The ultimate coverage and analysis of the Portland Trail Blazers
The 1-2 Portland Fire welcome the 0-4 Connecticut Sun to the Moda Center in WNBA action tonight! We’ll have a recap of the game when the action is finished. In the meantime you can talk about the matchup with your fellow Fire fans here! The basic info: 7:00 PM, Pacific—Connecticut Sun at Portland Fire, televised […]
The Western Conference Finals series in the 2026 NBA Playoffs is here. The Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs will face off tonight in Game 1 of their best-of-seven contest to see who will make it to the NBA Finals and a chance at a championship. Here’s the info on the game: 5:30 PM, […]
The 2025-26 NBA season provided a lot of experience for a Portland Trail Blazers team starting to make their push into the NBA Playoffs. Throughout the season, Portland was able to weather injuries and overcome slumps from deep to make its first postseason appearance since the 2020-21 NBA season. Once there, one of the biggest […]
With franchise legend Damian Lillard’s return to the floor no longer a far-off scenario, the Portland Trail Blazers now have a bevy of guards who ideally would play big roles next season. The Blazers roster the talented but up-and-down duo of Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe, both still just 22. They’ve also got the talented […]
The New Orleans Pelicans are hiring Jamahl Mosley as their new head coach on a five-year contract, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Monday morning. Mosley, 47, spent the past five seasons as the head coach of the Orlando Magic, amassing a 189-221 record and leading the franchise to three consecutive playoff berths. Orlando fired Mosley on […]
The roulette wheel keeps spinning on the Portland Trail Blazers’ search for a potential new head coach. Seemingly every week now a crop of new names arises, most of them from the relatively-inexpensive ranks of NBA assistant coaches. This week is no exception, as Jake Fischer is reporting in his latest substack [subscription required] that […]
Blazer’s Edge readers, prepare to witness the greatest happening in sport: Game 7 Basketball! That’s right. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons will duke it out this evening in a win-or-go-home matchup to decide who gets to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Here’s the game info: No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers @ No. 1 Detroit […]
Portland Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon has addressed the criticism swirling around the NBA world about him and the franchise’s controversial cost-cutting measures since he took over this spring. In his first public comments since his introductory press conference in April, Dundon participated in an extensive interview this week on The Ringer’s “Game Over” podcast […]
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won his second consecutive MVP award, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has joined the exclusive club of NBA legends who have won back-to-back MVP awards, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Sunday. The official announcement will be made by the NBA later Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are going to be in the middle of multiple trade rumors during the Summer of 2026. A team with valuable assets, no current draft picks, and a thirst for improvement is going to pique the interest of rival GM’s and media members alike. Whether or not the Blazers end up making […]
Terry Stotts last coached the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2020-21 season. After being dismissed from the position, he took a couple years off from the NBA before returning as an assistant coach with Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors. As recent reports have indicated, he’ll move on from that post this summer. What’s […]
Yang Hansen might end up being this incarnation of the Portland Trail Blazers’ most divisive player. The talent is raw, the size is enticing but the reality is a genuine mystery. The young center also has the spectre of Cedric Coward hanging over his head. General Manager Joe Cronin opted to trade the more mature […]
It’s a big night for NBA basketball, with two pivotal Playoff matchups on the slate. First, the Detroit Pistons will try to force a Game 7 against the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road. Then, the Minnesota Timberwolves will take the floor in Minneapolis and attempt to push the San Antonio Spurs to Game 7. Here’s […]
Another year of the Shaedon Sharpe Experience™ has come and gone, and I regret to inform you all that he has not yet become Michael Jordan with a jumpshot. Following what seemed to be – despite recurring calf injuries – a regular season chalked with offensive growth, the Portland Trail Blazers guard was ostensibly benched […]
The Portland Fire fell 100-82 in the rematch against the New York Liberty at Moda Center on Thursday evening. Megan Gustafson led the Fire with 14 points, while the legend Breanna Stewart fueled the Liberty with 22. Sabrina Iounescu and Satou Sabally were unavailable for the Liberty, while Karlie Samuelson, Holly Winterburn, and Carla Leite […]
Golden State Warriors Assistant Coach Terry Stotts will be leaving Head Coach Steve Kerr’s staff after two years of service, according to Anthony Slater of ESPN. Warriors assistant Jerry Stackhouse will also be leaving the team. Slater reports that Stotts had privately told Kerr of his intentions to leave the Warriors before the end of […]
The 2026 NBA Playoffs have a quiet day today. Only two series remain active, both of which will resume tomorrow. The San Antonio Spurs lead the Minnesota Timberwolves 3-2 in the Western Conference. The Cleveland Cavaliers lead the Detroit Pistons by the same margin in the East. Meanwhile the New York Knicks and Oklahoma City […]
Greetings, Blazer’s Edge Readers! You may have noticed that we posted a recap for the latest game for the Portland Fire of the WNBA. They won! Yaaay! With a last-second shot too. If you’re not hooked yet, you may be soon! This has led to questions. Will we do more coverage? Will this become a […]
Portland Trail Blazers trade talk is going to hit a fevered pitch this summer. The Blazers are in prime position to make moves. They’re a good team on the fringes of the NBA Playoffs scene, but not great. They have a couple veteran contracts for salary-matching purposes, young players to add seasoning to a deal, […]
The Eastern Conference bracket of the 2026 NBA Playoffs is narrowing down to an exciting conclusion. The New York Knicks already vanquished the Philadelphia 76ers in laughably easy fashion. Now the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers are set to meet for Game 5 of their series to see who will travel onward to face Karl-Anthony […]
With the conclusion of the 2025-26 season for the Portland Trail Blazers, we’re running down the major players on the roster, recapping their year and asking what the future holds in store for each. Today we’re going to take a look at one of two prominent veterans on the squad, forward Jerami Grant. Brought to […]
No name is hotter on the NBA trade market right now than Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. The repeat MVP, World Champion, and perpetual All-NBA candidate may be nearing the end of his tenure in Milwaukee. He has one guaranteed year left on his contract, a player option after. If he wishes, he can become […]
The Portland Fire earned their first win for this incarnation of the team with a thrilling 98-96 victory over the New York Liberty tonight. After trailing by as many as 13 points in the first half, the Fire were able to steal the win on a buzzer-beating putback from Sarah Ashlee Barker. Bridget Carleton led […]
Philadelphia 76ers General Manager Daryl Morey was fired today after a six-year tenure with the team. The Sixers compiled a 270-212 record under Morey, reaching the playoffs five times. They were swept by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs, however. Despite the Morey firing, Philadelphia plans to retain […]
Sad news today in the NBA as multiple sources are reporting that Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has passed away at the age of 29. Clarke played college ball at San Jose State and Gonzaga University before being drafted 21st overall in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder traded Clarke […]