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The Portland Trail Blazers have a star in the making in Deni Avdija. The versatile forward continues to improve to the point where he may legitimately figure in All Star discussions this season. It’s been a joy to watch his progression from exciting Israeli league prospect, to 9th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, to […]
From Blazer's Edge | 19 days ago | 1 read
The Portland Trail Blazers have long been known for the classy, clean look of their uniforms. The familiar red, black, and white color scheme goes with every occasion. The minimal diagonal lines have accented changing fonts which, over the years, have become the only real moving parts in the presentation. Basically—with few exceptions—you can count […]
From Blazer's Edge | 19 days ago | 1 read
The Portland Trail Blazers are big on numbers in the 2025-26 season. Number of shots, rebounding numbers, points off of turnovers…Portland doesn’t feature NBA players as much as athletic accountants. But the most important number on Friday night wasn’t any of those. It was the number of the Golden State Warriors that the Blazers apparently […]
From Blazer's Edge | 20 days ago | 3 reads
According to an old Hawaiian proverb, what you see is not always what you get–and judging by the way the Portland Trail Blazers blindsided the Golden State Warriors tonight, my ancient ancestors may have been on to something. The Blazers might have looked like easy pickings with starters Jrue Holiday and Shaedon Sharpe on the […]
From Blazer's Edge | 20 days ago | 3 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers and Golden State Warriors are moving onto the second half. Talk about the action with fellow fans here! Here’s tonight’s game info: Portland Trail Blazers (6-9) vs. Golden State Warriors (9-8) – Fri. Nov 21st – 7pm Pacific How to watch via antenna or cable: See your options on the Rip City Television […]
From Blazer's Edge | 20 days ago | 2 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers will look to break out of their rough patch tonight as they face the Golden State Warriors on the road. They’ll once again have to do without starting guards Jrue Holiday and Shaedon Sharpe. But maybe Portland can pull off some NBA Cup magic and still leave San Francisco with a […]
From Blazer's Edge | 20 days ago | 2 reads
Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson will be out at least another 2-4 weeks due to his left hamstring tear and guard Jrue Holiday will be out at least 1-2 weeks due to a right calf strain, the organization announced Friday. Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson continues to progress through the current phase of […]
From Blazer's Edge | 20 days ago | 1 read
After turning heads at the start of the season with a 4-2 start, the Portland Trail Blazers are in the midst of a rough patch — losers of 6 of their last 7 as injuries pile up. But Blazers superstar Damian Lillard has been offering perspective to his teammates during the two-week skid to help […]
From Blazer's Edge | 20 days ago | 0 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers have had an up-and-down start to their 2025-26 season, but forward Deni Avdija has blazed brightly throughout. Averaging 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists, Avdija is in legitimate discussion for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game. But his contributions have gone beyond that. Avdija has assumed Portland’s point guard duties in […]
From Blazer's Edge | 21 days ago | 2 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers lost a heartbreaking game to the Chicago Bulls last night, falling to a dagger three-pointer after mounting a 20-point comeback in the fourth quarter. It’s possible that pain is just part of being a Blazers fan. Pain seldom goes unremarked, though. After a promising 4-2 start to the season, the Blazers […]
From Blazer's Edge | 21 days ago | 0 reads
In the wise words of Horton Hears a Who, “a win is a win … no matter how ugly.” It goes something like that, right? NIKOLA VUCEVIC GAME-WINNING BUZZER BEATER ALERT!! Let’s be honest, the Chicago Bulls didn’t deserve to win that game. They let an inferior Portland Trail Blazers team – with multiple rotation players on the injury report – erase a 21-point lead over the final 9 minutes of action. Struggling to close things out against superstars is one thing. Strugg...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 21 days ago | 1 read
Prior to Friday night the Portland Trail Blazers hadn’t suffered a single double-digit loss in the entire 2025-26 season. That ended abruptly and decisively in Houston as Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets downed Portland 140-116. The game featured many of the hallmarks of Portland play: big runs, huge dunks, fast and easy scoring. But […]
From Blazer's Edge | 27 days ago | 1 read
