Wolves fans better hope this Julius Randle-to-Blazers dream trade becomes reality
The Minnesota Timberwolves should be looking to move on from a frustrating star, and the Portland Trail Blazers could make for a perfect trade partner.
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Blazers Coach Tiago Splitter Wins Votes for NBA Coach of the Year
The NBA has released results for its annual Coach of the Year award for the 2025-26 season. Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla took home the honor with 62 of 100 first-place votes. J.B. Bickerstaff of the Detroit Pistons came in second with 29 first-place votes. Portland Trail Blazers Interim Head Coach Tiago Splitter finished tied […]
Can the Blazers Really Trade for a Star?
The Portland Trail Blazers are in an interesting, maybe fun, position heading into the Summer of 2026. They’re a team on the rise, at least a little bit. They emerged from the NBA’s lottery laundry cycle last season, reaching the 2026 NBA Playoffs. They lost in the first round to the luckiest lottery team in […]
Could Jaylen Brown be the Blazers’ Home Run Trade?
The Portland Trail Blazers are expected to be aggressive in improving their roster this offseason. They are without a single draft pick in what’s being called a “very deep” 2026 NBA Draft, and are also one of 23 teams that have access to both the full Mid-Level Exception (MLE), and the Bi-Annual Exception (BAE). That […]
Tom Dundon Explains Blazers Layoffs, T-Shirt Controversy
Portland Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon has made quite a splash since taking over the NBA franchise in March of 2026. A series of moves beyond basketball—dismissing 70-ish franchise employees in his second month in charge and foregoing fan-appreciation t-shirts when his team made the playoffs among them—put Dundon squarely in the sights of media […]
Avdija Snubbed from All-NBA
Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija missed out on All-NBA honors by one spot, according to the NBA. With one second-place vote and 23 third-place votes, Avdija’s 26 points led all players who received votes but did not make any of the three All-NBA teams. Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren got the next-most votes […]
Vit Krejci Struggles to Find Shooting Stroke in Portland
The 2025-26 NBA season saw the Portland Trail Blazers emerge from the basement of the Western Conference and make the Playoffs for the first time since 2021. The excellent year did showcase a few different weaknesses of the roster, however, the biggest one being shooting. So it was a match made in heaven when the […]
Robert Williams III Ranked Among Most Desirable NBA Free Agents
The Portland Trail Blazers will have plenty of decisions to make in the Summer of 2026 regarding their roster. One of them will be the fate of center Robert Williams III, an oft-injured veteran who came up huge late in the year, particularly during Portland’s NBA Playoffs series with the San Antonio Spurs. Williams is […]
Trail Blazers Coaching Carousel Continues to Spin
The Portland Trail Blazers are in the news almost every day now for changes to their coaching outlook. Today two pieces of news were released regarding the Blazers bench. First, per Mike Scotto of HoopsHype, Portland is losing Assistant Coach Patrick St. Andrews, a nine-year veteran assistant who has spent time with Atlanta, Memphis, and […]
How a Prospective Coach Might Weigh Up the Blazers Job
The Portland Trail Blazers are one of a handful of NBA franchises currently searching for their next head coach to guide the team through their next era. Given the plethora of vacancies available—the Blazers, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, and Orlando Magic—aspiring coaches have a few options. Candidates will no doubt consider both the pros and […]
Even MORE Names Linked with Trail Blazers Coaching Search
As of Friday, May 22nd, 2026 the Portland Trail Blazers still remain without a confirmed Head Coach. After a year of Tiago Splitter filling in as an interim appointment, the Blazers are in a search process for their next leader. Yesterday news heated up as several candidates were named as “finalists”. These included veteran coach […]
Yang Hansen Remains a Mystery after Rookie Season with Blazers
Over the last few weeks we’ve been recapping the 2025-26 season for each member of the Portland Trail Blazers roster. Some Blazers had excellent years, others struggled. Now we arrive at the player who makes Portland fans scratch their heads and say, “What, exactly, is going on here?” That would be rookie center Yang Hansen, […]
Inside the Trail Blazers' coaching search
Portland is progressing toward a hire but also keeping the league on its toes with curveball after curveball
Legendary Former Knicks Coach Jeff Van Gundy A Frontrunner for NBA Head Coach Opening
After a couple of decades out of the coaching business, former New York Knicks legendary coach Jeff Van Gundy made his way back in the past couple of seasons, as an assistant with the Los Angeles Clippers. Now, a breaking report says he has vaulted to the forefront as one of the frontrunners for the head coaching vacancy for the Portland Trail Blazers. Portland Trail Blazers have requested permission to meet with Los Angeles Clippers assistant Jeff Van Gundy as he has emerged as one of t...
