar happy, but I’m not entirely sure if their latest transaction is going to get Dame all excited. According to NBA insider Shams Charania of The […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Portland Trail Blazers each hit their own buffer last season, so to speak. Philadelphia failed to escape the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. Meanwhile, Portland was bounced out of the Western Conference Playoffs in Round 1 for the second consecutive season and fourth time […]

Ben Simmons wants a trade away from the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Portland Trail Blazers have been a popular rumored destination. A Simmons-CJ McCollum swap makes a good amount of sense given the circumstances, but apparently there are some within the Blazers organization unsure of a Simmons-Damian Lillard pairing, according to Gina Mizell of The […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are adding some depth behind Damian Lillard by signing former lottery pick Dennis Smith Jr. to a training camp deal, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Smith is no guarantee to make the final roster, but the Blazers have two open roster spots remaining with 13 players holding guaranteed deals. Anfernee Simons […]