The Portland Trail Blazers spent this offseason keeping their young core completely in tact, while adding star point guard Ja Morant to the team. There are still plenty of questions surrounding this new-look Blazers team as they look to elevate into a yearly playoff contender.
The Portland Trail Blazers have put together an NBA offseason of roster-building that is garnering mixed reactions from fans and media alike. At the very least, it’s hard to argue the moves haven’t set up an intriguing season in Rip City.
Few (on-court) storylines are causing as much excitement this summer as the return of Damian Lillard for the Portland Trail Blazers. Lillard was the face of the franchise from the time he was drafted in 2012 to the moment he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2023.
Portland Trail Blazers center Donovan Clingan is establishing himself as the team's center of the future after averaging a double-double in 2025-26. Clingan
As the Portland Trail Blazers count down to a tense face-off with their city and beloved franchise, the future of the Team has reached a critical crossroads.
The regular season is important, but NBA legends are made in the playoffs. More specifically, it's the Finals where the all-time greats have built their otherworldly reputations.
It's been a little over a month since the Portland Trail Blazers shocked the NBA and traded for Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant. Morant has been the prime move for the Blazers this offseason, in a summer that has seen them criticized more than anything.
After only 36 wins in 2024-25, the Portland Trail Blazers improved to 42-40, finished eighth in the West, and reached the playoffs, surprising almost everyone in the process.
Jrue Holiday still appears to have a seat at the table in Portland. The Portland Trail Blazers are not looking to buy out their veteran guard Holiday, longtime NBA writer Marc Stein reported to Substack this week.
From an NBA fan and sports analyst perspective. Portland feels like a team that the community really embraces, but you never look at it as a legitimate consistent championship destination.
The Portland Trail Blazers have four potential starting point guards on the roster in Jrue Holiday, Damian Lillard, Scoot Henderson and Ja Morant, whom the team acquired in a deal with the Memphis Grizzlies earlier this offseason.
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Portland Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon is being criticized from all angles. To nobody’s surprise, Bill Simmons is among his funniest detractors, coming up with a hilarious new nickname.
The Portland Trail Blazers are continuing to add to their roster with low-risk moves, and their latest is bringing Jeremy Sochan on board on a one-year, non-guaranteed contract.
No one knows for certain whether Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon wants to move the franchise. Sean Highkin of the Rose Garden Report isn’t ready to say that’s the plan.
“It’s like somebody buying a house because they like the street, not the house.” That’s how Bill Simmons described his biggest concern about Tom Dundon’s ownership of the Trail Blazers, suggesting the billionaire could be more interested in owning an NBA franchise than maintaining its connection to Portland.
The Trail Blazers and the city of Portland finally met face to face about renovating the Moda Center and keeping the franchise in town. It apparently didn’t go especially well.
On Thursday, the Trail Blazers and officials from the city of Portland were finally able to meet about the ongoing negotiations aimed at renovating the Moda Center and keeping the team in Portland, Jason Quick writes for The Athletic.
After remaining on the Trail Blazers‘ roster through August 1, Vit Krejci‘s non-guaranteed $2,667,944 salary is now partially guaranteed for $250K, as our list of early salary guarantee dates shows.
There’s been little honeymoon phase since Texas billionaire Tom Dundon took over the Portland Trail Blazers in March 2026. Tensions between the new franchise owner and the city have grown.
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.
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The Portland Trail Blazers are giving fans unprecedented access to Ja Morant, creating a hotline number where they can leave messages to welcome the former All-Star.
Tom Dundon has been in the news for his recent decisions as the owner of the Portland Trail Blazers for all the wrong reasons. Dundon has certainly not ingratiated himself with the Trail Blazers fanbase with his recent decisions, proving himself to be a frugal and hard-headed team owner.
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