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The Portland Trail Blazers have found their new play-by-play man. According to a report from Joe Freeman at The Oregonian, Braiden Bell will be the voice of the team on local television broadcasts, working alongside analyst Lamar Hurd and courtside reporter Brooke Olzendam. Bell, 29, graduated from Arizona State in 2019, and quickly starting calling…
Pooh Jeter has been hired by the Los Angeles Lakers as their new Director of Pro Scouting, according to Mark J. Spears of Andscape. Jeter has been with the Portland Trail Blazers since 2023 in a variety of roles. He was named as a Player Development Coach, and also the Assistant GM of the G […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have named Phoenix Mercury and G League Valley Suns broadcaster Braiden Bell as their new play-by-play television lead, replacing long-time veteran Kevin Calabro as the flagship voice of the franchise. Joe Freeman of The Oregonian reported the news today. UPDATE: The Blazers have published an official press release with President Dewayne […]
The Los Angeles Lakers have hired former NBA guard Pooh Jeter as their new Director of Pro Scouting, according to Marc J. Spears of Andscape . The Los Angeles native was hired by new Lakers assistant general manager Eric Amsler, who joined the organization in September after spending 22 seasons with the Miami Heat. Amsler oversees player personnel, including the Lakers' pro and draft scouting operations. Jeter, meanwhile, arrives after working with the Portland Trail Blazers as a player develo...
Ja Morant is embracing a different role with the Portland Trail Blazers, saying playing alongside Damian Lillard has allowed him to become less ball-dominant and unlock new ways to create offense. Morant spoke to reporters Wednesday after the second day of Portland’s training camp and discussed his early chemistry with Lillard and the rest of […] The post Ja Morant enjoying less ball-dominant role alongside Damian Lillard appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
The Portland Trail Blazers held day two of 2026-27 NBA Training Camp at their practice facility in Tualatin on Wednesday. Below are a few tidbits gleaned from the media availability session following practice, which included interviews with head coach Micah Nori, Ja Morant and Donovan Clingan. Starting vs Closing After Blazers star Damian Lillard discussed […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have signed 6’6 wing Jaylen Martin to an Exhibit 10 Contract. Martin has joined Portland’s training camp roster and is expected to play for the Rip City Remix of the G League this year. Joe Freeman of The Oregonian reported the news today. [subscripton required] Martin played for the Washington Wizards […]
With the start of Portland Trail Blazers training camp, we now have our first glimpse of Ja Morant in a Portland Trail Blazers uniform. He switched over from the #12 he wore with the Memphis Grizzlies to #1 in Portland. Ten Blazers have worn the #1 uniform before Morant. They are: Here’s the question: considering […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have added another player to their training camp roster, signing free agent wing Jaylen Martin to a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract. Martin is expected to join Portland for training camp on Wednesday. The 22-year-old went undrafted in 2023 after playing in Overtime Elite and has spent most of his professional career […] The post Trail Blazers sign Jaylen Martin appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
The Trail Blazers have signed free agent swingman Jaylen Martin to a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract, according to Joe Freeman of The Oregonian (Twitter link), who reports that Martin will be at training camp with the team on Wednesday. Martin, 22, went undrafted in 2023 after playing in the Overtime Elite league. The 6’6″ wing […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have added Hyunjung Lee to their roster, signing the 25-year-old forward to an Exhibit 10 contract. Lee is expected to spend the preseason with Portland before joining the Rip City Remix, the Trail Blazers’ G League affiliate, for the upcoming season. The 6-foot-7 forward arrives after an impressive year in Japan. […] The post Trail Blazers sign Hyunjung Lee appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
As of the start of Training Camp, 2026, the Portland Trail Blazers do not have a television play-by-play broadcaster lined up for the season. Their former lead man, veteran NBA announcer Kevin Calabro, departed for greener pastures at the start of summer. He’s now slated to join the Minnesota Timberwolves. Portland’s position remains vacant. But […]
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Damian Lillard said he plans to approach his return to the Portland Trail Blazers with a greater sense of enjoyment after missing the entire 2025-26 season while recovering from a torn Achilles. Speaking during Portland’s media day on Monday, September 28, Lillard said simply being back on the court already represents a significant personal victory […] The post Damian Lillard: “I’ll play this season with a lot of joy” appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
No player is more important to the Portland Trail Blazers’ success in the 2026-27 season than Deni Avdija. The forward had a breakout season last year, averaging 24.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 6.7 assists per game, earning his first-ever NBA All-Star nomination. A back injury slowed Avdija in the latter parts of the season and […]
Today is Portland Trail Blazers Media Day, the official opening of training camp for the 2026-27 season. Most of the event buzz surrounded the season to come, but one issues lingers over the franchise at the start of the year. All summer the Blazers and the City of Portland wrangled, negotiated, and attempted to find […]
Portland Trail Blazers Media Day 2026 has finally arrived! After a long offseason, the build-up to the Blazers’ 2026-2027 NBA regular season begins in earnest with today’s event. The festivities are set to start bright and early at 9 a.m. PDT this morning, and the day will feature press conference-style interviews with Blazers President of […]
Sept. 26, 2026 Magic: Ace Baldwin Jr., Ricky Council IV, Jarron Cumberland and Au’Diese Toney became free agents. Trail Blazers: Keylan Boone, Barry Dunning Jr. and Mark Sears became free agents. Jazz: Ibrahima Diallo and Justin Harmon became free agents. Timberwolves: Payton Sandfort and Nate Santos became free agents. Spurs: Miles Barnstable became a free […] The post NBA Transactions: Warriors, Kings, Suns, Magic, more appeared first on Hoops Wire .
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The Portland Trail Blazers made a big splash in the Summer of 2026 when they traded for Memphis Grizzlies super-guard Ja Morant. Though recently dogged by controversy and hobbled by injuries, Morant was once one of the marquee players in the whole NBA. He might resurrect his career in Portland this season. But before he […]
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden is flexing his significant power to convince the NBA Board of Governors to disallow any potential relocation of the Portland Trail Blazers. According to Bill Oram of the Oregonian, the high-ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee is putting pressure on the league to keep the Blazers in Portland. Among the […]
To the Portland Trail Blazers fanbase, center Yang Hansen is a polarizing player. When it comes to Hansen, most people fit into one of three camps. The first group feels he was a waste of a draft pick, having seen other available players from the 2025 draft already showing upside from their rookie season. The […]
By Luke Adams | at September 25, 2026 8:06 am Damian Lillard hasn’t played in an NBA game since tearing his Achilles on April 27, 2025, but early accounts from Trail Blazers teammate Toumani Camara and head coach Micah Nori suggest that the veteran point guard is starting to look like his old self, writes Jason Quick of The Athletic. “If I never knew Dame Lillard, and I came into the building and just started watching them play basketball, I would not be able to tell he had any type of surgery...
Damian Lillard hasn’t played in an NBA game since tearing his Achilles on April 27, 2025, but early accounts from Trail Blazers teammate Toumani Camara and head coach Micah Nori suggest that the veteran point guard is starting to look like his old self, writes Jason Quick of The Athletic. “If I never knew Dame […]
In addition to Johni Broome (Clippers) and AJ Hoggard (Raptors), 10 other players were waived by their respective teams on Thursday, according to the official transactions log at NBA.com. Here are the other players who were released: Keon Johnson (Hawks) Jordan Riley (Pistons) Payton Sandfort (Timberwolves) Nate Santos (Timberwolves) Keylan Boone (Trail Blazers) Barry Dunning […]