A busy week of roster moves continues for the Trail Blazers, who announced in a press release that they’ve exercised their rookie scale team options on three players for the 2026/27 season.
The Portland Trail Blazers have announced the starting lineup for opening night of their 2025-26 regular season against the Minnesota Timberwolves. As Blazer’s Edge press-row writer Conor Bergin reports, the five-man unit will include Jrue Holiday, Shaedon Sharpe, Deni Avdija, Toumani Camara, and Donovan Clingan.
Chauncey Billups has to like what he has in Rip City. The Portland Trail Blazers figure to be a very frisky squad in a loaded Western Conference. The team's newly-extended head coach has worked diligently in developing a host of young talents throughout the roster.
At the behest of his head coach, Portland Trail Blazers forward Toumani Camara flashed a big smile in front of reporters on Monday. “Show ‘em that $80 million smile, Tou,” Chauncey Billups said as he walked by the media scrum.
Hakeem The Dream, Clyde The Glide, Magic: The NBA has produced some incredible nicknames over the decades. Some, like Magic and Penny, have even come to largely replace the player's actual name.
Shaedon Sharpe was one of two Portland Trail Blazers players to land a notable contract extension on Sunday. As Sharpe is slated to play out the final season of his rookie-scale deal, he’s already got his new contract lined up, which will keep him on the books in Portland through 2030.
The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Monday they have inked multi-year contract extensions for guard Shaedon Sharpe and forward Toumani Camara. It was reported Sunday that both had signed four-year extensions worth $90 million for Sharpe and $82 million for Camara.
Portland Trail Blazers center Yang Hansen took a major step in life by passing his driver's test on Sunday, which will allow him to drive in the city. He bought a used BMW X5 in celebration.
The Portland Trail Blazers made a couple of major moves for the future of their franchise ahead of the NBA’s opening week. Among those moves was the decision to sign Toumani Camara to an extension.
The Portland Trail Blazers will begin their 2025-26 NBA Season on Wednesday night with an opening night tilt against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Over the summer we covered Portland selecting Yang Hansen in the 2025 NBA Draft, trading Anfernee Simons for Jrue Holiday, signing Damian Lillard after he was waived by the Milwaukee Bucks, and much more.
With few people outside of the Pacific Northwest watching the Portland Trail Blazers on a game-to-game basis, it may come as a surprise to learn that this team is among the most elite defensive groups in the league.
Toumani Camara was one of the last picks in the 2023 draft and a throw-in for the Damian Lillard trade that summer. Now he's a foundational piece for the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Portland Trail Blazers had a busy weekend leading up to the 2025-26 season opener. They locked in a couple of key members of their core on contract extensions with Shaedon Sharpe and Toumani Carmara.
The Portland Trail Blazers locked up a couple of key pieces Sunday, signing guard Shaedon Sharpe and forward Toumani Camara to four-year extensions worth $90 million and $82 million, respectively, multiple outlets reported on Sunday.
Following the Portland Trail Blazers’ preseason, the team’s rotation remains uncertain. Some players have impressed enough to earn a spot, but the starting lineup should not involve Jerami Grant.
The Portland Trail Blazers finished their NBA preseason with another loss. Overall, the Portland Trail Blazers will head into the regular season after a 1-3 record in the NBA preseason.
The Portland Trail Blazers acquired Jrue Holiday this offseason, and the move reportedly didn’t go well for the 35-year-old guard because he’s been moved to a rebuilding situation. However, according to the two-time NBA champion, this is not true.
Even if the Portland Trail Blazers have lost some preseason games, they have been impressive. Donovan Clingan has been a standout player in Chauncey Billups’ system.
The Portland Trail Blazers recently waived former NBA first-rounder MarJon Beauchamp. The 25-year-old was expected to see his release as he joined the team on an Exhibit 10 deal.
When the Portland Trail Blazers selected Yang Hansen with the No. 16 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, many fans and analysts were scratching their heads. The Chinese center was not projected to go that high and was viewed more as an early second-round pick.