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Blazers’ Preseason Opener Brings New Appreciation for Dame Time
The Moda Center crowd reactions to Portland Trail Blazers legend Damian Lillard these days are the kind that might give you chills. At the very least, if you’re a Blazers fan, they’ll make you smile. Wednesday night marked the preseason debut of Lillard’s Rip City comeback tour as the Blazers defeated the Golden State Warriors […]
Lillard Returns, Morant Debuts, Blazers Outrun Warriors
It might not have been as easy as expected given the personnel, but the Portland Trail Blazers were able to hang on and outlast the shorthanded Golden State Warriors 123-118 Wednesday night in the preseason opener at the Moda Center. For a competitively meaningless contest in October, the exhibition held a number of intriguing storylines. […]
Discuss Trail Blazers vs Warriors Preseason Action Here!
It’s a great day to be a Blazer! That’s because your Portland Trail Blazers play an NBA (preseason) basketball game tonight! The Trail Blazers will be hosting the Golden State Warriors at the Moda Center tonight to tip off the preseason slate and give fans the first look at their revamped roster in live minutes. […]
Blazers Refused Offers for Scoot Henderson Trades
As the new NBA season approaches, one of the hot topics around the league is which rookie-scale contract players will receive contract extensions. The deadline for reaching deals is the eve of the regular season, in this case October 19th. The issue impacts the Portland Trail Blazers as Scoot Henderson, formerly the third-overall pick in […]
Blazers Edge Roundtable: How Will Portland Come Out of the Gate This Season?
Welcome in to the first of a series of seven questions we asked some of the Blazers Edge staff about this upcoming season. It’s been awhile since we’ve held a roundtable discussion, and thought it would be fun to get multiple perspectives voiced into a single place. Over the next week, we’ll pose a question […]
Tom Dundon Intends to ‘Bring a Championship to Portland’
An email message to Portland Trail Blazers season ticket holders from owner Tom Dundon today, has been getting some buzz. In this exclusive communication, Dundon’s words may put a temporary salve on what feels like a third degree burn that won’t heal. Sean Highkin, of the Rose Garden Report first reported the email’s content. Dundon […]
Micah Nori Discusses Rotation Plan for Preseason Opener
The Portland Trail Blazers’ preseason opener is just one day away, as they’ll host the Golden State Warriors at the Moda Center on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. PDT. On Tuesday morning, the Blazers held one more practice in Tualatin to prepare before the preseason slate tips off. Afterward, the day included a light media […]
Congratulations to the Best Thing Ever Winner in 2026!
Blazer’s Edge Readers have chosen a Best Thing Ever for the year 2026. For those who missed out on the offseason festivities, this summer we organized 64 pretty good things in life into a March Madness-style bracket, then asked readers to vote each day on head-to-head matchups between them. Day by day, we narrowed down […]
Predict Your Portland Trail Blazers Awards for 2026-27
The Portland Trail Blazers 2026-27 season gets its pre-start tomorrow as the Blazers face the Golden State Warriors in the first preseason game of the year. Before we get underway, here’s one more off-season exercise for you to consider. For years we’ve run annual awards for the Blazers in several categories. They’re interesting and fun, […]
Former Broadcaster Braiden Bell Trying to Regain Trail Blazers Position
The saga of the Portland Trail Blazers and disgraced play-by-play broadcaster Braiden Bell continued onward through another surprise twist today. The Blazers hired Bell four days ago, then fired him the same day after old tweets were discovered with racist and misogynist themes. The tweets came from the time Bell was 15 years old. The […]
Practice Notes: Holiday Speaks, Scoot for Training Camp MVP, and More
The Portland Trail Blazers got back in the practice facility Monday morning as they prepare for their fast-approaching preseason opener against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. Following practice in Tualatin, Blazers head coach Micah Nori, Jrue Holiday and Sidy Cissoko met with reporters for media availability. Some noteworthy tidbits from the interviews are listed […]
Former Blazers Coach Sees No Issues with Lillard, Morant Together
One of the key issues facing the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2026-27 season is how well veteran guards Damian Lillard and Ja Morant can play together. Analysts have questions their size, their defensive acumen, and (at a basic level) how well each will be able to share the ball. Former Trail Blazers coach P.J. […]
How Big of a Loss is Shaedon Sharpe for the Blazers?
