Channing Frye explains why LeBron is now Philadelphia’s third-best player, why Luka could become an NBA mercenary and why Portland may trade Ja Morant. He also discusses Giannis’ future, the Lakers’ new direction and the most dysfunctional locker room of his career. Chapters: 0:00 – Lakers Move On From LeBron 5:35 – Is Giannis Fading? 11:55 – LeBron’s Role in Philly 15:45 – Luka’s Mercenary Future 19:20 – A Poisoned Locker Room 21:55 – Portland’s Plan for Ja 30:20 – Morning After the Champions...
The Phoenix Suns don’t begin the 2026-27 season until October 21 with a road contest against the Portland Trail Blazers. But it sounds like the club may be without Mark Williams, as the 24-year-old center is dealing with a shoulder injury. Reports indicate that Williams recently underwent surgery on his left shoulder to repair a […]
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Portland Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon received a lot of public criticism from coaches around the NBA for the contract […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have announced several basketball operations additions and promotions for the 2026-27 season, including five assistant coaches joining new head coach Micah Nori’s staff. Jay Triano, Mike Williams, Quinton Crawford, Gilbert Abraham and Leron Black will serve as assistant coaches, while Pooh Jeter and Jason Luhnow have been named player development coaches. […]
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By Luke Adams | at September 10, 2026 3:05 pm The Trail Blazers have put out a press release officially announcing the assistants who will be part of new head coach Micah Nori’s staff for the 2026/27 season. The two most notable newcomers were previously reported and have been confirmed today by the team. One is Jay Triano, a longtime NBA assistant who had head coaching stints in Toronto and Phoenix, while the other is Mike Williams, a former Jazz assistant who interviewed for the head coachin...
The Trail Blazers have put out a press release officially announcing the assistants who will be part of new head coach Micah Nori’s staff for the 2026/27 season. The two most notable newcomers were previously reported and have been confirmed today by the team. One is Jay Triano, a longtime NBA assistant who had head […]
The We Like the Blazers podcast crew is back after an offseason hiatus, and they’re thinking positive! On this week’s episode, hosts Conor Bergin and Brandon Mullen tackle everything they’re looking forward to ahead of the 2026-27 Portland Trail Blazers season. The conversation, also featuring input from producer Terence Stilin-Rooney, gets into a lot: the […]
Former Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups will have to wait several additional months before his federal gambling case goes to trial. According to ESPN’s David Purdum and KGW8’s Jared Cowley, jury selection is now scheduled to begin on March 8, 2027, in federal court in Brooklyn. The proceedings had initially been expected to […]
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Portland Trail Blazers called "sinking ship" as questions loom about Deni Avdija's future.
The trial for former Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups has been pushed back from November, 2026 to March, 2027. The NBA star and five-year coach was indicted for federal gambling charges in October, 2025. Legal proceedings have been underway since then, with Billups out on bond and awaiting trial. KGW TV reported the […]
The trial for former Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups has been pushed back by nearly four months, according to David Purdum of ESPN (Twitter link) and Jared Cowley of KGW8. Originally scheduled to begin in November 2026, the trial will now begin with jury selection on March 8, 2027. The expectation is that the […]
Joakim Noah believes the Portland Trail Blazers were the ideal landing spot for Ja Morant this summer, despite their current point guard logjam, with Damian Lillard, Jrue Holiday, and Scoot Henderson also in tow. In a recent appearance on The Man On Show, the former NBA center has high expectations for Morant in his second [...]
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The 2025/26 season saw a significant number of star players miss extended time due to injuries. The ESPN insider crew looked at the impending returns of those players, breaking them down by the timeline each one is facing. Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers), Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers), Kyrie Irving (Mavericks), and Fred VanVleet (Rockets) are all set […]
Dalano Banton is heading to China for his first international contract, having signed with the Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin (Instagram link; hat tip to Dario Skerletic of Sportando). After playing a career-high 67 games for the Trail Blazers in 2024/25, with whom he averaged 8.3 points and 3.4 assists in 16.7 minutes per game, Banton made […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have been the big dog in the professional sports yard in the City of Roses for five decades. Portland has welcomed soccer clubs, other basketball teams, and minor-league baseball, but no NFL or MLB franchise has sidled up alongside the Blazers to satiate the town’s appetite for big-name sports. According to […]
With Labor Day now past, it’s time to acknowledge that fall, September, and the ramp-up to the 2026-27 season are now upon us. It won’t be long until Media Day, training camp, and preseason games start. Acknowledging that, we’re going to update a Blazer’s Edge Mailbag question submitted back in July. Check it out. Dave, […]
The Trail Blazers are expected to sign Hyunjung Lee to an Exhibit 10 contract and bring him to training camp, according to Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden Report (Twitter link), who confirms reports from several Korean outlets. The 6’7″ forward, who was part of Portland’s Summer League team in 2024, will likely spend the season with […]
Draymond Green reacted to Damian Lillard‘s practice, where he shot 94% from downtown on 1,168 attempts. The Portland Trail Blazers star is gearing up for a strong comeback ahead of the 2026-27 NBA season. Last season, he did not play a single game and spent most of the time rehabbing from a torn Achilles tendon. [...]
Since Scoot Henderson was drafted, his time in Portland has been anything other than rosy. It’s been a grind for him, after he was exposed as a rookie for not being ready to be the star his hype promoted. Whether it was being sat for turning over the ball too much, or a hamstring tear […]
On the latest edition of The Draymond Green Show, Green sent a shoutout to the NBA about Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard. Lillard has been out since 2025 while recovering from a torn left Achilles tendon, but he is working his way back into form and recently posted a video of his shooting workout […]
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Start clearing your evening calendars again, the Portland Trail Blazers’ regular season opener on Oct. 21 is now less than 50 days away! More basketball is right around the corner in Portland, complete with all the highs and lows that accompany an 82-game NBA slate. I had the pleasure of appearing on Friday’s episode of […]
Yesterday, in response to a struggling Trail Blazers fan, we shared a Blazer’s Edge Mailbag topic about the worst moments in franchise history. That was an interesting discussion! Thank you to everyone who responded! I really enjoyed reading the comments. Today, in an attempt to flip the script, we’re going to bring up the opposite […]
The Bucks have officially signed big man John Butler, the team announced today in a press release. According to Eric Nehm of The Athletic (Twitter link), it’s a non-guaranteed training camp contract. A 7’0″ center who had a 19-game stint with the Trail Blazers in 2022/23 after going undrafted out of Florida State, Butler has […]
Damian Lillard is working his way back to full fitness after missing the entire 2025-26 NBA season due to an Achilles tear, and the Portland Trail Blazers guard achieved an astonishing feat this offseason. The Portland Trail Blazers recently revealed that Lillard converted a jaw-dropping 100,000 shots this summer, including going 1,100-for-1,168 attempts in one [...]