Former NBA head coach PJ Carlesimo does not have concerns about how Damian Lillard and Ja Morant will coexist in the Portland Trail Blazers’ new-look backcourt. Portland acquired Morant from the Memphis Grizzlies during the offseason, pairing the explosive point guard with Lillard as the Trail Blazers prepare for the 2026-27 season. While putting two […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers continue to fill up their 2027 Training Camp roster, making Exhibit 10 signings with players expected to end up on the G League’s Rip City Remix roster. The Oregonian’s Joe Freeman reported yesterday that Portland signed Mark Sears and Barry Dunning Jr. to Exhibit 10 deals: single-year, non-guaranteed contracts that allow […]
Portland Trail Blazers Media Day opens up next Monday, marking the official pre-start to the 2026-27 season! As is our tradition, this is your official “Predict How Many Wins the Blazers Will Get” thread for the year. It’s the place where you register your best guess at win total. If you turn out to be […]
The Jazz announced the signings of center Ibrahima Diallo and guard Justin Harmon in a press release. No contract details were revealed, but both players likely received Exhibit 10 deals that will make them eligible for a bonus worth up to a maximum of $91K on top of their base G League salaries. Diallo played […]
Training Camp begins for the Portland Trail Blazers next week. It’s a new venture with a new head coach (Micah Nori) a new batch of guards (Damian Lillard and Ja Morant) and a new franchise direction under owner Tom Dundon. That leaves a fair amount of uncertainty as to how the season will go. It’s […]
Here is a wild three-team trade idea that reunites Giannis Antetokounmpo with Jrue Holiday while also helping the Trail Blazers and Kings.
What are your (reasonable) lofty hopes for the Portland Trail Blazers entering the 2026-27 NBA season? What are your (reasonable) fears about how low they could fall in the Western Conference standings? The latest episode of the We Like the Blazers podcast dives into those questions, the most likely outcome between the two sides of […]
As is their fall tradition, ESPN NBA Senior Writer (and Blazers Edge alum) Ben Golliver gathered with his fellow analysts at “The Worldwide Leader” to do their annual rankings of the NBA’s Top 100 players. The exercise highlights the best players across the league, regardless of team or position. This first installment of the ranking […]
Good news is on the horizon for all NBA and Portland Trail Blazers fans. Though the start of the 2026-27 regular season is still a month away, training camps open across the league a week from today. The sport and teams you love are returning soon! In preparation, we want to ask a couple of […]
Former Portland Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum has announced his retirement from the game of basketball following an 18-year NBA career. Batum, 37, played his first seven seasons with the Trail Blazers from 2008 to 2015, before going on to play for the Charlotte Hornets (2015-2020), Los Angeles Clippers (2020-2023, 2024-2026) and Philadelphia 76ers (2023-2024). […]
By Rory Maher | at September 21, 2026 1:18 pm Longtime NBA forward Nicolas Batum has retired as a player, he announced Monday on social media (Twitter video link). The 25th overall pick in the 2008 draft, Batum has spent the past 18 years in the league, having suited up for the Trail Blazers, Hornets, Clippers (two different stints) and Sixers. In 1,205 regular season appearances, including 877 starts, Batum averaged 9.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks on .436/.371...
Let’s pretend for a moment all of the current uncomfortable vibes with the new ownership are solved. A new deal to keep the Portland Trail Blazers in town long-term has been reached. Now that Tom Dundon has his money to bring the Moda Center up to modern day, world class standards, lets talk about spending […]
The Memphis Grizzlies pulled out a shocker when they traded franchise cornerstone Ja Morant. Earlier this summer, in June, the Grizzlies traded Morant to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Jerami Grant and Kris Murray. Three months from the surprise trade, Morant’s six-word reaction was revealed only recently. In a video that surfaced on […]
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The Los Angeles Lakers could be in a perfect position to acquire two-way forward Toumani Camara from the Portland Trail Blazers for a complete trade package to help both teams.
Former Portland Trail Blazers assistant coach Ronnie Burrell has been hired as the head coach of the Orlando Magic’s G League affiliate Osceola Magic, HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto reported. The Trail Blazers hired Burrell as an assistant on Chauncey Billups’ staff during the 2024 offseason, and he spent the past two seasons in the role. Burrell […]
Most NBA rosters are pretty much set at this point as teams prepare for the opening of training camps within 10 days. But there's at least one team with an "itchy trigger finger" to pull a huge trade, according to one NBA executive. Sean Deveney reports in heavy.com that a Western Conference exec feels that the Portland Trail Blazers—even after their big splash of trading for Ja Morant this summer—need to do even more to get the attention of fans in the Pacific Northwest. I think t...
New Portland Trail Blazers guard Ja Morant had a brief reaction after learning that the Memphis Grizzlies had traded him. A clip of Morant reacting to the move was recently shared on social media and quickly circulated online. "Damn. They sent me to Portland, man," Morant said after receiving news of the summer trade. The Grizzlies traded Morant to the Trail Blazers on June 29 in exchange for Jerami Grant, Kris Murray, and approximately $1 million in cash considerations. Morant has two years r...
Ja Morant's reaction to getting traded from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Portland Trail Blazers was revealed on Friday.
Yesterday we ran a post asking you to name your single favorite Portland Trail Blazers team by season. We got some interesting, fun responses, but the exercise did lead to a further question. What if we were to take this out of the purely subjective realm, stop asking about your personal favorites, and got down […]
A Western Conference executive believes the Portland Trail Blazers have “an itchy trigger finger” to make a big trade in […]
The Orlando Magic are set to name Ronnie Burrell as the new head coach of their G League team, the Osceola Magic, according to HoopsHype. Burrell brings experience from both the NBA and G League levels. He previously worked as an assistant coach with the Portland Trail Blazers and Brooklyn Nets before taking his latest […]
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In terms of basketball performance, the Portland Trail Blazers had one of their better years in 2025-26, finishing 42-40. They […]
In terms of basketball performance, the Portland Trail Blazers had one of their better years in 2025-26, finishing 42-40. They […]
In a recent article evaluating the three-year outlook for all 30 NBA teams, ESPN ranked the Portland Trail Blazers 20th in the league overall. The criteria used to measure franchises were players, management, future draft assets, cap situation, and reputation of the city and franchise. The only category in which the Blazers were judged to […]
The Portland Trail Blazers were established in 1970. Since that inaugural season, in which they earned a 29-53 record, the Blazers have provided 56 years of thrills, heartache, and mostly-excellent basketball. That said, not all seasons are created equal. That’s why we’re asking you today to name your absolute favorite Portland Trail Blazers season (and […]