Damian Lillard is back with the Portland Trail Blazers after two seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks. He won't play this season as he recovers from a torn Achilles tendon. Lillard continues to be involved in the NBA community. He recently gifted some very nice shoes to some campers.
Dalano Banton is no longer with the Portland Trail Blazers. The guard spent the last two seasons with the Blazers. He was a low-risk signing for the Blazers at the trade deadline. Banton's NBA experience makes him ineligible for a two-way contract.
The Rip City Remix is the Portland Trail Blazers' G League affiliate. The team's first game will be on Nov. 7 against the Santa Cruz Warriors. The Remix will be coached by Jonah Herscu, who replaces Sergi Oliva.
Jusuf Nurkić scored 24 points, 5-of-10 shooting (50%) in the game against the Sacramento Kings on January 1, 2019. The game kicked off "Nurk Fever," his 33-point, 15-rebound game against his former team.
Earl Watson played under Hughes in 2013-14. Watson went on to serve as an NBA coach himself.
Shaedon Sharpe faces make-or-break season with Portland Trail Blazers. Damian Lillard expected to miss all of 2025-26 as he continues rehabbing from a torn Achilles. Anfernee Simons landed with the Boston Celtics.
Damian Lillard has returned to the Portland Trail Blazers. The nine-time NBA All-Star has set up his own Formula Zero Elite basketball camp. At the camp, hoopers were gifted Lillard's unreleased Adidas Dame X sneakers.
Labor Day is a national holiday in the United States. Blazers fans have always appreciated players who go hard and get their hands dirty. Who do you think is the best current example of a blue-collar Trail Blazers worker?
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The Portland Trail Blazers and Seattle Mariners have gone 96 seasons without a championship. The Blazers won their first and only NBA Championship in 1977. The Mariners played their very first game two months before the Blazers.
The Portland Trail Blazers are embarking upon a brave new era. The roster has evolved. Formerly young players are starting to enter their primes. Familiar veterans have joined the roster.
Portland finished 2024-25 on a fairly strong note, going a downright respectable 23-18 after a five-game mid-January losing streak. The Trail Blazers were powered on defense primarily by the All-Defensive Team efforts of emerging then-second-year combo forward Toumani Camara. Camara, already a decent 3-point shooter, has a chance to become a special defensive player with perhaps some untapped potential as a scorer.
Deni Avdija scored 23 points, grabbed eight rebounds and picked off five steals as Israel upset Les Bleus, 82-69. The 24-year-old forward finished eighth in the NBA's Most Improved Player voting last season. He has figured out how to be more efficient, attempting 4.8 three-pointers per game, up from 3.1.
The Portland Trail Blazers shipped Josh Hart to the New York Knicks in 2023. The Blazers essentially got nothing in return from New York. The one long-term piece they could potentially build on was the No. 23 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.
Israel rallied from a first-half deficit to defeat previously-unbeaten France, 82-69, in Group D play at the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 tournament in Katowice, Poland. Deni Avdija had his best and most impactful performance of the tournament in the win, finishing with a game-high 23 points, eight rebounds, five steals and two assists.
The Portland Trail Blazers are in an interesting position coming out of a rebuild. The last expansion draft took place in 2004 with the introduction of the Charlotte Bobcats.
Vecenie ranks Toumani Camara the NBA's 14 best defender. He says the Blazers are going to be a top 10 defense this year.
Toumani Camara was a second-round pick on the Phoenix Suns roster. He was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in the Deandre Ayton trade. Camara has been named to the All-Defensive Team. He has the versatility to cover multiple positions, making him a top stopper.
NBA experts expect Den Avidja to in the running for Most Improved Player of the Year. Avdija averaged 16.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game last season. He shot 47.6 percent from the field and 36.5 percent from beyond the 3-point arc.
The Portland Trail Blazers let guard Dalano Banton walk in free agency. Banton's 24.1 usage rate was the third-highest on the team last season. The Blazers decided to sign Blake Wesley with the final roster spot.