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Which Trail Blazers Player Has Reached the End of the Road?
Sports fans tend to be optimistic about their teams. This is particularly true with a team like the Portland Trail Blazers. For decades they were the only major sports franchise in a modest-sized city. Their fans are passionate, hopeful, and steadfast in their beliefs. Even in the most optimistic of relationships, things don’t work out […]
Last Warning to NBA Regarding Draft Lottery Changes
Tomorrow, May 28th, the NBA Board of Governors will meet to discuss rule changes to the NBA Draft Lottery system. The reasoning behind the proposal they’ll consider, the 3-2-1 system, has been discussed extensively on this site, including here and here. Needless to say, I’m in favor of the changes, since they mirror those we […]
Blazers Coach Tiago Splitter Wins Votes for NBA Coach of the Year
The NBA has released results for its annual Coach of the Year award for the 2025-26 season. Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla took home the honor with 62 of 100 first-place votes. J.B. Bickerstaff of the Detroit Pistons came in second with 29 first-place votes. Portland Trail Blazers Interim Head Coach Tiago Splitter finished tied […]
Discuss Thunder vs. Spurs Game 5 Here!
The NBA world will stop this evening as the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs commence Game 5 of their 2026 NBA Playoffs series, currently tied 2-2. The winner of the Western Conference Finals goes on to face the New York Knicks for the league championship. Will it be San Antonio or the defending-champion […]
Who Will Win the Thunder-Spurs WCF Series?
The Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs are knotted at 2-2 in their 2026 Western Conference Finals playoffs series. We know that the first team to win four games will advance to the NBA Finals, taking on the New York Knicks. We just don’t know who that team will be yet. We’ll have a […]
Can the Blazers Really Trade for a Star?
The Portland Trail Blazers are in an interesting, maybe fun, position heading into the Summer of 2026. They’re a team on the rise, at least a little bit. They emerged from the NBA’s lottery laundry cycle last season, reaching the 2026 NBA Playoffs. They lost in the first round to the luckiest lottery team in […]
Fire Down Liberty, Earn Winning Record
The Portland Fire earned a 81-74 win over the New York Liberty on Monday, improving their record to 2-1 against the championship hopeful. The win also vaulted the Fire above .500 for the first time this season. Portland won the fourth quarter 32-17 on the back of a dominant defensive performance. That defense was supplemented […]
Discuss Portland Fire vs. New York Liberty Here
The WNBA’s Portland Fire travel to New York today to take on the Liberty. Both teams hold a 3-3 record in for the 2026 season. Which one will emerge victorious? Talk about it right here with your friends and neighbors. Here’s the basic info on the game: 5:00 PM, Pacific—Portland Fire at New York Liberty, […]
Discuss Knicks-Cavs Game 4 Here!
The NBA Eastern Conference Finals continue tonight with Game 4 between the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers. Will the Knicks get out the broomsticks and punch their ticket to the Finals? Or will the Cavaliers keep their season alive, at least for another day? Time to find out! Here’s the game info: No. 4 […]
Could Jaylen Brown be the Blazers’ Home Run Trade?
The Portland Trail Blazers are expected to be aggressive in improving their roster this offseason. They are without a single draft pick in what’s being called a “very deep” 2026 NBA Draft, and are also one of 23 teams that have access to both the full Mid-Level Exception (MLE), and the Bi-Annual Exception (BAE). That […]
Tom Dundon Explains Blazers Layoffs, T-Shirt Controversy
Portland Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon has made quite a splash since taking over the NBA franchise in March of 2026. A series of moves beyond basketball—dismissing 70-ish franchise employees in his second month in charge and foregoing fan-appreciation t-shirts when his team made the playoffs among them—put Dundon squarely in the sights of media […]
Blazers Linked to Jaylen Brown Trade Rumors
Could the Portland Trail Blazers take a major swing in the trade market this summer for Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown? Portland, at least, has some interest in dealing for the 2024 NBA Finals MVP, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line. In a Monday article (subscription required), Stein reported intel on Boston’s chances […]
Avdija Snubbed from All-NBA
Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija missed out on All-NBA honors by one spot, according to the NBA. With one second-place vote and 23 third-place votes, Avdija’s 26 points led all players who received votes but did not make any of the three All-NBA teams. Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren got the next-most votes […]
Discuss Spurs-Thunder Game 4 Here!
