The ultimate coverage and analysis of the Portland Trail Blazers
UPDATE: Blazers players Deni Avdija, Robert Williams III and Duop Reath are all OUT tonight. Who wears red, comes to town just once a year from the wintery north, and often delivers something you like? If you said Santa Claus, you’re half right. It’s also true of the Toronto Raptors, the opponent for the Portland […]
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NBA trades come in many shapes and forms. Some go better than others. One of the most lopsided trades in recent memory came in July, 2024 when the Washington Wizards traded forward Deni Avdija to the Portland Trail Blazers for veteran guard Malcolm Brogdon, a couple of second-round picks, and a 2029 first-rounder. Brogdon played […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers will be looking for their fifth win in a row when the surprising Toronto Raptors come to town tonight. The Blazers are fresh off a stout 127-110 win against the visiting Miami Heat on Thursday. The only real negative came in the form of an apparent aggravation of the back issues […]
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Maybe one might’ve expected the Portland Trail Blazers to struggle more in the second half against the Miami Heat on Thursday night at the Moda Center. The track-meet Heat were playing at their usual breakneck pace and putting up points, with star Bam Adebayo on his way to 32 points and 10 rebounds. More significantly, […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers used a big second half run to defeat the cold-shooting Miami Heat 127-110 at the Moda Center on Thursday night. The Blazers led by just one point at halftime, but opened the third quarter on an improbable 23-9 run to take control of the game even as their best player exited […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers won a resounding 123-107 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday night but Portland star Deni Avdija had to leave the game after just 18 minutes of play due to back pain. The good news is that Avdija scored 20 points in those 18 minutes. The better news is that, at […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers toppled the Miami Heat 123-107 Thursday evening after riding a strong third quarter into a fourth quarter with Portland keeping Miami at arms’ length throughout. The Blazers were led in scoring by Shaedon Sharpe who had 27 points in the contest. Deni Avdija and Caleb Love added 20 points each. Avdija […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat are moving into the second half. So is tonight’s GameDay Discussion Thread! Here are the game details again: Miami Heat – (23-21) at Portland Trail Blazers (22-22) Thurs., Jan. 22 – 7:00pm Pacific How to watch via antenna or cable: See your options on the Rip City Television Network How […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers put their three-game winning streak on the line tonight with a home matchup against the Miami Heat. Time to see if Portland can keep this hot streak going! Here’s what you need to know as you prepare to watch: Miami Heat – (23-21) at Portland Trail Blazers (22-22) Thurs., Jan. 22 […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers are in a time of transition, growing out of a rebuild phase, arcing towards contention in a crowded, talented Western Conference. Rebuilding or contending? The Blazers are properly described by neither designation at the moment. The middle ground they occupy leads to a fair amount of uncertainty and frustration, but also […]
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The Miami Heat visit Moda Center tonight for a rematch with Deni Avdija and the Portland Trail Blazers. Miami won its last contest with Portland on November 8th by a score of 136-131. In that game, the Heat looked like Blazers East. Its offense often resembled the Blazers’ combination of drives, kickout passes, swings around the […]
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Portland Trail Blazers forward Duop Reath received three 2026 NBA All-Star votes from NBA players, one of a handful of Blazers who received at least one player vote, according to the NBA’s spreadsheet of player, fan, and media votes. Both Damian Lillard (3) and Scoot Henderson (1) received at least one vote from players despite […]
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Portland Trail Blazers players Jrue Holiday, Jerami Grant and Robert Williams III are all questionable to play against the Miami Heat on Thursday due to injury management, the organization announced. Blazers forward Sidy Cissoko is also questionable to play due to an illness. For the Heat, guard Tyler Herro is out for the matchup due […]
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Portland Trail Blazers All-Star-in-waiting Deni Avdija is riding high through the 2025-26 NBA season. 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists per game will bring plenty of notice and praise. But the journey from Point A to Point ASG wasn’t easy for the 6’8 do-everything player. Avdija came up through the international ranks in his […]
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Yang Hansen made headlines the moment the Portland Trail Blazers selected him in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft. The world waited to see if the prodigy from China would make a splash in the American league. So far, he hasn’t. The 7’1 center has appeared in 25 games, averaging just 8.4 minutes […]
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When perusing Portland Trail Blazers highlights and news briefs, two names are bound to come up more than any other: high-flying guard Shaedon Sharpe and Mr. Everything, Deni Avdija. Next to them toils a less-heralded forward, known well in Portland circles but absent from national discussion: Toumani Camara. In his third year, Camara is averaging […]
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The New York Knicks have signed Rip City Remix forward Dillon Jones to a two-way contract. The news comes from NBA reporter Michael Scotto on X. Jones played 14 games for the Remix this season, averaging 16.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 8.2 assists, and 1.9 steals in 35.7 minutes per game. The Blazers and Remix acquired […]
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Two major subtexts have dominated the Portland Trail Blazers’ 2025-26 season. The rise of Deni Avdija to an All-Star, maybe All-League, level has been the primary story. The spate of injuries the Blazers have suffered has followed close on its heels. The last injury report for Portland’s game against Sacramento on Sunday looked like this: […]
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Jimmy Butler’s 2025-26 NBA season is over due to an injury to his right ACL. Shams Charania of ESPN reported the news via X this evening. Butler had appeared in 37 of Golden State’s 43 games this season, averaging 20.1 points on 52% shooting from the field, 38% from the three-point arc. He also averaged […]
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The NBA season is a little more than halfway over for the 30 member franchises vying for the 2026 NBA Playoffs race. In honor of the event, Kevin Pelton of ESPN has offered grades for each team based on the season so far. The Portland Trail Blazers did not earn an A, but they got […]
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No Deni Avdija? No problem. At least you wouldn’t think so from the Portland Trail Blazers’ response to Avdija missing three of four games this week due to injury. Not only have the Blazers won three in a row, two of their players—Shaedon Sharpe and Donovan Clingan—earned consideration for NBA Player of the Week. When […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers have finally regained a .500 record, standing at 22-22 after 44 games of their 2025-26 regular season. This is more or less in line with their preseason expectations, fighting for a spot in the Play-In Tournament for the 2026 NBA Playoffs. Winning 3 in a row and 10 of their last […]
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The starters for the 2026 NBA All Star Game have been named. Lineups were voted on by fans and media members over the last few months. Only starters—or presumed starters—are so selected. Two-thirds of the lineups for the actual All-Star festivities remain to be selected. There’s also the matter of the All Star format change […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers and the No. 20 spot in NBA.com’s weekly power rankings has been one of the greatest love stories of our time this season. As Dave Deckard pointed out last Tuesday, it seems almost every week this season, the Blazers have found themselves in that familiar place in the countdown. However, after […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers went 3-1 this week to make their way back to .500 on the season. After opening with a blowout loss to the Golden State Warriors, the Blazers scored wins over the Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings to end the week. Portland was playing without Deni Avdija for the […]
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