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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 .
The debate over the $600 million renovation of Portland’s Moda Center has grown increasingly contentious. The tensions between the franchise and Portland city officials are escalating as negotiations over a new lease continue. On one hand, a source close to the Blazers strongly criticized the city’s proposal, and on the other, Portland residents gathered at […] The post “Declaration of an All-Out War”: Insider Says Trail Blazers Meeting Risks Deepening Rift With Portland Authorities appeared...
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The Portland Trail Blazers are working to separate themselves from the Western Conference cellar-dwellers, following their return to the NBA Playoffs in April. Of the four years spent away from postseason action, the 2023 draft class has been the friendliest to the Blazers. The Blazers selected Scoot Henderson third, Kris Murray 23rd and Rayan Rupert […]
Neil Everett received neither a phone call nor an email notifying him of his own dismissal. The Trail Blazers simply excised him from their broadcast roster this week, and he absorbed the news the same way the general public did, inside a Forbes column detailing new owner Tom Dundon’s sweeping overhaul of the organization’s broadcast…
July 25: Tonje is officially a Trail Blazer, the team confirmed in a press release. July 24: The Trail Blazers plan to sign free agent guard John Tonje to a two-way contract, agents George Roussakis and Mark Bartelstein tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Tonje spent most of 2025/26 — his rookie season — on […]
Trail Blazers The Trail Blazers are signing free agent guard John Tonje to a two-way contract, agents George Roussakis and Mark Bartelstein told ESPN’s Shams Charania. Tonje, 25, spent most of last season on a two-way deal with the Jazz before being traded to the Celtics in February. Boston declined to extend him a qualifying […] The post NBA Moves: Blazers, John Tonje, Rockets, Oscar Tshiebwe, Pelicans appeared first on Hoops Wire .
John Tonje given another chance and a change of scenery in the NBA, inking a deal with the Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers are rumored to be done wheeling and dealing for the Summer of 2026, but it’s hard to miss the fact that their roster is imbalanced, bloated with guards, impoverished in the forward department, heavy with scorers and ball-dominant players. I don’t think the Blazers would mind going into the season with […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are stirring up controversy across the NBA on a seemingly weekly basis in the Summer of 2026. They let go of long-time (and nationally-famous) play-by-play man Kevin Calabro as part of wider broadcasting team cuts. They’re battling with government entities over funding for arena renovations. Multiple national reports—normally a Trail-Blazers-free-zone—have Portland […]
Lots of other news this week while we were off on Portland Trail Blazers watch: The Tampa city council has made two moves to throw the brakes on Tampa Bay Rays owner Patrick Zalupski’s proposed $2 billion stadium subsidy, voting 4-3 to not send a land-use amendment to the state for approval, while also removing […]
Portland Trail Blazers Assistant General Manager Sergi Oliva has left the organization, according to Mike Richman of Locked on Blazers. Oliva is now the second assistant general manager to leave the Trail Blazers this offseason, after Mike Schmitz departed in May to become the general manager of the Dallas Mavericks. Richman broke the news about […]
No event during the 2025-26 Portland Trail Blazers season was as exciting as the development of Deni Avdija as a #1 offensive option and NBA All-Star. His stat line of 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists ranked his performance among the most productive in franchise history. That leads us to an interesting question. Avdija […]
Yesterday the news broke that the Portland Trail Blazers and play-by-play broadcaster Kevin Calabro were parting ways. With the exception of one COVID season in 2020, Calabro has been the voice of the Blazers since 2016. His departure marks a significant shift in the broadcasting crew. Today Robert Ohman of Willamette Week shared excerpts from […]
Kevin Calabro chose his exit line carefully. Telling The Oregonian’s Joe Freeman that the Trail Blazers’ latest contract offer was “subprime,” a word that many interpreted as more than just a description of the contract. Tom Dundon, controlling owner and CEO of the Portland Trail Blazers, built part of his fortune in subprime lending, and […] The post Trail Blazers Owner Faces Fresh Backlash as Legendary Broadcaster Kevin Calabro Walks Away After Contract Offer appeared first on EssentiallyS...
The Trail Blazers’ broadcast overhaul has now claimed one of the franchise’s most recognizable voices. Veteran play-by-play announcer Kevin Calabro has decided to leave the organization after contract talks with the team failed to produce an agreement, according to Joe Freeman of The Oregonian. Calabro told Freeman the offers he received from the Blazers were […] The post Blazers play-by-play man Kevin Calabro leaving after rejecting ‘subprime’ contract offer appeared first on Hoops Wire .
Long-time broadcaster Kevin Calabro is parting ways with the Portland Trail Blazers organization and his role as the team’s television play-by-play voice, The Oregonian’s Joe Freeman reported. Calabro’s contract had been up for renewal this summer, but he told Freeman the Trail Blazers’ new contract offers weren’t good enough to retain his services. The team […]