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The Portland Trail Blazers are a couple months away from opening up training camp on the 2026-27 NBA season. The roster is all but full. Barring a trade, it looks like the Blazers will go into the year with a bunch of flashy guards, a deep center corps, and a few wings covering a lot […]
The Portland Trail Blazers arena dispute so far in a nutshell: Tom Dundon, owner of the Carolina Hurricanes and past purveyor of predatory lending car loans, bought the Blazers from the estate of the late Paul Allen for $4.25 billion. With four years to go on a short-term lease with the city for the arena that Allen […]
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Tom Dundon reportedly chose buying the Trail Blazers over pursuing an $8 billion NBA expansion franchise in Las Vegas.
The future of the Trail Blazers in Portland will take another step Thursday. Portland’s City Council is scheduled to publicly review a proposed agreement tied to renovations at the Moda Center, a deal that would include a 20-year commitment from the franchise to remain in the city through at least 2047. According to Vasili Varlamos […] The post Portland City Council to review proposal aimed at keeping Blazers through 2047 appeared first on Hoops Wire .
After plenty of conflicting signals, it appears that the Portland Trail Blazers are prepared to participate in a Portland City Council meeting on Thursday morning, a work session to find steps forward in funding renovations to the Moda Center arena. Earlier in the week it looked like the team might not send representatives to the […]
The next step in negotiations between the city of Portland and the Trail Blazers regarding renovations to the Moda Center will take place at a meeting of city councilors on Thursday morning, writes Vasili Varlamos of KATU in Portland. It will be the first full gathering of council to publicly examine the terms of the […]
Tom Dundon made headlines in March when his group’s $4 billion purchase of the Portland Trail Blazers was approved by […]
As the Trail Blazers continue undergoing major changes this summer, Brian Windhorst suggests their biggest fears involving Tom Dundon's approach could be realized.
Bill Simmons has sharply criticized NBA commissioner Adam Silver for staying quiet while Portland’s future remains uncertain. The Trail Blazers’ new owner Tom Dundon is pressing for nearly $600 million in public funding to renovate the Moda Center, and without an agreement, the threat of relocation looms large. Simmons compared the situation to the Seattle […] The post “What Are You Doing?”: Bill Simmons Calls Out Adam Silver’s Silence Over Owner Tom Dundon’s Treatment of Trail Blazers Fans ...
The two Multnomah County commissioners who are trying to call a do-over on the county’s proposed $100 million or so in spending toward $600 million in Portland Trail Blazers renovations have revealed more details of their plan, and it’s looking less like pulling $35 million from the pot than taking it from a different pocket: […]
The late Bill Walton has a unique presence in basketball history. When healthy, he was as good as any center who ever played, and, with the possible exception of Arvydas Sabonis, the best passing center in history. But injuries caused huge disruptions in his NBA career. He won a championship with Portland in 1977, and […]
The growing uncertainty over the future of the Portland Trail Blazers and the complicated political and financial negotiations seems never-ending. The Athletic reported on Monday that it’s unclear whether the Trail Blazers will attend Thursday’s city council meeting about the arena lease. Brian Windhorst spoke if it’s realistic that the franchise is going to stay […] The post Trail Blazers Fans Warned About Owner Tom Dundon as NBA Insider Shares Update on Arena Relocation appeared first on E...
Ja Morant is ready for fans to get excited about his upcoming Portland Trail Blazers debut.
Maybe you haven’t noticed, but since the flurry of trades in the 2026 offseason, the Portland Trail Blazers have a few guards on the roster. The list starts with returning veteran Damian Lillard, to whom the Blazers will add shocking summer trade target Ja Morant. All-inclusive veteran Jrue Holiday merits playing time. The growth of […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Blazers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week’s survey polls you about Portland’s center corps. The Blazers have four (maybe five) centers […]
The Trail Blazers and City of Portland remain at odds over a new lease for the Moda Center, with a key City Council vote now a little more than two weeks away. But despite some strong words from city officials, the Blazers say they haven’t decided whether they’ll participate in a council work session Thursday. […] The post Trail Blazers, City of Portland remain far apart in arena lease talks appeared first on Hoops Wire .
UPDATE (9:24 p.m. PDT): After months of increasingly strained relations between the City of Portland and the Trail Blazers organization, the team said it is undecided on whether or not it will meet with City officials at a Thursday public work session to discuss terms of a deal that would fund renovations of the Moda […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have one too many talented guards in their rotation with the moves they've made. That could be a problem for them soon enough. You know who could use another guard? The Boston Celtics.
Members of the national NBA media continue to dedicate attention to the Portland Trail Blazers and the tense negotiations happening to keep the franchise in the city it’s called home for 56 years. On Sunday’s episode of his podcast, The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and guest Joe House vehemently came to the defense of the Trail […]
The Trail Blazers offered a perk that caused Tonje to jump at signing with Portland.
Most of the headlines surrounding new Portland Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon have involved continued wrangling over funding for the Moda Center, the arena in which the Trail Blazers play. But an interesting tidbit hit the news this weekend. NBA media member Chris Mannix and former Trail Blazers wing Evan Turner discussed Dundon and the […]
Former Wisconsin Badgers basketball star John Tonje will continue his NBA journey, having found a new team amid the offseason. On Saturday, the Portland Trail Blazers announced their signing of Tonje to a two-way contract, though the exact details of the deal were not revealed. ” The Portland Trail Blazers have signed guard John Tonje [...]
Former Portland Trail Blazers forward Mario Hezonja is back in the NBA after signing a one-year deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania: EuroLeague star Mario Hezonja has agreed to a one-year, $2.8 million deal to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Michael Tellem of Excel Sports Management told ESPN. It was reported […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have signed guard John Tonje to a two-way contract, the team announced. Tonje joins Portland after spending the 2025-26 season with the Boston Celtics and their G League affiliates. The 25-year-old appeared in six NBA games for Boston, averaging 2.5 points and 1.0 rebound in 7.0 minutes per game while shooting […] The post Trail Blazers sign John Tonje appeared first on TalkBasket.net .