The Portland Trail Blazers saw their NBA Cup chances take a serious hit Friday night in Houston, as they were blown out by the Rockets 140-116 to fall to 6-6 on the season and 1-1 in their NBA Cup group. Playing in Space City, liftoff was successful for the Blazers. They jumped out to a […]
From Blazer's Edge | 27 days ago | 2 reads
It’s no secret the Portland Trail Blazers are searching for their cornerstone player(s), who can lead them back into perennial playoff and title contention. Early returns on this season suggest auditions for the starring role may be closed. Last season, Portland finished 23-18 over their final 41 games. Half of a NBA regular season is […]
From Blazer's Edge | 27 days ago | 0 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers have started the 2025-26 NBA season with a 6-5 record. Considering their quality of opponents, the first 11 games could have gone much worse. 6-5 is a winning record! The Blazers haven’t seen that at this point in the season since 2022. On the other hand, Portland has dropped a couple […]
From Blazer's Edge | 27 days ago | 1 read
The NBA Cup continues tonight when the Houston Rockets take on the Portland Trail Blazers at Toyota Center on the red court. In Houston’s group (Group C), there have been three total Cup games so far, and each has been won by the home team (Blazers over Nuggets, Nuggets over Warriors, and Spurs over the […]
From The Dream Shake | 28 days ago | 2 reads
Shaedon Sharpe is starting to play like the star the Portland Trail Blazers need him to be if this version of the team is going to be anything besides a cute story. On the latest We Like the Blazers podcast, Conor and Brandon dig into what it means for Sharpe to be breaking out after […]
From Blazer's Edge | 28 days ago | 1 read
Portland Trail Blazers rookie Yang Hansen has been assigned to the G League’s Rip City Remix, the organization announced on Thursday. The press release notes that, unlike his previous G League trips, Yang will be available to suit up for the Remix’s next two matchups: Friday against the Valley Suns and Sunday against the South Bay […]
From Blazer's Edge | 28 days ago | 1 read
The Portland Trail Blazers are carrying an adequate, if not impressive, 6-5 record 11 games into the 2025-26 NBA season. Their style of play has been described as exciting, vibrant, and fast-paced. Pundits have had good things to say about emerging star Deni Avdija and fourth-year guard Shaedon Sharpe. But not everybody is pleased with […]
From Blazer's Edge | 28 days ago | 2 reads
The road hasn’t been kind to the Portland Trail Blazers lately. Losses in Miami and Orlando this week blunted an otherwise-promising start to the season. But just when you think you have the NBA Blues, here come the New Orleans Pelicans. They hosted the Blazers tonight but didn’t suit up Zion Williamson or Jordan Poole. […]
From Blazer's Edge | 29 days ago | 4 reads
According to an old Hawaiian proverb, you can’t dance to the music if you don’t pay the band—and judging by the way the Portland Trail Blazers called the tune against the New Orleans Pelicans in NBA action tonight, my ancient ancestors may have been on to something. Playing without injured bandmaster Zion Williamson, the Pelicans […]
From Blazer's Edge | 29 days ago | 5 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers are playing the New Orleans Pelicans today in Game 3 of a five-game road trip. Here’s the info you need in order to watch the game: Portland Trail Blazers (5-5) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (2-8) – Wed. Nov. 12 – 5pm Pacific How to watch via antenna or cable: See your options […]
From Blazer's Edge | 29 days ago | 4 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers are off to a 5-5 start to their 2025-26 NBA regular season. The record is an improvement on their performances in recent years, especially when considering signature wins against the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets as part of the package. But .500 is a waypoint on the journey to success, […]
From Blazer's Edge | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers went 1-2 this week. After starting with a win over the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland fell to the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic to bring their overall record to 5-5 on the season. Despite the down week, there were a number of good individual performances, including from this week’s […]
From Blazer's Edge | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers are justifiably proud of their new center corps of Donovan Clingan and Yang Hansen, drafted with lottery(-equivalent) picks over the last two seasons. But those young prospects are hardly the only pivots in Portland’s landscape. Today’s Blazer’s Edge Mailbag question involves a third center, Robert Williams III. The seventh-year center is […]
From Blazer's Edge | about 1 month ago | 4 reads