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Nuggets Give Blazers Rude Wakeup Call After All-Star Break

The Portland Trail Blazers returned from the NBA All-Star break with the best health they’ve had all season and a chance to notch a quality win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. Then those Nuggets — playing on the second night of a back-to-back — blasted the Blazers off their home floor in a […]

Blazers Bow to Jokic, Nuggets

The Portland Trail Blazers got buried alive in NBA action tonight, falling to the Denver Nuggets 157-103 in their first game after the All-Star break. Nicola Jokic led the onslaught for the Nuggets with 32 points, Jrue Holiday scored 19 for the Blazers. Player of the Game The Joker is no joke. The big question […]

Blazers-Nuggets Second Half Discussion Here!

The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets have hit intermission in their Friday-night tilt at the Moda Center. What will the second half bring? You can discuss it here with all your friends! Here’s the basic info about the game in case you missed it: Denver Nuggets (35-21 at Portland Trail Blazers (27-29) Fri. Feb […]

Discuss Blazers’ Return to Action vs. Nuggets Here!

UPDATE: Matisse Thybulle and Kris Murray are both available to play tonight. The Portland Trail Blazers return from a long All-Star break to face the Denver Nuggets at the Moda Center tonight. It’ll be an important start to a season stretch run in which Portland will fight for the best playoffs position possible. You can […]

Blazers Return from All-Star Break with Game Against Nuggets

The Portland Trail Blazers return from All-Star break tonight, hosting the Denver Nuggets at Moda Center.  Portland has triumphed in its last three home matchups against Denver. Like the Blazers, the Nuggets’ recent play has been marked by inconsistency. Six of Denver’s last seven losses have come by single-digit margins. What you Need to Know […]

Murray, Thybulle Upgraded to Questionable for Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets

The Portland Trail Blazers have been getting all kinds of good news on the injury front this month. The trend continues today as guard Matisse Thybulle and forward Kris Murray have been upgraded to questionable on the injury report for Portland’s game versus the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. The Blazers released the news this […]

Remix Guard Sean Pedulla Signs Two-Way With Clippers

The Los Angeles Clippers have signed Rip City Remix guard Sean Pedulla to a two-way contract, The Stein Line’s Jake Fischer reported on Thursday. Between the G League Tip-Off Tournament and regular season this year, Pedulla appeared in 36 games for the Remix, the Portland Trail Blazers’ G League affiliate. In those outings, the undrafted […]

Tiago Splitter Says Sharpe Out For ‘Near Future’ With Calf Strain

Following an eventful NBA All-Star Weekend for the franchise, the Portland Trail Blazers hit the practice floor in Tualatin on Thursday to prepare for the stretch run of the regular season. The practice media availability session included key injury updates from head coach Tiago Splitter, as well as interviews with Deni Avdija and Donovan Clingan. […]

Are the Trail Blazers Any Good?

The Portland Trail Blazers are carrying a 27-29 record into the stretch run of their 2025-26 regular season campaign. In some ways the year has seemed long already. Their 5-3 start to the season—with wins over the Lakers, Warriors, Nuggets, and Thunder—seems almost like another lifetime. In other ways, the year has gone quickly. Injuries […]

Former Celtics guard is returning to Boston

The Celtics have signed Dalano Banton to a ten-day contract, HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto first reported. Banton returns to Boston after spending most of the past two years with the Portland Trail Blazers. He was initially on the Celtics team that won the NBA title in 2024, but he was traded to Portland ahead of the […]

What Will the Trail Blazers’ Record Be Down the Stretch?

Coming out of the 2026 NBA All-Star Break, the Portland Trail Blazers hold a 27-29 record, good for 9th place in the NBA’s Western Conference. 26 games remain on their schedule. That leaves the Blazers a theoretical minimum of 27 wins for the season, a maximum of 53. Here’s the question of the day: where […]

Making Sense of Politics in a Messy Sports World

The Blazer’s Edge Mailbag covers all kinds of questions about the Portland Trail Blazers and the NBA. Some of them are statistical, others theoretical and stylistic. A few are just silly, because we need some of that! But we also cover more serious topics from time to time, including this one, submitted by a reader […]

