The ultimate coverage and analysis of the Portland Trail Blazers
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 […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have converted the two-way contract of forward Sidy Cissoko to a standard NBA contract, the organization announced on Friday. Terms weren’t disclosed. However, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported the new deal is for two years. In a subsequent move, the Blazers have waived wing Rayan Rupert. Portland had a full roster of […]
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 […]
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 […]
The NBA is prepared to address the rash of mid-season tanking among franchises anticipating a quick fix for their institutional woes via the NBA Draft. The current draft system, a weighted lottery among all 14 teams who do not make the playoffs, gives incentives for losing: greater odds of high picks for teams with worse […]
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. […]
As we announced a couple days ago, we had an unprecedented rush of donations for Blazer’s Edge Night this year. In the last week donations were open we blew by the expected target amount of tickets donated into unprecedented territory. This has left an unusual situation on our hands. We actually have tickets left over, […]
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 […]
Sacramento Kings forward/center Domantas Sabonis is undergoing surgery for a left-knee injury. The procedure will keep him on the sidelines for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. NBA media guru Chris Haynes reported the news today, citing league sources. The 10-year veteran averaged 15.8 points, 11.4 points, and 4.1 assist in 19 appearances for the […]
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 […]
Portland Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin sat down with Robert Ohman and Aaron Mesh of Willamette Week to answer questions about his future with the Blazers and much more. The piece is the most in-depth interview published during Cronin’s tenure, and few details are spared (sans sensitive answers about future plans). On new Blazers […]
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 […]
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, […]
NBA All-Star Weekend is done for another year. Reviews on the proceedings have been positive, generally. The players played harder in the main game(s). Damian Lillard was a feel-good story winning the Three-Point contest. Shooting Stars is a glorified intermission distraction, but I don’t think anyone minded it. (See note at bottom of this post, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
We have an incredible update on Blazer’s Edge Night, our annual charity event where we send children and youth from underserved areas to see the Portland Trail Blazers play at the Moda Center in person. We hold this event every year. Teachers and coaches—and plenty of other people who work with underprivileged kids—write in to […]
When it comes to American sports leagues, nobody is as successful at monetizing broadcasts, team identity, and their sport itself as the National Football League. The NBA has made great strides in recent years, but they’re still looking up at the NFL and the gap isn’t close. Not coincidentally, the NFL also has the most […]
As the dust settles from another NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, now comes the time for a performance review of the event and all its changes. This year’s event was headlined by a change to Sunday’s All-Star Game format, featuring two USA All-Star teams and one team of international stars. The three teams competed […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]