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Amid the James Harden chaos, the Houston Rockets will be sending Robert Covington to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Trevor Ariza and a couple of draft picks. Per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Ariza, a 2020 first-round pick and a 2021 protected first-round pick will be shipped to Houston in exchange for Covington. The Rockets […]

Denver Nuggets big man Paul Millsap becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason and the Portland Trail Blazers are expected to pursue him, per Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. Millsap made $30 million in 2019-20 from the Nuggets, who lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals in five games. Sources: Free […]

After countless rumors, another team is being linked as a potential destination for Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antentokounmpo. Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard recently reacted to a tweet which indicated hopes for Antetokounmpo to go to the Rose City and pair up with Lillard on the court. 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️ https://t.co/1Yq18Bb9PE — Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) […]

The New York Knicks may be interested in bringing Carmelo Anthony back, but it’s not at the top of their offseason to-do list. Anthony played seven seasons in New York (2011-17), leading the Knicks to the playoffs three times and earning seven All-Star nods. He averaged 24.7 points per game as a Knick, but a […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Hassan Whiteside recently channeled his inner Giannis Antetokounmpo in a pick-up game by taking the ball coast to coast for the easy layup. Check out the Blazers star as he dominated in the post. https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1327760828364251136?s=20 Hassan Whiteside’s last couple of seasons on the Miami Heat weren’t pretty. However, he played […]

The Portland Trail Blazers could express trade interest in New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. Holiday has been the subject of multiple trade rumors, as it appears the Pelicans are actively looking to deal him and get some assets in return. The Portland Trailblazers could express trade […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have emerged as one of the potential destinations of Houston Rockets want-away star Russell Westbrook, who recently demanded for a trade away from the Rockets. A couple of Blazers players in CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic caught wind of the trade rumors, and the pair took to Twitter to share their […]

Fans couldn’t stop tagging CJ McCollum after a racy photo of a doppelganger went viral on Twitter. The Portland Trail Blazers star hilariously cleared the air on social media, clarifying that the person in the rather vulgar snap is not him. Nonetheless, McCollum even admitted he needed to take another look and really zoom in […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have been part of plenty of trade rumors lately. Channing Frye knows this. One player in particular whose name is being thrown around is superstar guard CJ McCollum. It is unclear if the team is actually considering trading the star. If they are though, the question has to be – just […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is looking forward to taking another step in his music career as he recently pitched his name for a possible collaboration with rapper Ty Dolla $ign on Twitter. The 30-year-old Lillard is known for moonlighting as a hip-hop artist and rapper by the name of Dame D.O.L.L.A. 🤷🏽‍♂️ https://t.co/V8t0I40dTK […]

To Portland Trail Blazers star CJ McCollum, Donald Trump does, in fact, bring people together — in their apparent dislike of him. The Blazers guard retweeted a video shared by Rex Chapman showing folks in Philadelphia dancing in the streets as the polls show Joe Biden closing in on the presidency on Friday morning, thanks […]

It was earlier announced that the NBPA had already approved December 22 as the new start date of the 2020-21 campaign. Some of the biggest stars in the NBA have already reacted to the breaking news on social media, with guys like Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers and Trae Young of the Atlanta […]

Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon has been the subject of some NBA trade speculation. One such hypothetical has involved the Magic sending Gordon to the Portland Trail Blazers for CJ McCollum. However, ESPN’s Zach Lowe reports that swap has not been formally discussed by either team: The leaguewide interest level in Aaron Gordon is murkier. Brooklyn […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum took to Twitter to speak a bit about the 2020 general election on Wednesday. President Donald Trump falsely claimed late Tuesday night he felt Democrats were trying to “steal” the election and later suggested he would proceed to the courts to contest a potential loss to Democratic nominee […]

When underrated NBA players are brought up in conversation, it more often than not that San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan is brought up. With that said, Portland Trail Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic agrees that Duncan is pretty high on such list. The question was prompted on Twitter earlier this week, and Nurkic was […]

Clyde Drexler is widely considered as one of the greatest players in Portland Trail Blazers history. This is exactly why it came as a bit of a surprise when he forced a move away from Portland towards the latter part of his career, orchestrating a trade to the Houston Rockets. In a recent appearance on […]

Jusuf Nurkic has played a pivotal role for the Portland Trail Blazers in recent seasons and he has lofty expectations for himself next season. While the NBA discusses when to begin next season, Nurkic spoke about his personal goals for the 2020-2021 season on the latest Let’s Get Technical podcast. https://youtu.be/aQMJKzBLbz0 Within his podcast appearance, […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum recently married his longtime girlfriend, Elise Esposito. Congrats to @CJMcCollum and longtime girlfriend Elise on getting married! 💍🎊 pic.twitter.com/FltMur6qdy — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) October 29, 2020 2020 has been a terrible year for a lot of people, so it’s great to see CJ McCollum and Elise Esposito tie the […]

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward has seen his name thrown around in the rumor mill of late, and the Portland Trail Blazers have now emerged as one of the 30-year-old’s potential destinations this offeason. According to reports, Portland big man Zach Collins might play a key role in any trade deal between these two sides. […]

