What Portland Needs to Become a Playoff Contender Again
If Portland wants to move from rebuilding to competing, they need to commit to a direction, develop their core, and make smart roster moves—but are they ready to take that next step?
Blazers Rookie Donovan Clingan Reacts to Earning Starting Role
The Portland Trail Blazers are facing a critical moment in their season, with hopes of securing a play-in tournament spot still alive despite sitting in 13th pl ...
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Jerami Grant Has Become Portland’s Untradable Player
Jerami Grant has fully embraced his spot with the Portland Trail Blazers but has developed into an untradable player. The ...
Blazers' Chauncey Billups Again Calls Team Out Following Loss to Lakers
While Portland's frontcourt ably survived the absence of starting center Deandre Ayton, the Lakers made a point to expose the Trail Blazers' defense-challenged backcourt, with Austin Reaves ...
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Blazers’ Rookie Donovan Clingan is Turning Heads—What Does This Mean for Ayton?
With Deandre Ayton sidelined, rookie Donovan Clingan has stepped up, showing the defensive presence and rebounding dominance the Blazers have been missing. As he continues to shine, Portland may have ...
Trail Blazers can’t contain LeBron James in loss to Lakers
The Blazers committed 17 turnovers, but the Lakers had 22, which led to 34 points for Portland. The Lakers made up for that ...
Nikola Jokić’s ‘league-leading’ shooting, Magic’s woes and more NBA trends I’m watching
The just-turned 30-year-old technically sits fourth in the NBA in 3-point accuracy (44.9 percent), three slots behind Memphis Grizzlies marksman Luke Kennard (47.6 percent). But remember, Jokić’s full ...
Blazers' Scoot Henderson Gets Brutally Honest About Playoff Chances
The Portland Trail Blazers looked like one of the better teams in the NBA following a long winning streak. But just before the All-Star break, everything came b ...