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The Portland Trail Blazers are in year-one of a rebuild after trading Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks over the summer. As the team is in asset-acquisition mode after a complete teardown, it may seem strange for the Blazers to need to deal further players away. But there is one player who must be traded […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe became the youngest player in team history to reach 1,000 points in Friday’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The record was previously held by Sebastian Telfair, who reached 1,000 points near the end of his second season in 2005-06. The Blazers drafted Telfair out of high school with […]

The Portland Trail Blazers don’t take on the San Antonio Spurs until late December. But that’s not stopping Shaedon Sharpe from talking about dunking on rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama. But while discussing that potential dunk, the Blazers guard hilariously finds out that Wembanyama is quite a bit taller than he originally thought, per Brenna Greene […]

The Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Los Angeles Lakers 107-95 on Friday night in their NBA In-Season Tournament matchup. The loss moves the Blazers to 1-2 in Tournament play and was their sixth-straight defeat overall. Lakers star LeBron James was electric, scoring 35 points for his sixth-straight 30-plus point performance against the Blazers. Here […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe is probably glad to have a day off today. With the Blazers missing guards Anfernee Simons, Scoot Henderson, and Malcom Brogdon to various injuries, Sharpe has had to pick up the workload in the backcourt. And pick it up he has – Sharpe leads the NBA in minutes per […]

The Portland Trail Blazers entered the 2023-34 season with low expectations. The mission is to develop the young guys, build cohesion, and probably lose a lot of games. The team has already made progress on the first two and, though they currently sit only one game below .500, probably will still struggle to close out […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe is growing up right before Blazers fans’ eyes. With Anfernee Simons out dealing with a torn thumb ligament, Sharpe has moved into the Blazers starting lineup and put up some impressive numbers. More than that, he’s starting to show a knack for big late game heroics: as demonstrated by […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are five games into the 2023-24 season, and while it’s too soon to make definitive declarations about this team, there have been some interesting developments through the first 10 days of the season. Here are four observations from the Blazers’ season so far: Scoot Henderson’s slow start Blazers rookie point guard […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament gets underway on Friday; here’s everything you need to know about the Portland Trail Blazers and the tournament. All 30 teams have been randomly drawn into groups of five within their conference based on won-loss records from the 2022-23 regular season. Each team will play four designated Group Play games on “Tournament […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons, the team’s best scorer, is going to miss 4-6 weeks after tearing a ligament in his thumb. This is rightfully cause for concern among Trail Blazers fans. It’s never good when a player gets injured. But in a year virtually devoid of playoff expectations, this might actually be a […]

With the Trail Blazers set to kick off their 2023-24 NBA season on Wednesday, there are multiple questions lingering over the franchise as they begin life without Damian Lillard. While fans can only have their questions about Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe, and DeAndre Ayton answered by watching the season play out, here are four bold […]

With Damian Lillard gone, all eyes are on Scoot Henderson as the Portland Trail Blazers embark on official preparations for 2023-24. The rookie point guard isn’t the team’s only young building block turning heads at Blazers training camp in Santa Barbara, though. Coach Chauncey Billups loves what he’s seen from sophomore guard Shaedon Sharpe so […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will look much different whenever the front office finally pulls the trigger on a trade for Damian Lillard. Even if the greatest player in franchise history takes his talents to the Miami Heat, though, Portland’s backcourt logjam is poised to remain in place. It’s no secret the Blazers want to move […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard trade has not happened yet. Lillard requested a trade on July 2nd; it is July 27th, nearly four weeks after the request, and it is crickets on the trade front. Perhaps it is posturing to try to gain leverage in negotiations. Maybe they just don’t like whatever is being […]

Another NBA Summer League has gone for Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe. The Blazers have their primary focus on finding a new home for disgruntled star Damian Lillard and Portland fans can’t wait for the trade to go down. But they also had their eyes on the incoming sophomore to see the progress he […]

As the Portland Trail Blazers continue to look for ways to build a championship-caliber team around All-Star point guard Damian Lillard, their first-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft has become a major trade asset, as the Blazers are set to make the third overall selection in the draft come June. However, Portland is likely […]

The Portland Trail Blazers season is now over after they fell 157-101 to the Golden State Warriors in the final game of the regular season. However, despite it being a game in which Blazers rookie wing Shaedon Sharpe and others continued to show promise, Portland clearly has their mind set on being much more successful […]

The Portland Trail Blazers made a few moves prior to the trade deadline with an eye towards the future, sending former starting small forward Josh Hart to the New York Knicks for Cam Reddish and a first-rounder and dealing away Gary Payton II for five second-round picks. But it appears the Blazers’ future is now, […]

The 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend is just around the corner. While many eyes are on the All-Star teams led by LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the future of basketball is also getting some recognition. The league announced the NBA Rising Stars roster on Tuesday, bringing up some interesting names to the table, while also leaving […]

Mac McClung has still yet to find his footing in the NBA. After putting on a show in Salt Lake City alongside some of the basketball’s highest fliers, though, the G League guard could emerge as a household name regardless. McClung has accepted an invitation to participate in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest at All-Star […]

