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Blazers Fined, Assistant GMs Suspended for Illegal Contact with Yang Hansen Before NBA Draft

The NBA has fined the Portland Trail Blazers $100,000 and suspended Assistant General Managers Mike Schmitz and Sergi Oliva for two weeks without pay for violating the league rules governing contact with draft-ineligible players in connection to the team’s scouting of rookie Yang Hansen in December 2023. The NBA released this statement on Wednesday announcing […]

What I Would Say to New Trail Blazers Ownership

This week marks the beginning of a rare transition in the life of the Portland Trail Blazers. For just the third (or third-and-a-half) time in franchise history, the team welcomes a new owner. The Blazers were inaugurated in 1970 by an ownership group of Larry Weinberg and Herman Sarkowsky. In 1988 Weinberg sold to computer […]

Tom Dundon Tries to Spark Trail Blazers on Day One

Tuesday March 31st, 2026, marked the beginning of Tom Dundon’s reign as the governor of the Portland Trail Blazers. Attending Portland’s 114-104 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, Dundon gave an interview to Jason Quick of The Athletic. Quick, a long-time Portland media member, queried the new owner on his first day, his plans for […]

Blazers’ New Triple-Threat Lineup Comes Up Roses in L.A.

The Portland Trail Blazers passed the biggest test of their season tonight, clipping the Los Angeles Clippers 114-104 in a game that wasn’t anywhere near as close as those numbers might suggest. The leading scorer for the Blazers was Jrue Holiday with 30 points, followed immediately by Deni Avdija with 28 points, 11 rebounds and […]

Trail Blazers Out-Effort Clippers in Huge Win

The Portland Trail Blazers notched a satisfying win over the Los Angeles Clippers in L.A. on Tuesday night, walking away with a 114-104 victory. The win kept the battle for postseason positioning in the Western Conference interesting. The 39-38 Blazers are now within a half game of the Clippers for 8th place in the playoffs […]

Blazers Face Clippers With Crucial Play-In Implications On the Line

The Portland Trail Blazers tip off against the Los Angeles Clippers tonight at 8 p.m. in the most meaningful game of the season. After a week in which the Trail Blazers had as weak of a schedule as you could ask for, tonight’s matchup with the resurgent Clippers has major play-in tournament ramifications.  The Blazers […]

New Blazers Owner Tom Dundon Sends Message to Fans

Yesterday the NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of the Portland Trail Blazers to a coalition led by Dallas, Texas businessman Tom Dundon. Transfer of the franchise became official today. On this inaugural day, Dundon offered a message to Trail Blazers fans via press release on the team’s official website. Here is his […]

Jrue Holiday Nominated for NBA Teammate of the Year

Portland Trail Blazers guard Jrue Holiday stands among 12 nominees for the 2025-26 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award. Nominees are recognized for selfless play, leadership/mentorship, and being a role model. NBA Communication announced the award finalists today. The finalists are: The winner of the award will be determined by voting among current NBA players.

Grant, Krejci to Remain Out Versus Clippers

Portland Trail Blazers forwards Jerami Grant and Vit Krejci will remain sidelined for Tuesday’s crucial road game against the Los Angeles Clippers, the organization announced. Grant will miss his second straight game due to the right calf strain he suffered during Portland’s 100-93 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. At Sunday’s pregame press conference […]

The Potential Effect of Draft Lottery Changes on the Trail Blazers and the NBA

As the 2025-26 NBA regular season winds down, one of the biggest questions before the world’s biggest basketball league is how to combat the swell of tanking that has come to typify springtime ball in recent years. Bereft of chances to succeed in the playoffs, multiple teams resort to semi-covert “tanking”. Sitting key players, emphasizing […]

NBA Approves Sale of Trail Blazers to Tom Dundon

The NBA Board of Governors has officially approved the sale of the Portland Trail Blazers to Texas businessman Tom Dundon. The deal, long agreed to between Dundon and former owners—the Paul G Allen Trust—has now cleared its last hurdle. Jason Quick of the Athletic reported the news. The last time the Blazers changed hands was […]

Tank Towers Collapse in as Wizards Are Blown Out by Portland

The Wizards got utterly blasted by the Portland Trail Blazers, trailing by as much as 39 before finally losing by 34. While the score was close into the second quarter, there was no point where the game felt truly competitive. Once again, it felt like when Portland started making the abundant open looks they were […]

UConn Superfan Donovan Clingan Celebrates Miracle Win Over Duke

Portland Trail Blazers center Donovan Clingan entered the postgame locker room Sunday evening with a smile and some swagger. “We’re back where we belong!” the towering 7-footer trumpeted to anybody who would listen. The Blazers had just taken care of the depleted Washington Wizards 123-88 at Moda Center, but that wasn’t the win Clingan was […]

Blazers Wake Up, Heartily Beat Wizards

The Portland Trail Blazers cruised to a resounding 123-88 win over the Washington Wizards to wrap up a four-game homestand Sunday afternoon. It wasn’t as easy as the final score suggests. The Blazers lacked urgency and let the lowly Wizards hang around. The Wizards overcame a poor shooting start to tie the game at 39-39 […]

Trail Blazers Win Showdown with Wizards

The Portland Trail Blazers waxed the Washington Wizards at the Moda Center today, walking away with a 123-88 victory to even their season record at 38-38. Toumani Camara scored 23 points to pace the Blazers and Will Riley led the Wizards with 14. Player of the Game There were several contenders for this distinction, but […]

Wizards at Trail Blazers final score: Washington loses, 123-88

The Washington Wizards lost to the Portland Trail Blazers, 123-88 on Sunday evening. The first half was another one of those situations where Washington started out cold but eventually shot 39.1 percent for the half as a whole. They still let Portland shoot 48.9 percent with former Wizards forward Deni Avdija scoring 15 of his […]

Blazers Host Wizards for Early 3 p.m. Tipoff

The Portland Trail Blazers will look to bounce back from an ugly, costly Friday night loss to the Dallas Mavericks when another lottery-bound team visits the Moda Center Sunday afternoon. The Washington Wizards make their lone visit to Portland this season having lost 17 of their past 18 games, but don’t expect the Blazers to […]

Jerami Grant Diagnosed With Calf Strain, Ruled Out Versus Wizards

The Portland Trail Blazers have listed Jerami Grant as out for their contest against the Washington Wizards on Sunday due to a right calf strain. The injury report suggests that Grant has avoided significant structural damage to his calf after suffering a non-contact injury in the third quarter of Friday’s 100-93 loss to the Dallas […]

Why Scoot Henderson Shouldn’t Accept a Blazers Contract Extension This Summer

As the Summer of 2026 approaches, multiple NBA players will consider their future, seeking and negotiating the contracts that will carry them through the next phase of their careers. Among them is Portland Trail Blazers point guard Scoot Henderson. The Blazers have one more season free and clear on his rookie deal at $13.6 million. […]

Turnovers, Injuries, and an All-Around Rough Night in Rip City

The Portland Trail Blazers played with the wrong type of fire Friday night at the Moda Center. In the end, they got burned, falling 100-93 to the Dallas Mavericks (now 24-50) in a crucial game in the Western Conference Play-In race. It was a Portland performance typified by 25 turnovers, 10 missed free throws, two […]

Stats Rundown: 3 numbers to know from the Mavericks victory in Portland

The Dallas Mavericks picked up a rousing 100-93 win against the Portland Trail Blazers. Cooper Flagg and Marvin Bagley had monster games for the Mavericks, while Portland had one of the worst offensive games of a team in the last decade. Not overexaggerating! This was a rock fight from the start, although Dallas did extend […]