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Congratulations to the Best Thing Ever Winner in 2026!
Blazer’s Edge Readers have chosen a Best Thing Ever for the year 2026. For those who missed out on the offseason festivities, this summer we organized 64 pretty good things in life into a March Madness-style bracket, then asked readers to vote each day on head-to-head matchups between them. Day by day, we narrowed down […]
Predict Your Portland Trail Blazers Awards for 2026-27
The Portland Trail Blazers 2026-27 season gets its pre-start tomorrow as the Blazers face the Golden State Warriors in the first preseason game of the year. Before we get underway, here’s one more off-season exercise for you to consider. For years we’ve run annual awards for the Blazers in several categories. They’re interesting and fun, […]
Former Broadcaster Braiden Bell Trying to Regain Trail Blazers Position
The saga of the Portland Trail Blazers and disgraced play-by-play broadcaster Braiden Bell continued onward through another surprise twist today. The Blazers hired Bell four days ago, then fired him the same day after old tweets were discovered with racist and misogynist themes. The tweets came from the time Bell was 15 years old. The […]
Practice Notes: Holiday Speaks, Scoot for Training Camp MVP, and More
The Portland Trail Blazers got back in the practice facility Monday morning as they prepare for their fast-approaching preseason opener against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. Following practice in Tualatin, Blazers head coach Micah Nori, Jrue Holiday and Sidy Cissoko met with reporters for media availability. Some noteworthy tidbits from the interviews are listed […]
Former Blazers Coach Sees No Issues with Lillard, Morant Together
One of the key issues facing the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2026-27 season is how well veteran guards Damian Lillard and Ja Morant can play together. Analysts have questions their size, their defensive acumen, and (at a basic level) how well each will be able to share the ball. Former Trail Blazers coach P.J. […]
How Big of a Loss is Shaedon Sharpe for the Blazers?
As Portland Trail Blazers training camp concludes and the preseason schedule commences, one name is conspicuously absent from the festivities. Fifth-year guard Shaedon Sharpe suffered a meniscus tear in August and is expected to miss the first few months of the season. This unfortunate development came just as the Blazers were making a turn into […]
Blazers Fan Fest Officially Brings Ja Mania to Rip City
The most electrifying sequence of Portland Trail Blazers Fan Fest happened in the opening minutes of the team’s intrasquad scrimmage on Sunday. It involved the Blazers’ biggest attractions heading into the 2026-27 NBA season: Damian Lillard and Ja Morant. First, Morant scored his first points for the Blazers Black Team with a 360-spin reverse layup […]
Will Micah Nori Prioritize Fit in the Backcourt Above All Else?
New Portland Trail Blazers head coach Micah Nori has a monumental task in front of him. While figuring out his frontcourt rotations will be pretty straightforward, his backcourt is going to resemble a Rubik’s Cube. After signing an unconventional contract that guarantees him the upcoming season only, how he manages the roles of his guards […]
Are the Blazers Expecting Too Much from Toumani Camara?
It’s no secret the Portland Trail Blazers have an unbalanced roster. They field several guards and centers, but a noticeable lack of dependable wings and forwards. We’re yet to see how this will impact the team, and ultimately its success this season. But one thing is clear. Toumani Camara will be asked to do a […]
Training Camp Day 4: Get to Know New Blazer Branden Carlson
The Portland Trail Blazers hosted the final day of training camp in Tualatin on Friday ahead of the 2026-27 NBA season. While the day included a light media availability session, featuring just one post-practice interview, it marked the formal media introduction for one of the team’s newest faces: center Branden Carlson. The Blazers signed the […]
Battle Heats Up Over NBA Expansion in Las Vegas
The closer the NBA gets to resolving who will win ownership of their proposed new Las Vegas expansion franchise, the less certain it is when the inaugural season will actually begin. The league has long targeted a start date of the 2028-29 season for the new team in Sin City. Now, according to Mike Vorkunov […]
Why Can’t the Trail Blazers Get It Right?
The Portland Trail Blazers experienced a terribly public gaffe yesterday, as they hired and then fired television play-by-play broadcaster Braiden Bell within eight hours. This was not quite firing General Manager Kevin Pritchard the night of the 2010 NBA Draft and then letting him conduct it, but it was still a pretty major black eye […]
Trail Blazers Fire Broadcaster Braiden Bell for Offensive Comments
In a shocking turn of events, the Portland Trail Blazers have announced that they are dismissing brand new television play-by-play broadcaster Braiden Bell because of a history of offensive comments. The Blazers announced Bell’s hiring this morning. Less than eight hours later, they announced that they will “not be proceeding forward” with him. The Blazers […]
Jalen Duren, Pistons Finally Agree to Free Agency Deal
Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren has agreed to terms on a five-year, $200 million contract. The deal brings an end to one of the most fractious restricted free agency periods in the NBA in recent memory. Though most free agents were signed by the end of July, Duren and the Pistons had held out on […]
Training Camp Day 3: How’s Scoot Henderson Doing?
The Portland Trail Blazers held their third day of training camp in Tualatin on Thursday as they prepare for the 2026-27 NBA season. Following the day’s work, Blazers head coach Micah Nori, Scoot Henderson and Deni Avdija met with reporters for media availability. While I wasn’t able to make it out to Tualatin this time […]
Pooh Jeter leaves Portland to Become Lakers New Director of Pro Scouting
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 […]
Trail Blazers Name Braiden Bell as New TV Play-by-Play Broadcaster
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 […]
Training Camp Day 2: Catch-and-Shoot 3s for Ja, Carlson the Character
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 […]
Trail Blazers Sign Jaylen Martin to Exhibit 10 Contract
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 […]
Vote: Will Ja Morant be the Greatest Trail Blazers #1?
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 […]
How Good Are the Blazers, Really?
Portland Trail Blazers Media Day has come and gone. Training camp is now underway. This time of year always brings optimism. Plans are untested, opponents completely unfought. Injuries usually aren’t cropping up. The plays all look good in practice. Everyone talks about what will happen theoretically if everything goes well, unfettered by the reality of […]
Training Camp Day 1: Blazers Set Their Sights on 50-Plus Wins
The Portland Trail Blazers and Head Coach Micah Nori held their first day of training camp on Tuesday in Tualatin for the 2026-27 NBA season. Below are a few tidbits gleaned from the media availability session following practice, which included interviews with Nori, Damian Lillard and Toumani Camara. Team Goals Before they hit the practice […]
Best Things Ever FINAL Vote: Coast or Kissing?
The Blazer’s Edge Best Things Ever Tournament for 2026 has come down to its final matchup. For the last three weeks we’ve been voting on matchups between 64 good things in life, narrowing them down in a March Madness bracket. They were fairly randomly chosen, almost totally randomly seeded, and discussing them has been pretty […]
NBA Highlights 2026-27 Points of Emphasis for Referees
Each year the NBA highlights several points of emphasis for officiating in the season to come. Some of these are reinforcements of rules already in place, perhaps allowed to lax slightly in years past. Others are new reactions to the evolution of the game, making sure sides have an even chance in the face of […]
Trail Blazers May Be Closing in on New Play-by-Play Broadcaster
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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