As Portland Trail Blazers training camp concludes and the preseason schedule commences, one name is conspicuously absent from the festivities. Fifth-year guard Shaedon Sharpe suffered a meniscus tear in August and is expected to miss the first few months of the season. This unfortunate development came just as the Blazers were making a turn into […]
Blazers Fan Fest Officially Brings Ja Mania to Rip City
The most electrifying sequence of Portland Trail Blazers Fan Fest happened in the opening minutes of the team’s intrasquad scrimmage on Sunday. It involved the Blazers’ biggest attractions heading into the 2026-27 NBA season: Damian Lillard and Ja Morant. First, Morant scored his first points for the Blazers Black Team with a 360-spin reverse layup […]
Will Micah Nori Prioritize Fit in the Backcourt Above All Else?
New Portland Trail Blazers head coach Micah Nori has a monumental task in front of him. While figuring out his frontcourt rotations will be pretty straightforward, his backcourt is going to resemble a Rubik’s Cube. After signing an unconventional contract that guarantees him the upcoming season only, how he manages the roles of his guards […]
Are the Blazers Expecting Too Much from Toumani Camara?
It’s no secret the Portland Trail Blazers have an unbalanced roster. They field several guards and centers, but a noticeable lack of dependable wings and forwards. We’re yet to see how this will impact the team, and ultimately its success this season. But one thing is clear. Toumani Camara will be asked to do a […]
Training Camp Day 4: Get to Know New Blazer Branden Carlson
The Portland Trail Blazers hosted the final day of training camp in Tualatin on Friday ahead of the 2026-27 NBA season. While the day included a light media availability session, featuring just one post-practice interview, it marked the formal media introduction for one of the team’s newest faces: center Branden Carlson. The Blazers signed the […]
Battle Heats Up Over NBA Expansion in Las Vegas
The closer the NBA gets to resolving who will win ownership of their proposed new Las Vegas expansion franchise, the less certain it is when the inaugural season will actually begin. The league has long targeted a start date of the 2028-29 season for the new team in Sin City. Now, according to Mike Vorkunov […]
Why Can’t the Trail Blazers Get It Right?
The Portland Trail Blazers experienced a terribly public gaffe yesterday, as they hired and then fired television play-by-play broadcaster Braiden Bell within eight hours. This was not quite firing General Manager Kevin Pritchard the night of the 2010 NBA Draft and then letting him conduct it, but it was still a pretty major black eye […]
Trail Blazers Fire Broadcaster Braiden Bell for Offensive Comments
In a shocking turn of events, the Portland Trail Blazers have announced that they are dismissing brand new television play-by-play broadcaster Braiden Bell because of a history of offensive comments. The Blazers announced Bell’s hiring this morning. Less than eight hours later, they announced that they will “not be proceeding forward” with him. The Blazers […]
Jalen Duren, Pistons Finally Agree to Free Agency Deal
Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren has agreed to terms on a five-year, $200 million contract. The deal brings an end to one of the most fractious restricted free agency periods in the NBA in recent memory. Though most free agents were signed by the end of July, Duren and the Pistons had held out on […]
Training Camp Day 3: How’s Scoot Henderson Doing?
The Portland Trail Blazers held their third day of training camp in Tualatin on Thursday as they prepare for the 2026-27 NBA season. Following the day’s work, Blazers head coach Micah Nori, Scoot Henderson and Deni Avdija met with reporters for media availability. While I wasn’t able to make it out to Tualatin this time […]
Pooh Jeter leaves Portland to Become Lakers New Director of Pro Scouting
Pooh Jeter has been hired by the Los Angeles Lakers as their new Director of Pro Scouting, according to Mark J. Spears of Andscape. Jeter has been with the Portland Trail Blazers since 2023 in a variety of roles. He was named as a Player Development Coach, and also the Assistant GM of the G […]
Trail Blazers Name Braiden Bell as New TV Play-by-Play Broadcaster
The Portland Trail Blazers have named Phoenix Mercury and G League Valley Suns broadcaster Braiden Bell as their new play-by-play television lead, replacing long-time veteran Kevin Calabro as the flagship voice of the franchise. Joe Freeman of The Oregonian reported the news today. UPDATE: The Blazers have published an official press release with President Dewayne […]
Training Camp Day 2: Catch-and-Shoot 3s for Ja, Carlson the Character
The Portland Trail Blazers held day two of 2026-27 NBA Training Camp at their practice facility in Tualatin on Wednesday. Below are a few tidbits gleaned from the media availability session following practice, which included interviews with head coach Micah Nori, Ja Morant and Donovan Clingan. Starting vs Closing After Blazers star Damian Lillard discussed […]
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