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Discussion: Portland Fire Host Minnesota Lynx in WNBA Action
The Portland Fire (13-19) will give it another go against the high-flying Minnesota Lynx (27-7) at the Moda Center tonight. This is the last regular season matchup between the two teams, the previous two games resulting in Minnesota wins. The Lynx have won 12 out of their last 13 games and are heavy favorites in […]
City Council Approves Offer Sheet to Trail Blazers for Arena Renovation
After an extended meeting on Wednesday, the City of Portland has approved an offer sheet to the Portland Trail Blazers listing conditions and commitments for renovation of the Moda Center Arena in which the Blazers play. The motion passed by an 8-4 vote. Here are the terms offered. We are summarizing for brevity. The City […]
City of Portland Could Ask $2 Million More Annually from Blazers
Today the City of Portland will discuss terms for funding the renovation of the Moda Center arena, home of the Portland Trail Blazers. Discussion is ongoing in other threads on site, but a piece of news has come to light from a preliminary, revised version of the funding offer sheet, as reported by The Oregonian. […]
Los Angeles Lakers Sold Again for $12 Billion
Stunning news today as the Los Angeles Lakers have been sold just one year after they were purchased. In 2025, business tycoon Mark Walter purchased controlling interest of the team from long-time owners, the Buss family, for a reported $10 billion valuation. Today news broke that venture capitalist Josh Kushner (brother to the son-in-law of […]
Trail Blazers 2026-27 NBA Cup Schedule Released
The full NBA schedule for the 2026-27 season has not been released yet, but the Portland Trail Blazers Emirates NBA Cup games for the year have been made public. The Cup schedule looks like this: All times are Pacific. Games not televised nationally will still be shown on the usual local and leaguewide outlets.
Discussion: Portland City Council Debates Moda Center Term Sheet
Portland City Council is meeting this morning to vote on a term sheet that outlines proposed asks by the City of Portland of the Portland Trail Blazers in a final Moda Center lease. Portland City Council President Jamie Dunphy called this term sheet “first offer to our negotiating partners.” Councilors will vote today on whether […]
What’s at Stake for the Blazers in Today’s Portland City Council Meeting
In the latest bout of wrangling over public funding for renovation of the Moda Center Arena—the home of the Portland Trail Blazers—the Portland City Council will vote on terms surrounding the city’s potential $120 million contribution to the project. In the third of a trilogy of articles, Blazer’s Edge Reader BlazerTag has authored a summary […]
Watch Damian Lillard’s Summer Workout Video
NBA summer workout videos are practically a cottage industry. “Player X put on 20 pounds of muscle!” and, “Player Y developed a three-point shot” are August clichés in a league hungry for content and hope. Even so, it’s hard not to get tantalized by the sneak peeks at the developing games of NBA stars. That’s […]
What If Damian Lillard Just Doesn’t Play that Much?
Portland Trail Blazers fans are looking forward to the start of the 2026-27 season for plenty of reasons. Among the most exciting and heartfelt is the return to the court of one Damian Lillard. The face of the franchise—not just today, but historically so, was traded in 2023, returned last season following a devastating injury […]
Trail Blazers Reacts Survey: How Much Will Jeremy Sochan Play?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Trail Blazers fans and fans across the country. Today’s question centers around the newest Blazers acquisition: forward Jeremy Sochan. Do you think he’ll average more than 18 minutes per game with the team […]
Sixers, Knicks Take Marquee Spots in 2026-27 NBA Schedule
The release of the 2026-27 NBA schedule is just around the corner. As a prelude, the league has given viewers a peek at the opening night and Christmas Day games for the coming year. Shams Charania of ESPN shared the news. The opening night of the season, October 20th, will feature two games: The Christmas […]
Name One NBA Rule Change You’d Like to See This Season
The NBA is an evolving league. Basketball in 2026 looks different than it did in 2016, let alone 2002 or 1987. Part of that change is due to evolution in regulation. Turn-of-the-millennium rules changes against hand-checking and recent prohibitions against putting body parts in the landing spaces of jump-shooters have changed the way the game […]
Do You Remember Trail Blazers Forward Richard Anderson?
