The Portland City Council approved $120 million in funding to renovate the Moda Center on August 12. But the tensions are far from eased. As local government and new Portland Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon remain at loggerheads over comments during these negotiations, one of the city’s most prominent sports figures is making his stance […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Trail Blazers fans and fans across the country. The Portland Trail Blazers made a bold, and economical, move in the Summer of 2022 as they acquired forward Jerami Grant from the Detroit Pistons […]
Portland Trail Blazers history is studded with All-Stars and significant contributors. Clyde Drexler and Damian Lillard have eras named after them. Bill Walton is linked inexorably with the franchise’s only NBA Championship. In between we can talk about Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge, Maurice Lucas, Kiki Vandeweghe, Arvydas Sabonis, and any number of easily-recalled players […]
A new NBA rumor opens the door for the Boston Celtics to flip recently added future Hall of Famer Paul […]
Nobody had a better 2025-26 season for the Portland Trail Blazers than Deni Avdija. In his sixth NBA season Avdija scored a career-high 24.2 points per game, adding 6.9 rebounds and 6.7 assists, earning his first NBA All-Star nomination in the process. The Trail Blazers have changed significantly over the summer, though. They traded forward […]
Former Portland Trail Blazers forward Trendon Watford has signed with the New Orleans Pelicans. The deal runs for a single year at a $2.9 million salary. The news was reported by Shams Charania of ESPN this morning. Watford played for the Blazers during the first two years of his NBA career, between 2021 and 2023. […]
Free agent forward Trendon Watford has signed a one-year deal with the New Orleans Pelicans worth $2.9 million, per reports. The former LSU Tiger was most recently with the Philadelphia 76ers, after previously spending two seasons with both the Portland Trail Blazers and Brooklyn Nets. The Birmingham native immediately made an impact at LSU, averaging […]
Portland Trail Blazers guard Ja Morant reacted to WWE Superstar Kevin Owens wearing a pair of his signature shoes during Friday night's episode of SmackDown.
If Jeremy Sochan could only shoot, the Portland Trail Blazers wouldn’t have been able to sign him to a non-guaranteed camp roster deal. He’d still be a member of the Western Conference Champion San Antonio Spurs and without the championship ring he won two months ago with the New York Knicks. The Polish-national-team representing, one-hand-free-throw […]
Is Jrue Holiday about to join Jaylen Brown and LeBron James on the Sixers? Here's the latest on the former Celtics guard's future with the Trail Blazers.
The Lakers have been linked to Jonathan Kuminga for much of the summer. One hypothetical proposal offers a complicated way to finally get him to Los Angeles. Hawks reporter Rohan Roman recently floated a three-team trade involving the Lakers, Hawks and Trail Blazers that would send Kuminga to L.A. while moving several other players and […]
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There has been a lot going on with the Portland Trail Blazers and the Moda Center, and I figured it might be helpful to blend a recap from a busy week on the local government front with a few of my own thoughts in the easiest-to-digest way possible. Note: this will be a blend of […]
One of several remaining shoes dropped in the Portland Trail Blazers arena renovation saga yesterday, as Multnomah County commissioners voted 4-1 to approve team owner Tom Dundon’s term sheet for $100 million in county funding for the project. Or maybe just half a shoe, as three of the five commissioners voted not to use $35 million […]
County leaders vote to support renovations, but a funding source is unclear.
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners voted Thursday to approve a term sheet resolution contributing $101 million to the proposed renovation of the Moda Center, the home arena of the Portland Trail Blazers. The resolution passed in a 4-1 vote at Thursday’s special meeting, although County commissioners didn’t fully resolve how they would piece together […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have put together an NBA offseason of roster-building that is garnering mixed reactions from fans and media alike. At the very least, it’s hard to argue the moves haven’t set up an intriguing season in Rip City. The source of most of that intrigue and polarization stems from the Blazers’ big […]
For anyone who holds to the belief that sports fans are mindless boosters who want their elected officials to keep their beloved team owners (or just beloved team’s owners) happy no matter what the cost, I present you with Blazer’s Edge, the SB Nation fan site for the Portland Trail Blazers. Site editor Dave Deckard yesterday […]
Few (on-court) storylines are causing as much excitement this summer as the return of Damian Lillard for the Portland Trail Blazers. Lillard was the face of the franchise from the time he was drafted in 2012 to the moment he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2023. After a couple seasons and one bad […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are in a well-publicized argument with the City of Portland over public funding for the Moda Center, the Blazers’ home arena. At stake are $120 million out of $600+ million needed for the project, plus the wheels continuing to roll forward on the renovation. Less-spoken, but omnipresent, is the threat that—if […]
Here is a grade of every move the Portland Trail Blazers did in the offseason and free agency, including the Ja Morant blockbuster deal.
Citizen support for the arena renovations arrived from several different sectors.
One of the persistent themes in the ever-non-evolving Portland Trail Blazers arena saga has been the question of what new team owner Tom Dundon really wants. Oh, he’s made clear enough what he’s asking for: $600 million in taxpayer money to spend on upgrading his 31-year-old arena, in exchange for which he’ll keep paying (some) taxes. […]
The Portland Trail Blazers reportedly have no intention to let Jrue Holiday leave this summer.
The Portland Trail Blazers have asked for fan support at a Portland City Council meeting on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. PDT. The meeting will be taking public testimony about the future of the Moda Center, as the Trail Blazers organization and the City remain in negotiations about arena renovations and the team’s long-term future in […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Blazers fans and fans across the country. This week we’re taking an early look at the question that will consume pundits’ attention when training camp starts. How many wins will the Trail Blazers […]