George Karl, Carmelo Anthony’s former coach with the Denver Nuggets, is doling out some advice before his former star player hits free agency. The message? Don’t mess up a good thing with the Portland Trail Blazers. Via SiriusXM NBA Radio: “I think he fits in Portland,” Karl said. “It seems like him and [head coach] […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simmons recently went on an Instagram Live broadcast with his new girlfriend, and unluckily for him, superstar teammate Damian Lillard happened to be one of the viewers. Lillard crashed the broadcast and decided to playfully embarrass Simons. Lillard had one question in mind throughout the video call: Why wasn’t he […]

Danilo Gallinari is an impending free agent and it appears he’s already set on leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder. In a Twitter post on Tuesday morning, Gallinari asked his followers where he should play next, which led Jusuf Nurkic to respond. 📍 Where to next? pic.twitter.com/oWxB7npu3S — DANILO GALLINARI (@gallinari8888) October 20, 2020 Following the post […]

CJ McCollum is taking the next stride into his broadcasting career as he launches his new show called “ReMaking America.” The Portland Trail Blazers star is putting his journalism degree from Lehigh University into good use as he transcends his previous stints in the radio and podcast realms. The 29-year old’s new show will look […]

Former NBA player Terry Porter recently shared his two cents about what the current Portland Trail Blazers team needs to do to be legitimate contenders in the league. While the Blazers do have a phenomenal backcourt tandem in Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, Porter bared that they still need that third superstar to hang with […]

Ever since LeBron James won the fourth title of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers, the GOAT debate between himself and the one and only Michael Jordan has been raging on. Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard himself could not help but to jump in on the back-and-forth, with the five-time All-Star providing his […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard is indeed the walking epitome of a modern-day NBA guard. The 30-year-old supreme scorer undoubtedly possesses one of the best skillsets suited for today’s fast-paced game. When asked by a fan on Twitter what type of attributes he would love to have from the game’s all-time greats, Dame Dolla […]

Back in November 2019, the Portland Trail Blazers decided to take a chance on then-free agent Carmelo Anthony and picked him up on a one-year, non-guaranteed deal. A year removed from his last NBA game, the 10-time All-Star moved into the Blazers’ rotation as the third scoring option behind Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. The […]

Free agent Evan Turner recently put in a quick workout with Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard, and they decided to take a group photo afterwards to document the encounter. Little did Turner know that he was going to be absolutely burned by Lillard as they snapped the photo. Turner took to Instagram to share […]

The Portland Trail Blazers Twitter account brilliantly trolled the Denver Nuggets for their Carmelo Anthony omission on Friday. The Nuggets asked their fans who some of their favorite players of all time were and didn’t include Anthony. So, the Blazers posted the same question to their followers on Twitter and put Anthony in the picture […]

Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard has repeatedly made it known that he doesn’t want any unfinished business. He doesn’t want to jump ship just so he can win his first ever NBA ring. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he shut down a fan who had a little proposal for him […]

Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard wasn’t about to allow disgruntled Miami Heat fans to blurt pure hearsay following the Heat’s loss in the NBA Finals. After a random fan on Twitter decided to make an audacious claim as to Duncan Robinson being a better shooter off passes than Klay Thompson, the Blazers star […]

Though it may have caused a decent amount of drama, Anthony Davis’ tactic to essentially force his way to the Los Angeles Lakers worked out to the highest degree, earning him his first-ever NBA championship after failing to get past the second round as a member of the New Orleans Pelicans. After announcing that he […]

Do refs never call blocking fouls anymore? That’s what Damian Lillard thinks. Taking to Twitter, Lillard thinks NBA officials always call charges and never calls blocks anymore. The NBA doesn’t call blocks anymore … everything is a charge — Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) October 12, 2020 While charges are called much more often than blocks, there […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran swingman Danny Green has gotten a lot of stick for missing a wide-open three-pointer at the end of Game 5 against the Miami Heat on Friday. In the mind of Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum, however, he believes that the excessive criticism is unwarranted. McCollum took to Twitter to […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has been on the receiving end of a ton of criticism for passing to Danny Green during L.A.’s last possession in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat on Friday. More than a few folks are saying that LeBron should have taken the last shot himself, […]

Just when most folks counted him out already, Carmelo Anthony came surging back from the dead, as he played a key role for the Portland Trail Blazers this season. Recently, The 10-time All-Star opened up about what made him decide to sign with the team back in November of last year. Speaking to JJ Redick […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard disagrees with the narrative that Steve Nash got hired by the Brooklyn Nets due to white privilege. Lillard emphasized that Nash is a two-time MVP and has a strong relationship with stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, making the hire a perfect fit for Brooklyn. No he […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Gary Trent Jr. has signed with Klutch Sports one year ahead of his free agency, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. One of the breakout players of The Bubble – Portland Trail Blazers guard Gary Trent Jr., — has signed with Klutch Sports, CEO Rich Paul tells ESPN. Paul and agent Lucas […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard just bought a Toyota dealership in McMinnville. As news spread, a fan asked Lillard if the star guard can sign his future Toyota truck. Without hesitation, Lillard agreed to the fan’s request. Absolutely https://t.co/zqJAtSBCtk — Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) October 2, 2020 Lillard recently opened his very own Toyota dealership […]