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Most NBA players have hit a breaking point in their basketball career at which they had to decide how far they would pursue the sport. For Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum, it came as a child trying to decide between football and basketball. The latter was undoubtedly his natural sport, but the struggles made […]

Actual NBA superstars are rare. The kind who are so good, we know who they are on a first-name basis. LeBron. Giannis. Steph… Dame. Recognizing Damian Lillard as one of the NBA’s elite is long overdue. So why was he snubbed six times? Well, that’s why we are here my friends. To figure out what […]

The Portland Trail Blazers became an NBA team in 1970. Since then, they have compiled an overall record of 2,163-1,873 and won one NBA championship in 1977. Portland has been a pretty solid team through the years, although there was a time in the mid-2000s when they struggled and failed to make the playoffs for […]

By the end of the 1992 season, Charles Barkley was coming off six consecutive All-Star team appearances with the Philadelphia 76ers. His time with Philly had come to an end at that point, and according to the Hall of Famer, he actually preferred to have been traded to the Portland Trail Blazers instead of the […]

NBA All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony knows what it is like to take an extended break away from the game of basketball. Heck, even a three-day bender in Las Vegas is forgivable during a grinding 82-game regular-season schedule, like former Chicago Bulls power forward Dennis Rodman’s stunt during the 1997-98 campaign. Anthony, 35, told retired New […]

Damian Lillard will have made $349,733,611 in NBA money by the time his current contract with the Portland Trail Blazers ends in the summer of 2025, per Spotrac. The Blazers drafted Lillard with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 draft out of Weber State. Dame made $3,065,040 during his rookie season and averaged 19.0 […]

ESPN and Netflix just collaborated on what is one of the greatest documentaries of all time in “The Last Dance.” The excellence of the execution and delivery of the 10-part series is only fitting to the subject himself in the one and only Michael Jordan and his Chicago Bulls. Be that as it may, there […]

The 2020 NBA Conference Finals were scheduled to start on May 19 (with a possible move up to May 17) had the league not suspended the 2019-20 campaign due to the coronavirus pandemic. The NBA has seen plenty of amazing conference finals series over the years. The stakes are even higher when it goes the […]

If Scottie Pippen was in line for a new deal in today’s NBA, he’d be offered one of the most lucrative contracts in the league. A great defender and solid scorer, Pippen would be a headline acquisition for any team. With that in mind, we’re going to look at Scottie Pippen’s NBA contracts. Contracts looked […]

A number of NBA teams resumed practice on Friday for the first time in months, which appears to be a right step towards the reopening of the current season. While this is indeed something to look forward to, we also cannot help but get excited about Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard’s social media activity. […]

Muhammad Ali’s reach into other lives is still being discovered even after his death. Portland Trail Blazers veteran forward Carmelo Anthony has declined in the past couple of years; this has been well-documented. For some, it is easy to forget how the 10-time All-Star, now with the Blazers, was once one of the biggest names […]

Portland Trail Blazers star CJ McCollum won’t hide his deep concern for the safety of his teammates and fellow NBA players as the league plans to reopen practice facilities as soon as it’s legal to do so in the respective states. The Blazers shooting guard confided in Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, expressing his uneasiness […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony recently revealed that he and Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James were not the happiest bunch when they did not start for Team USA in the 2004 Olympics. Instead, veteran NBA forwards Richard Jefferson and Shawn Marion got the start, which Melo didn’t seem to like too much. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers desperately need a dynamic wing that can be a third option on offense behind star guards Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, respectively, and play high-level defense as well. At this stage of his career, Carmelo Anthony isn’t quick enough to stay in front of all these elite small forwards who are […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Carmelo Anthony opened up about his time in limbo Prior to finding a home in Portland with the Blazers, the 6-foot-8 forward spent nearly a year in basketball purgatory. He played in just 10 games in 2018-19 before the Houston Rockets traded him to the Chicago Bulls, who subsequently waived him. […]

Bad luck seems to always follow the Portland Trail Blazers throughout history. Don’t get it wrong, the team enjoyed success and has managed to stay as contenders through the years in the competitive Western Conference. However, looking at the past news about the Blazers, they somehow suffer a cruel fate right when they are primed […]

The Portland Trail Blazers regressed after reaching the Western Conference Finals in 2018-19. Before the 2019-20 campaign was suspended due to COVID-19, the Blazers were in ninth place in the Western Conference standings with a record of 29-37. Pundits expected the Blazers to struggle a little bit since talented big man Jusuf Nurkic was out […]

The 2019-20 NBA season had a Western Conference finalist in the Portland Trail Blazers reassessing the strength of its roster after soon finding themselves out of the playoff picture. Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum helped the team rally back to contention, but the Blazers could still fall short of the postseason, 3.5 games behind the […]

When you think about the most attractive destinations, the Portland Trail Blazers do not exactly stand out. They’re not what you’d consider to be a big-market team, and as such, they have not always been successful when it comes to luring the best available free agents in the market. Nonetheless, this team has actually had […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony is the latest NBA star to participate in the #AllInChallenge. The 12-time All-Star is offering up a “Very Melo Weekend,” which includes a luxurious weekend in New York, a private hoops lesson with Anthony, and dinner with Anthony and friends, among other items. “The reason why I want to […]

