The ultimate coverage and analysis of the Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers are rumored to be buyers in the current NBA Trade Season cycle. Looking to improve their roster, they’ll be strategizing to bring extra talent on board between now and the February 5th NBA trade deadline. Bringing on talent implies sending out talent as well. That brings up a discussion question that’s […]
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Expanding the NBA from 30 to 32 teams has been an on-again, off-again discussion for much of this millennium. The issue often arises when new Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated. It nearly always accompanies broadcast rights talks. Last year, when the NBA was in the midst of wrangling multi-billion-dollar deals out of broadcast partners, it […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers aren’t going to apologize for their 134-133 overtime win over the hobbled Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. They may have collapsed in the final minutes of regulation to lose an 18-point lead late at home. A referee’s questionable whistle may have swooped in like the Hand of God to rescue them […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Sacramento Kings 134-133 in overtime on Thursday night, the first game of a doubleheader with Sacramento. Portland barely, and I mean barely, survived a late game miracle comeback from the Kings to squeak out the win. The Blazers were led in scoring by Deni Avdija’s 35 points. Shaedon Sharpe […]
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It ‘s almost Christmas and the Portland Trail Blazers got a gift tonight, edging out the Sacramento Kings 134-133 in overtime. The victory came courtesy of a call in the last second that allowed Deni Avdija to sink free throws, turning a single-point loss into a single-point win. This was the first time the Blazers […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers are facing the Sacramento Kings at Portland’s Moda Center tonight. The Blazers are fresh off of an inspirational win against the Golden State Warriors, a rarity in recent weeks. The Kings are in an even worse predicament, carrying a 6-20 record this season amid a host of injuries on a perhaps-misguided […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings will face each other at Portland’s Moda Center tonight at 7:00 PM, Pacific. The Blazers are fresh off of an inspirational win against the Golden State Warriors, a rarity in recent weeks. The Kings are in an even worse predicament, carrying a 6-20 record this season amid a […]
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The New Orleans Pelicans are having a rough year. They’re widely presumed to be motivated sellers as the 2026 NBA Trade Deadline approaches. Forward Zion Williamson is the most persistent name linked to trade rumors, but today HoopsHype writer Michael Scotto speculated that the Pelicans’ other forward, Trey Murphy III, could also be available. Scotto […]
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The NBA’s Murray twins will go to battle once again as the spiraling Sacramento Kings visit Moda Center to tangle with the Portland Trail Blazers tonight. There have been at least eight sets of twins who have played in the NBA. Tonight the Murrays take the court as NBA foes for the seventh time. Thus […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers will have more roster clarity when they play the Sacramento Kings tomorrow, Thu. Dec. 18 at 7pm Pacific. According to the most recent NBA injury report (which drop hourly), all three of Donovan Clingan, Robert Williams III, and Yang Hansen no longer appear for the Blazers after being listed first as […]
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The New York Knicks are the winners of the 2025-26 Emirates NBA Cup, courtesy of a 124-113 win over the San Antonio Spurs in the tournament’s final game last night. The game itself was fairly exciting, close until the Knicks ran away with it late. It showcased one of the “now” teams in the Eastern […]
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The 2025-26 NBA season is now more than a quarter way through. That means there is a significant sample size of games to go off of when it comes to upcoming All-Star voting, also when looking towards the end of year awards. This year sees a couple Portland Trail Blazers players drawing early season noise […]
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The Milwaukee Bucks may be interested in Portland Trail Blazers wing Jerami Grant as a potential trade target, according to The Stein Line’s Jake Fischer (subscription required): After repeatedly telling teams that Antetokounmpo is not available and that it is not interested in fielding trade offers for him, now Milwaukee is messaging that it wants […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers hit the practice floor in Tualatin on Tuesday with two days of preparation before they host the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. Interim coach Tiago Splitter said the team’s 136-131 win against the Golden State Warriors over the weekend gave the group a nice morale boost, but the message at practice […]
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The NBA Cup concludes tonight with a showdown between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs in Las Vegas. In the process of dashing the Portland Trail Blazers’ Cup dreams, the Spurs emerged out of West Group C, dubbed the Group of Death. Then they eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers will host members of their star-studded 1999–2000 Western Conference Finals team next Monday against the Detroit Pistons. Though the press release for the event does not specify which players will be in attendance, there are plenty of good names to pick from. The roster features numerous legends, including Damon Stoudamire, Bonzi […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers are almost exactly one-third of the way through their 2025-26 regular season schedule. A 10-16 record doesn’t look as good as they’d hoped at this point in the season, but injuries have played a part, and six games under .500 isn’t an insurmountable deficit. Still, it’s fair to call the beginning […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers have introduced a new postgame ritual known as “The Box.” According to Trail Blazers head coach Tiago Splitter, the box works as follows: The best Blazers defender of the night is granted the opportunity to write down the name of one individual whom they placed in The Box (i.e., shut down […]
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Portland Trail Blazers rookie center Yang Hansen played a big part in the Rip City Remix’s 116-110 win over the Stockton Kings during the first-ever ‘School Day Game’ on Monday morning at the Chiles Center. With over 1,400 K-12 students raising the energy for the 10:30 a.m. tipoff as part of a field trip, the […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers have had an interesting week. They lost to the New Orleans Pelicans in dramatic fashion. Then they bounced back with a semi-gutsy win against the Golden State Warriors, whose number they appear to have on speed dial. 1-1 may not seem like a definitive record, but when you’re used to losing […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers hold a 10-16 record in their 2025-26 NBA Campaign. Sitting 11th in the Western Conference, looking motivated some nights and confused on others, would normally bring considerations of a reset. But Zach Harper of The Athletic has Portland firmly in the “buyers” department at the opening of NBA Trade Season [subscription […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers were given a lot of time to rest this week, playing only the New Orleans Pelicans and Golden State Warriors. They lost to the Pelicans and beat the Warriors, going 1-1 on the week. Through those two games, the Blazer of the Week is Shaedon Sharpe. Sharpe averaged 28.0 points, 3.0 […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers have assigned center Yang Hansen and forward Rayan Rupert to the Rip City Remix following last night’s win against the Golden State Warriors, the organization announced. The opportunity will give the young duo the chance to get some run with Portland’s G League affiliate. The Blazers have three days off before […]
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Stephen Curry and his prolific shooting have dashed the Portland Trail Blazers’ hopes for over a decade now. On Sunday night, the Golden State Warriors star was doing it again as he authored another virtuoso performance with 48 points on 12-19 shooting from beyond the arc at the Moda Center. He was unbelievable,” Blazers interim […]
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The central question leading into the game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors tonight was which old Hawaiian proverb would be validated—three strikes and you’re out, or the third time’s a charm. The answer provided by Portland’s 136-131 triumph was option #1 as the Californians collapsed for the third time in […]
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