Blazers Front Office Rises the Ranks in CBS Power Poll

Portland Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin and colleagues have risen the ranks in CBS Sports’ biannual front office rankings by Sam Quinn, slotting in as the 19th best front office in the league. Cronin and Co. moved up four spots since the previous ranking in July 2025. Quinn gives credit to Cronin’s big swings, […]

Jabari Walker Signs Two-Year Deal with 76ers

Former Portland Trail Blazers big Jabari Walker is signed a two-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania: The Philadelphia 76ers intend to sign forward Jabari Walker to a new two-year contract, sources tell ESPN. 76ers and Klutch Sports’ Rich Paul and Anthony Fields negotiated the new deal for Walker, who earned […]

Blazers All-Star Weekend Interview Round-Up: Avdija and Lillard

The Portland Trail Blazers were well-represented at NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles this year. Portland forward Deni Avdija competed in the main event on Sunday, giving the franchise its first All-Star since Damian Lillard in 2023. Lillard claimed his third 3-Point Contest title on Saturday, despite not playing in a game this season as […]

Love Inducted into Arizona’s Ring of Honor

Portland Trail Blazers guard Caleb Love was inducted into the University of Arizona’s Ring of Honor yesterday (Feb. 14) in a ceremony honoring his two seasons with the school. From Justin Spears of the Arizona Daily Star: The former Pac-12 Player of the Year, who is the only player in program history to be named […]

Avdija, Team World Fall, USA Stars Take All-Star Crown

Portland Trail Blazers star Deni Avdija competed in his first-ever NBA All-Star game this afternoon, representing the Portland Trail Blazers for the first time since Damian Lillard in 2023. Avdija scored 5 points, 4 assists, and 1 rebound across two contests as Team World narrowly lost both of their games. Team USA Stars cruised to […]

Discussion: Avdija Plays in First All-Star Game

Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija will suit up for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game Tournament today at 2pm Pacific. The game can be watched on NBC or streaming on Peacock. Avdija becomes the first Blazers player not named Damian Lillard to be an All-Star since LaMarcus Aldridge in 2015. This year’s All-Star feature, which […]

Slam Dunking Keshad Johnson, Knicks Big Winners at NBA All-Star Saturday

NBA All-Star Saturday, 2026 is in the books. Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers won the three-point shooting contest. The shooting stars competition was claimed by Jalen Brunson and the representatives of the New York Knicks. Keshad Johnson of the Miami Heat took the slam dunk contest. Here’s a summary of how the latter […]

Damian Lillard is Your 2026 3-Point Champion!

In spite of not playing a minute of NBA basketball since his torn left Achilles tendon sustained on April 27, 2025, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard is the 2026 State Farm 3-Point Contest champion. He joins Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only 3-time winners of the event. The format for the 3-point […]

Discussion: 3pt Contest and All-Star Saturday Events

The NBA All-Star Weekend has reached Saturday, and following Donovan Clingan and Yang Hansen playing in the Rising Stars games yesterday, we get to see another Trail Blazer in an official event as Damian Lillard looks to win his record-tying third Three-Point Contest today at 2pm Pacific! This will be followed by the Shooting Stars […]

Yang Hansen Has a Ways to Go

The Portland Trail Blazers made what many considered a head-scratching move at June’s NBA Draft. Armed with the 11th pick, the Blazers had the opportunity to take names like Cedric Coward, Carter Bryant, Derik Queen and Kasparas Jakucionis. Instead, they struck a deal with the Memphis Grizzlies, selecting Coward at 11 and sending him to […]

Clingan and Hansen Both Prominent in NBA All-Star Rising Stars Challenge

Portland Trail Blazers centers Donvan Clingan and Yang Hansen, the latter representing the Rip City Remix, were among the most prominent players for their teams in the Rising Stars competition on the first day of NBA All-Star weekend, 2026 in Inglewood, California. The mini-tournament featured three teams consisting of NBA rookies and second year players, […]

How Are You Feeling About the Blazers at the All-Star Break?

The Portland Trail Blazers have reached the NBA All-Star break — presenting us all with a pause for reflection on the 2025-26 NBA season. The Blazers enter the break with a 27-29 record, firmly in the Western Conference Play-In picture as the No. 9 seed with 26 games left. They’ve persevered through a litany of […]