Kris Murray Needs to Show the Blazers, and the World, More
As we spend time between the end of the Portland Trail Blazers’ 2025-26 season and the start of the 2026 NBA Draft, we’re taking a look back at the performance of Portland’s players this year. Today we’re going to look at third-year forward Kris Murray. The Blazers hoped for a diamond in the rough when […]
Should the Blazers Trade Into the 2026 NBA Draft?
Portland Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin said many things during an extensive exit interview with media back on April 30. Slipped into that wide-ranging 23-minute interview was a small aside about the upcoming NBA Draft. “[Blazers owner Tom Dundon is] going to put money into this team whenever it’s necessary,” Cronin said. “We’ve had […]
Debriefing the Trail Blazers Firing Spree
Yesterday the Portland Trail Blazers laid off 70 members of the organization, an efficiency and cost-cutting measure occasioned by the transfer of ownership from the Paul Allen Estate to Tom Dundon’s ownership group in March. Predictably, the news caused plenty of angst. The event itself was by the numbers: management calls a meeting, HR presides, […]
ESPN Hires Ben Golliver as Senior NBA Writer
Amid the gloom and doom reports surrounding the Portland Trail Blazers over the last 48 hours comes a nice glimmer of light. Former Blazer’s Edge staffer Ben Golliver is joining ESPN as Senior NBA Writer. Golliver was caught up in The Washington Post purge a couple months ago. It’s good to see a site alum […]
Trail Blazers Make Eyebrow-Raising NBA Trade List
The Portland Trail Blazers call one of the best corners of the United States home. The Pacific Northwest is full of beautiful scenery, generally-friendly people, and some of the best cuisine in the country. That hasn’t stopped Portland from earning one of the less distinguished designations on The Athletic’s NBA Player Poll [subscription required]. The […]
Trail Blazers Lay Off Multiple Staff Members
News is filtering out today of the Portland Trail Blazers laying off several staff members. Terminations appear to be taking effect immediately. They come on the business side of the organization, not the basketball side. The most public-facing name reported so far is Digital Reporter Casey Holdahl. He tweets: I have indeed been let go […]
Chicago Bulls Sniffing Around Trail Blazers Coach Tiago Splitter
Interim Head Coach Tiago Splitter remains in charge of the Portland Trail Blazers locker room as of May, 2026, at least in name. The Blazers have neither moved on from Splitter nor formally announced prospective candidates to replace him. Portland’s coaching situation remains foggy as of this juncture, with Magic 8-Balls providing as much information […]
Exploring the Two Sides of Matisse Thybulle in NBA Free Agency
As we move through our player recaps for the Portland Trail Blazers’ 2025-26 NBA season, next up is reserve wing Matisse Thybulle. When Thybulle hit restricted free agency three seasons ago, the Dallas Mavericks offered him a Mid-Level Exception contract to the tune of 3 years and $33.5 million. He signed the offer sheet, which […]
Pick Your Top 4 NBA Draft Order Now!
The 2026 NBA Draft will be held on June 23rd and 24th at Barclays Center in New York City. The Portland Trail Blazers don’t currently have a pick in this year’s draft, but that won’t dull the buzz around it any. This is supposed to be one of the deepest, most top-heavy drafts in recent […]
NBA Players Players Reveal Top Teams on Their ‘No-Trade List’
There are only two NBA players with explicit, contractual no-trade clauses: LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers) and Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers). But what if players across the league DID have a clause? What teams would be at the top of their "no-trade" list? The Athletic conducted an anonymous poll of NBA players, and came up with a list of teams that they simply would NOT want to be traded to. NBA players voted on the number one team on their "no-trade" list: • Mem...
Greg St. Jean considered candidate in Blazers head coach search
In the search for the coaching candidate most willing to work for exposure, the Blazers are still scouring the market for eager suitors to take the reins of their roster. Shockingly, not many clear options are stepping up. As a result of their reluctance to pay livable wages, the Blazers are not looking at marquee […]
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