The Portland Trail Blazers had their worst season in recent memory in 2021-22 after they lost Damian Lillard to an abdominal injury. For their troubles, the Blazers selected Shaedon Sharpe with the seventh pick of the 2022 NBA Draft. Seen as a raw prospect with immense potential due to his tantalizing athleticism, Sharpe, once he […]

The Portland Trail Blazers got Damian Lillard back in the lineup recently although he has sat out the last two games due to injury management. However, it appears as if they may continue to be short-handed moving forward as they may lose promising young rookie, Shaedon Sharpe. According to Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden […]

The Portland Trail Blazers off to an impressive 5-1 start and won convincingly on Friday without Damian Lillard, who is currently sidelined with a calf strain. In his place, Shaedon Sharpe got the chance to start his very first NBA game against the Houston Rockets and showed well, sparking a reaction from Dame on Twitter: […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are surging to start the season. After completely missing the playoffs last season, this team is looking to remind everyone that they’re still a damn good team. A big part of their resurgence is their young guards in Anfernee Simons and Shaedon Sharpe stepping up to the plate. Shaedon Sharpe, in […]

Shaedon Sharpe’s rookie season with the Portland Trail Blazers got off on the wrong foot during the Las Vegas Summer League. The 7th overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft was pulled from his first game with an apparent injury. Shortly after, it was announced that he would be kept out of the rest of […]

Shaedon Sharpe’s first competitive basketball game in nearly a year didn’t exactly go as planned. The Portland Trail Blazers announced in a statement that an MRI revealed the rookie guard has a small labral tear in his left shoulder, cutting his highly anticipated Summer League tenure short after just a few minutes of court time. […]

Shaedon Sharpe is headed to the NBA after being drafted seventh overall by the Portland Trail Blazers. The 6-foot-5, 19-year-old Sharpe was the 2022 NBA Draft’s man of mystery. He didn’t play at all in college yet showed enough in high school and showcases for teams to see him as one of the top prospects […]

Portland Trail Blazers fans saw a scary sight on Thursday night. No. 7 pick Shaedon Sharpe, who was making his NBA Summer League debut, had to exit the game after just six minutes of action with a shoulder injury. After the game, the seventh overall pick received an important update on his injury, via Chris […]

Shaedon Sharpe is one of the most intriguing rookies of the 2022 draft class. The 19-year-old star has the potential to be a cornerstone of the Portland Trail Blazers, or a bona fide bust with the seventh overall pick. Fans are eagerly awaiting the promise that this kid brings to his new team. Unfortunately, Sharpe’s […]

The Portland Trail Blazers Summer League team is in action as of Thursday, with their first pick Shaedon Sharpe and 57th overall selection Jabari Parker both on the roster. The organization has done a fantastic job of adding pieces around Damian Lillard early on in free agency too, signing Gary Payton II, retaining Anfernee Simons […]

One of the most pivotal offseasons in Portland Trail Blazers history continued on Thursday night, but not in the way lots of fans hoped and many analysts expected. Here are full grades for Portland in the 2022 NBA Draft. *Watch NBA Games LIVE with fuboTV (click for free trial)* Portland Trail Blazers 2022 NBA Draft […]

The Portland Trail Blazers rocked Rip City on Thursday night, taking preeminent mystery man Shaedon Sharpe with the seventh overall pick of the 2022 NBA draft. But just because the Blazers made their most controversial possible selection hardly means it was the wrong one. Sharpe, in fact, is the perfect pick for Portland. There isn’t […]

One of the most polarizing prospects in the draft has found his NBA home. With the 7th pick of the 2022 NBA Draft the Portland Trail Blazers have drafted electric guard Shaedon Sharpe from Kentucky. Sharpe’s path to the NBA has been a rollercoaster of emotions. After flying under the radar for most of his […]

Another pivotal summer for the Portland Trail Blazers got off to a rousing start on Wednesday, as the team filled its gaping hole on the wing by nabbing Jerami Grant in a pre-draft trade with the Detroit Pistons. Grant’s acquisition is hardly surprising by itself. He’d been linked to the Blazers in persistent trade rumors […]

The Detroit Pistons have endured three straight losing seasons and have made the playoffs twice in the last 13 years. Such ineptitude has the fans longing to see a team with promise. The Pistons took their first big step towards that in last year’s NBA Draft, selecting Cade Cunningham with the first overall pick. Cunningham […]

The Atlanta Hawks are aiming to snag a top 10 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft and surround Trae Young with more depth. NBA fans should keep their eyes on the Hawks, who are among the teams to monitor closely this week. Multiple sources say they have been actively looking to move into the Top […]

Draft-pick trades have already commenced for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who still own several selections along with the second overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. After trading the 30th pick to the Denver Nuggets for a future pick and JaMychal Green, they have more plans for their 12th overall selection. According to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony, […]

Lady luck didn’t smile on the Detroit Pistons during the NBA Draft lottery, but that doesn’t mean they can’t get a home run prospect with their number five overall pick. The 2022 NBA Draft is shaping up to be one with some serious potential up and down the lottery. Shaedon Sharpe is one of the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have one of the most exciting young cores in the NBA. They are coming off an impressive season which included them making the playoffs for the first time since the 2017-18 season. The growth of Brandon Ingram helped elevate the team and they even won two games over the top-seeded Phoenix […]