The Western Conference Finals continue tonight with Game 4 between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder! Playing in front of their home crowd, Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs are looking to tie up the series at 2-2 before heading back to hostile territory in Oklahoma, while the Thunder are looking to take firm […]
Vit Krejci Struggles to Find Shooting Stroke in Portland
The 2025-26 NBA season saw the Portland Trail Blazers emerge from the basement of the Western Conference and make the Playoffs for the first time since 2021. The excellent year did showcase a few different weaknesses of the roster, however, the biggest one being shooting. So it was a match made in heaven when the […]
Portland Fire Consume the Toronto Tempo for First Road Win
The Portland Fire won a battle of WNBA expansion teams on Saturday in emphatic fashion, defeating the Toronto Tempo 99-80 in Toronto. Five Fire players finished in double figures, with Emily Engstler leading the way with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks. Marina Mabrey and Kiki Rice led all scorers, both with 19 points […]
Get Your Knicks vs. Cavaliers Game 3 Discussion Here!
The Eastern Conference Finals series in the 2026 NBA Playoffs continues today as the New York Knicks travel to Ohio to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks lead 2-0. Game 3 will decide whether this is an actual contest or whether New York will (presumably) waltz to the NBA Finals. Can New York find […]
Robert Williams III Ranked Among Most Desirable NBA Free Agents
The Portland Trail Blazers will have plenty of decisions to make in the Summer of 2026 regarding their roster. One of them will be the fate of center Robert Williams III, an oft-injured veteran who came up huge late in the year, particularly during Portland’s NBA Playoffs series with the San Antonio Spurs. Williams is […]
Trail Blazers Coaching Carousel Continues to Spin
The Portland Trail Blazers are in the news almost every day now for changes to their coaching outlook. Today two pieces of news were released regarding the Blazers bench. First, per Mike Scotto of HoopsHype, Portland is losing Assistant Coach Patrick St. Andrews, a nine-year veteran assistant who has spent time with Atlanta, Memphis, and […]
How a Prospective Coach Might Weigh Up the Blazers Job
The Portland Trail Blazers are one of a handful of NBA franchises currently searching for their next head coach to guide the team through their next era. Given the plethora of vacancies available—the Blazers, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, and Orlando Magic—aspiring coaches have a few options. Candidates will no doubt consider both the pros and […]
No Blazers Make 2025-26 NBA All-Defensive Teams
The NBA has announced the selections for the All-Defensive Teams for the 2025-26 season. No Portland Trail Blazers were named to either the First Team or the Second Team this time around. After making the All-Defensive Second Team last season, Blazers starting forward Toumani Camara was Portland’s leading vote-getter on this year’s ballot. He received […]
Discuss Spurs vs. Thunder Game 3 Here!
The Western Conference Finals series of the 2026 NBA Playoffs moves to San Antonio tonight as the Spurs take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of their matchup. Many think this side of the bracket will determine the eventual NBA Champion for 2026. Either way, both teams are fighting hard for the honor […]
Even MORE Names Linked with Trail Blazers Coaching Search
As of Friday, May 22nd, 2026 the Portland Trail Blazers still remain without a confirmed Head Coach. After a year of Tiago Splitter filling in as an interim appointment, the Blazers are in a search process for their next leader. Yesterday news heated up as several candidates were named as “finalists”. These included veteran coach […]
Yang Hansen Remains a Mystery after Rookie Season with Blazers
Over the last few weeks we’ve been recapping the 2025-26 season for each member of the Portland Trail Blazers roster. Some Blazers had excellent years, others struggled. Now we arrive at the player who makes Portland fans scratch their heads and say, “What, exactly, is going on here?” That would be rookie center Yang Hansen, […]
Portland Fire Make Big Roster Changes
The Portland Fire have made fairly major roster changes after a 2-3 start to their 2026 NBA season. As reported by OregonLive, the Fire have released guards Sug Sutton and Kamiah Smalls, plus forward Haley Jones. Per the same report, the team has filled those spaces with up-and-coming players: With the new spaces on the […]
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