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Pelicans Convert Former Blazer Bryce McGowens to Standard Contract
The New Orleans Pelicans have converted former Portland Trail Blazers guard Bryce McGowens’ contract from a two-way deal to a standard NBA contract, the team announced last week. Today, Michael Scotto from HoopsHype shared the details of McGowens’ three-year pact on social media: Update: The New Orleans Pelicans signed Bryce McGowens to a three-year, $6.24 […]
Is Deni Avdija the Trail Blazers’ Point Guard?
For most of the 2025-26 season the Portland Trail Blazers have enjoyed the breakout of newly-minted NBA All-Star Deni Avdija. Avdija has been struggling with back issues lately. Blazers fans have now seen their team with Deni full-strength, hobbled, and absent entirely. Safe to say, more Deni is better than less. Having said that, we’ve […]
Offense Optional as Portland Tops Phoenix
The Portland Trail Blazers whipped the Phoenix Suns 92-77 in a battle between teams missing key pieces. The Blazers started without Shaedon Sharpe and lost Deni Avdija to his back issues after about a minute of play; the Suns played without Devin Booker, Dillon Brooks and Grayson Allen. Eventual impact? Not many points were scored […]
Blazers Smother Suns
The Portland Trail Blazers won a slog of a game against the Phoenix Suns 92-77. Neither team were able to get almost anything to go on the offensive side of the court the entire game. For Portland, this was due in part to Deni Avdija leaving the game just 59 seconds into the contest with […]
Second Half Discussion: Blazers vs. Suns
Here’s our second half thread for the Blazers / Suns game! Here’s the basic info about the game: Portland Trail Blazers (27-30) at Phoenix Suns (33-24) Sun. Feb 22 – 5pm Pacific How to watch via antenna or cable: See your options on the Rip City Television Network How to stream: BlazerVision in Oregon and Washington; League […]
Avdija Exits Early Versus Suns With Back Issue
Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Deni Avdija’s attempt to suit up against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night only lasted 59 seconds of game action. On Portland’s second offensive possession in Phoenix, Avdija’s back appeared to lock up again after he backed down Suns guard Ryan Dunn in the post and passed the ball out to […]
Rupert Signs 10-Day Contract With Grizzlies
Former Portland Trail Blazers wing Rayan Rupert has signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Sunday. The Blazers waived Rupert on Friday to create roster space so they could convert forward Sidy Cissoko’s two-way deal to a standard NBA contract. Rupert’s three-year deal with the Blazers was set to […]
Discussion: Blazers vs. Suns First Half
UPDATE: The Blazers have announced Deni Avdija is AVAILABLE to play tonight. The Portland Trail Blazers look to put last game’s bazillion-point drubbing behind them as they face the venerable Phoenix Suns tonight in Arizona. Let’s get together and chat about it! Here’s the basic info about the game: Portland Trail Blazers (27-30) at Phoenix […]
Blazers Look to Regain Dignity Against Suns
The Portland Trail Blazers are heading on the road for the first time after the NBA All-Star Break to face the Phoenix Suns. Portland has played one game since last week’s festivities, a massive loss to the Denver Nuggets in a 157-103 walloping. A bounce back game might be just what the Blazers need to […]
Phoenix Suns Lose Dillon Brooks to Broken Hand
The Phoenix Suns got some difficult news about wing Dillon Brooks this weekend. Brooks will be out for the near future with a broken hand. No timetable for his return has been established yet. Shams Charania of ESPN broke the news today. Phoenix Suns guard Dillon Brooks has sustained a broken left hand and will […]
Deni Avdija Named Questionable for Suns Game
Portland Trail Blazers All-Star has been named as questionable on the injury report for the Blazers’ game versus the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Also of note, center Yang Hansen and guard Caleb Love are both on assignment to the G League’s Rip City Remix and will not play in Phoenix. The Blazers released the report […]
After All the Trade Rumors, is Robert Williams Better Off a Blazer?