Before the 2019-20 season was suspended due to COVID-19, the Portland Trail Blazers had a record of 29-37 and were in ninth place in the Western Conference standings. After making it all the way to the Western Conference Finals in 2019, this season saw the Blazers play too inconsistent for the team to ever get […]

United States President Donald Trump yesterday made eyebrow-raising comments suggesting the consumption of disinfectant materials and even exposure to light and heat could function as treatments to COVID-19, the coronavirus turned pandemic afflicting hundreds of thousands in the country and around the world. On Friday, Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum caught wind of […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts has seen his offense transform from a dynamic two-guard attack to a wild card full of surprises. Damian Lillard’s improved range and willingness to take jumpers well-behind the 3-point line has been a welcome addition, but he could take that even further to stay true to his Logo […]

Despite having only one championship, the Portland Trail Blazers have been home to some of the best coaches in NBA history. Since becoming a professional team in 1970, the Blazers have gone 2,163-1,873 in the regular season and made the playoffs 35 times. The franchise’s lone championship came back in 1977 when Portland defeated the […]

Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen is widely considered as one of the most underrated stars ever. During The Last Dance documentary, we all realized one of the reasons behind the scenes: he was extremely underpaid during his time in Chicago. So much so, that tensions brought about by contract negotiations between Pippen and the team’s […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony is the proud owner of one of the most notable 3-point celebrations in the basketball world. However, as it turns out, he may not be the original inventor of the move. Iman Shumpert, who played with Anthony with the New York Knicks, chatted with Sham Charania of The Athletic […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have just one championship in franchise history since becoming an NBA club back in 1970. What is impressive, though, is that the Blazers won their lone title in their seventh season of existence. It usually takes expansion teams longer than that to capture a ring, but Portland got lucky after landing […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard, taking the reins of his team’s official social-media account on Tuesday evening, answered a fan’s question about the toughest opponents he’s faced. “Kobe my rookie year and [LeBron] my first few years,” Lillard, 29, answered on Twitter. “They different,” the five-time All-Star floor general also added. Kobe […]

At the beginning of the 2019-20 NBA campaign, Carmelo Anthony was out of a job, and it was unclear whether or not he would ever play in the league again. But in November, the Portland Trail Blazers decided to give him a shot. Little did Anthony know that he might not be playing basketball for […]

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star point guard Damian Lillard had a very endearing response when asked about who he would want to add to the current Blazers squad. While some may have expected the 29-year-old to name drop one of the biggest superstars in the NBA today, Lillard instead opted to go for one of his […]

Greg Oden is one of the biggest what-ifs in NBA history. The seven-foot center was drafted first overall in 2007 by the Portland Trail Blazers ahead of future stars like Kevin Durant, Al Horford, Mike Conley and Joakim Noah. Unfortunately, injuries quickly derailed Oden’s career. The highly touted big man ended up playing only 82 […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is in dire need of a fresh cut. The All-Star guard joked about feeling “ugly” during an Instagram live chat with LeBron James, where James also noticed Lillard was without his patented fade. Lillard is looking to a number of people for advice, including Golden State Warriors point guard […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard had Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James on his Instagram Live, where the two NBA stars traded barbs about their respective hairlines. James called the two the “ugly twins,” with Lillard also adding James had no choice but to “be ugly” with him as the pair lamented not […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum is trying to remain optimistic about the possibility the 2019-20 NBA season will resume in due time. But as the coronavirus pandemic continues to alter every facet of American life and culture, McCollum said the chances of finishing the year are like a “coin flip.” However, McCollum did […]

It’s been over a year now since Portland Trail Blazers big man Zach Collins got into it with Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson during a heated battle between the Blazers and the Dubs last season. Nonetheless, it still remains fresh in the memory of Collins, who claims that to this day, he still receives […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard revealed his thought process in the clutch, a time all too familiar to the All-Star, which has been dubbed as “Dame Time” for the last few seasons. “Usually when I’m in those moments, I’m like telling myself I’m about to come up big,” Damian Lillard told TNT’s Ernie Johnson […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard is still holding out hope that the league could return in time to offer him an opportunity to lead his team into the postseason, especially if the extended layoff allows bigs Jusuf Nurkic and Zach Collins to return from long-term injuries. “I think it’s only right to play it […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has become a man of many nicknames, one of which being “Logo Lillard,” which was popularized after he hit a number of deep threes during the 2019 All-Star Game. Naturally, Lillard’s reputation for hitting bombs grew exponentially after his series-winning triple to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in the […]

One day after estimating that about 150 current NBA players are living “paycheck to paycheck,” Portland Trail Blazers point guard CJ McCollum clarified how he got to that figure and why he said that. “I think there’s a lot of players—based on what I’ve seen, what I’ve experienced, the research I’ve done—that either mismanage money […]