Portland Trail Blazers history is studded with All-Stars and significant contributors. Clyde Drexler and Damian Lillard have eras named after them. Bill Walton is linked inexorably with the franchise’s only NBA Championship. In between we can talk about Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge, Maurice Lucas, Kiki Vandeweghe, Arvydas Sabonis, and any number of easily-recalled players […]
NBA Coaching Legend Don Nelson Passes at 86
Don Nelson, five-time NBA Champion as a player and Hall of Fame coach, passed today at the age of 86. From Glenn Rifkin of The New York Times: His health deteriorated after a stroke about three weeks ago, his granddaughter Christie Nelson Armstrong said. Nelson spent 31 years as a head coach, leading the Bucks, […]
Fire Weather the Storm After Carla Leite Injury
The Portland Fire won in difficult circumstances against the Seattle Storm on Saturday, 100-93. Bridget Carleton took scoring honors for the game with 24 points, including 4-9 shooting from beyond the arc for 44.4%. Jade Melbourne had 23 in a losing effort for Seattle. The Storm aren’t known for fast starts, but they came to play in […]
Discuss Portland Fire vs. Seattle Storm Here
The Portland Fire (12-19) end their five game homestand against the last-place Seattle Storm (6-27) at 5:30pm Pacific. The Fire have won both of their previous two meetings, but are just small favorites in this one despite the Storm having lost their last ten in a row. Portland will look to build off Thursday’s 97-83 […]
Blazers Fans Predicting a Winning Season Ahead
The Portland Trail Blazers made a few major lineup changes this summer. Nobody knows for sure what losing Jerami Grant and adding Ja Morant and Damian Lillard to the lineup will do, but Blazers fans are pretty confident that, at the end of the day, it will add up to winning. This week we polled […]
Paid Influencers Now Lobbying Public for Moda Center Funds
The tug of war for funding Moda Center renovations has taken a new, albeit unsurprising, turn. A local coalition in favor of paying for the arena upgrades from public coffers has recruited online influencers to publicly declare support for the project and encourage others to do so. Comedian Ian Karmel, writer Ashtyn Butuso, Deadstock Coffee […]
If Jeremy Sochan Could Only Shoot
If Jeremy Sochan could only shoot, the Portland Trail Blazers wouldn’t have been able to sign him to a non-guaranteed camp roster deal. He’d still be a member of the Western Conference Champion San Antonio Spurs and without the championship ring he won two months ago with the New York Knicks. The Polish-national-team representing, one-hand-free-throw […]
Local Government Next Steps With Moda Center
There has been a lot going on with the Portland Trail Blazers and the Moda Center, and I figured it might be helpful to blend a recap from a busy week on the local government front with a few of my own thoughts in the easiest-to-digest way possible. Note: this will be a blend of […]
Fire Smother Tempo to Snap Losing Streak
The Portland Fire took down the Toronto Tempo 97-83 on Thursday at the Moda Center to snap a five-game losing streak. A fourth quarter surge by the Tempo threatened a massive Fire lead, but it was too little, too late for Toronto to complete the comeback. Portland was led by guard Carla Leite’s 27-point, 11-assist […]
WNBA Discussion: Portland Fire vs. Toronto Tempo
The Portland Fire face off against the Toronto Tempo tonight at the Moda Center, otherwise known as the Fire Pit during WNBA action! This is your spot to hang out with fellow fans and discuss the game as it happens live. Here’s the GameDay info: Portland Fire (11-19) vs. Toronto Tempo (10-20) | 7 p.m. […]
Multnomah County Approves Plan to Further Moda Center Renovation
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners voted Thursday to approve a term sheet resolution contributing $101 million to the proposed renovation of the Moda Center, the home arena of the Portland Trail Blazers. The resolution passed in a 4-1 vote at Thursday’s special meeting, although County commissioners didn’t fully resolve how they would piece together […]
Blazers Receive Mixed Grades for NBA Offseason
The Portland Trail Blazers have put together an NBA offseason of roster-building that is garnering mixed reactions from fans and media alike. At the very least, it’s hard to argue the moves haven’t set up an intriguing season in Rip City. The source of most of that intrigue and polarization stems from the Blazers’ big […]
What Role Do You See Damian Lillard Playing this Season?
Few (on-court) storylines are causing as much excitement this summer as the return of Damian Lillard for the Portland Trail Blazers. Lillard was the face of the franchise from the time he was drafted in 2012 to the moment he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2023. After a couple seasons and one bad […]
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