Robert Williams III joined the Portland Trail Blazers in the second half of the Damian Lillard trade and hours before 2023-24 training camp. Given the team’s youth movement, the accepted view at the time was that the veteran big would be moved for more assets within one or two transaction windows. Though injury-prone and undersized, […]
Nuggets Give Blazers Rude Wakeup Call After All-Star Break
The Portland Trail Blazers returned from the NBA All-Star break with the best health they’ve had all season and a chance to notch a quality win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. Then those Nuggets — playing on the second night of a back-to-back — blasted the Blazers off their home floor in a […]
Blazers and Nuggets Play Record-Breaking Game in Portland
The Portland Trail Blazers approached their first game back from the 2026 NBA All-Star break with all the authority of a paper towel in a hurricane. Facing the Denver Nuggets, Portland gave up 80 points in the first half on their way to a resounding 157-103 loss. The Nuggets fell to the underachieving Los Angeles […]
Blazers Bow to Jokic, Nuggets
The Portland Trail Blazers got buried alive in NBA action tonight, falling to the Denver Nuggets 157-103 in their first game after the All-Star break. Nicola Jokic led the onslaught for the Nuggets with 32 points, Jrue Holiday scored 19 for the Blazers. Player of the Game The Joker is no joke. The big question […]
Blazers-Nuggets Second Half Discussion Here!
The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets have hit intermission in their Friday-night tilt at the Moda Center. What will the second half bring? You can discuss it here with all your friends! Here’s the basic info about the game in case you missed it: Denver Nuggets (35-21 at Portland Trail Blazers (27-29) Fri. Feb […]
Discuss Blazers’ Return to Action vs. Nuggets Here!
UPDATE: Matisse Thybulle and Kris Murray are both available to play tonight. The Portland Trail Blazers return from a long All-Star break to face the Denver Nuggets at the Moda Center tonight. It’ll be an important start to a season stretch run in which Portland will fight for the best playoffs position possible. You can […]
Blazers Return from All-Star Break with Game Against Nuggets
The Portland Trail Blazers return from All-Star break tonight, hosting the Denver Nuggets at Moda Center. Portland has triumphed in its last three home matchups against Denver. Like the Blazers, the Nuggets’ recent play has been marked by inconsistency. Six of Denver’s last seven losses have come by single-digit margins. What you Need to Know […]
Blazers Sign Cissoko to Two-Year Deal
The Portland Trail Blazers have converted the two-way contract of forward Sidy Cissoko to a standard NBA contract, the organization announced on Friday. Terms weren’t disclosed. However, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported the new deal is for two years. In a subsequent move, the Blazers have waived wing Rayan Rupert. Portland had a full roster of […]
Murray, Thybulle Upgraded to Questionable for Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets
The Portland Trail Blazers have been getting all kinds of good news on the injury front this month. The trend continues today as guard Matisse Thybulle and forward Kris Murray have been upgraded to questionable on the injury report for Portland’s game versus the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. The Blazers released the news this […]
Remix Guard Sean Pedulla Signs Two-Way With Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers have signed Rip City Remix guard Sean Pedulla to a two-way contract, The Stein Line’s Jake Fischer reported on Thursday. Between the G League Tip-Off Tournament and regular season this year, Pedulla appeared in 36 games for the Remix, the Portland Trail Blazers’ G League affiliate. In those outings, the undrafted […]
NBA Plans to Adopt Anti-Tanking Measures Next Season
The NBA is prepared to address the rash of mid-season tanking among franchises anticipating a quick fix for their institutional woes via the NBA Draft. The current draft system, a weighted lottery among all 14 teams who do not make the playoffs, gives incentives for losing: greater odds of high picks for teams with worse […]
Tiago Splitter Says Sharpe Out For ‘Near Future’ With Calf Strain
Following an eventful NBA All-Star Weekend for the franchise, the Portland Trail Blazers hit the practice floor in Tualatin on Thursday to prepare for the stretch run of the regular season. The practice media availability session included key injury updates from head coach Tiago Splitter, as well as interviews with Deni Avdija and Donovan Clingan. […]
Do You Want to Take Your Students to a Blazers Game for Free?
As we announced a couple days ago, we had an unprecedented rush of donations for Blazer’s Edge Night this year. In the last week donations were open we blew by the expected target amount of tickets donated into unprecedented territory. This has left an unusual situation on our hands. We actually have tickets left over, […]
Are the Trail Blazers Any Good?
The Portland Trail Blazers are carrying a 27-29 record into the stretch run of their 2025-26 regular season campaign. In some ways the year has seemed long already. Their 5-3 start to the season—with wins over the Lakers, Warriors, Nuggets, and Thunder—seems almost like another lifetime. In other ways, the year has gone quickly. Injuries […]
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