Portland Trail Blazers Have Options With 2nd Round Picks
The Portland Trail Blazers have plenty of assets to improve their team this offseason. With the 10th pick in the first round of the draft, the front office will have the choice to add a young player with potential or trade the pick away for an established player. However, the Blazers also have three second round picks, thanks to the Courtney Lee trade between Houston and...
Report: Blazers want Victor Oladipo; will consider trading up in draft
Photo Credit: detnews.com/AP Victor Oladipo, when he is not doing his best Usher impression or getting insane Michael Jordan comparisons, showed drastic improvement this year at Indiana, and led them to be one of the juggernaut of the past NCAA season. Oladipo, a quality defensive-minded guard, who also has shown some promise on the other end of the floor, combined with what many...
Damian Lillard’s Posse allegedly beat up brothers
via KGW
Being an NBA star, you’ve got your own Posse, whether you like it or not. Well meaning friends, bodyguards or partymates, they can get into trouble, dragging the celebrities’ name with them. Rookie of the Year Damian Lillard get his turn.
per KGW:
Two brothers accuse NBA Rookie of the Year Damian Lillard of standing by while his entourage beat the brothers up...
It’s Time The Portland Trail Blazers Get This Right
June 4th, 2000, an ill-fated day in Portland Trail Blazers history and the last day you as a fan watched them play a playoff game beyond the first round.
That’s right, it’s been nearly 13 years since the Blazers were outscored 31-13 in the fourth quarter, shot just 22% from the field, and squandered a 15-point lead in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals to a Los Angeles...
Victims: Pic of Lillard led to attack
Two brothers allege that people standing near Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard assaulted them after one of the victims took a photo of the NBA Rookie of the Year.
The brothers tell Portland television station KGW that the suspects were Lillard's ''entourage,'' but police say they haven't determined whether they are associated with the player...
Victims: Pic of Lillard led to attack
Two brothers allege that people standing near Portland Trail
Blazers point guard Damian Lillard assaulted them after one of the
victims took a photo of the NBA Rookie of the Year.
Men report attack after snapping photo of Lillard
Two brothers allege that people standing near Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard assaulted them after one of the victims took a photo of the NBA Rookie of the Year.
The brothers tell Portland television station KGW (http://bit.ly/10IK7uN ) that the suspects were Lillard's ''entourage,'' but police say they haven't determined whether they are...
Brothers claim they were assaulted taking picture of Damian Lillard
Two brothers claim they were assaulted after taking a picture of Portland Trailblazers rookie Damian Lillard, The Oregonian reports.
According to The Oregonian, Lillard, who won the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award, was not involved in the alleged assault and is not a suspect. The two men allege they were assaulted by people who were with Lillard.
The alleged assault reportedly...
Ohio State forward Deshaun Thomas says Greg Oden ‘looks unbelievable’ training for an NBA comeback
Ohio State forward Deshaun Thomas told The Oregonian that free agent Greg Oden “looks unbelievable” and everything indicates the gimpy center will attempt a comeback for the 2013-14 campaign. Last undergoing the knife in February 2012, the 25-year-old Oden played a mere 82 games as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers over the course of five injury-plagued seasons. “Man,...
Source: Blazers Considering Trading Up To Select Oladipo
The Portland Trail Blazers “really like” Victor Oladipo and are considering moving up in the draft to get him, according to a source close to the prospect.
Oladipo expressed interest in playing for the Blazers.
“I would really love to go to Portland, and I'm not just saying that,” Oladipo said. “I hope, and I don't think I'm dropping that far, but if they decided...
The national media predicts the Portland Trail Blazers draft…
Mock drafts galore
The 2013 NBA offseason is going to be a big one for the Portland Trail Blazers. With money to spend, free agency will be a hot topic around PDX, but with the draft lottery up first, the focus is on rookie prospects and which player will best fit come June.
In today’s day and age of social media and the ever-expanding blogosphere, everybody and their mother has...
A Portlander’s take on the Seattle Supersonics vs. NBA
PDX feels for Seattle…and Sacramento
In case you’ve been under a rock, in a cave or otherwise absent of news this week, you’ve probably heard that the city of Seattle will not be getting an NBA team in 2014. This is awful news for the people of Seattle, but as members of the Great Northwest, Portlanders can commiserate.
If you’re a Portlander, you’ve been stuck in the middle—geographic...
CALL IT A COMEBACK
Prospect: Oden 'looks unbelievable'
Deshaun Thomas, who also attended Ohio State and is expected to be second round pick, has been working out with Greg Oden and came away very impressed.
Former Blazers coach McMillan talks about Felton and his weight
A Big Distraction
Raymond Felton isn’t exactly that sleek player that he used to be. Once a dominant player at the collegiate level who led the North Carolina Tar Heels to a National Championship in 2005, Felton has packed on a few extra pounds since coming to the NBA.
Drafted in 2005 by the Charlotte Bobcats with the 5th pick in the NBA Draft, he actually performed admirably during...
Jimmy Kimmel talks with Jason and Jarron Collins, gives Jarron “I’m The Straight One” t-shirt
Last night, late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel had Jason and Jarron Collins on to talk about the news of Jason coming out as a gay NBA player.
Below is the full interview in two parts where Kimmel talks with the twins about the moment of Jason coming out to his brother and at one point, Jimmy lightens the mood by giving Jarron, a “I’m The Straight One” t-shirt:
The Portland Trail Blazers didn't have a bad season, but it wasn't that great ei...
The Portland Trail Blazers didn't have a bad season, but it wasn't that great either.
Tips Portland should follow if they want to make 2014 Playoffs
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NWSB Insider and Portland Trail Blazers' blogger Jason Hartzog gives five tips to the Portland Trail Blazers that, if followed, will lead them to the 2014 NBA Playoffs. Aside from building off of the...
Tips Portland should follow if they want to make 2014 Playoffs
The Road Map
The Portland Trail Blazers didn’t have a bad season, but it wasn’t that great either.
Here are my exclusive top-5 tips for the Portland Trail Blazers making the 2014 NBA Playoffs, enjoy.
Have Nikola Pekovic sign an offer sheet worth top dollar to force the Minnesota Timberwolves to pay him. Like they did with Nicolas Batum last off-season? Yes. Just like that...
Jarron Collins Receives an “I’m the Straight one” T-Shirt From Jimmy Kimmel (Video)
It’s cool to see Jason and Jarron Collins take a sometimes serious topic and have fun with it.
According to a story via Larry Brown Sports, the twins appeared on the “Jimmy Kimmel Show” recently to discuss Jason’s announcement from a few weeks ago that he was gay, and what affect it had on his sibling.
Jarron spoke about the fact that he sometimes gets mistaken for his older...
Jimmy Kimmel gives Jarron Collins a 'I'm the straight one' T-shirt
It looks like Jimmy Kimmel found out a way to take care of a mistaken identity problem that Jarron Collins and his twin brother Jason have been running into a lot lately.
Jason, who publicly came out as a gay NBA player a few weeks ago, has been all over the news. But it is the split-image resemblance between the two men that has people mistaking the straight Jarron for his...
Why Portland Should Not Trade LaMarcus Aldridge
I have seen questions lately from fans asking if the Portland Trail Blazers should trade all-star forward LaMarcus Aldridge. Well, I’m here to tell you that they shouldn’t.
Aldridge is a current all-star that has spent his whole career here. This is a guy who wants to be here. He has built a name for himself … here!
The Blazers have also found him a perfect sidekick...
Portland Trailblazers rookie of the year Damian Lillard headlines 2012-13 All-Rookie Team
Thats a very solid first team.
Jarron Collins sets everything straight (Photo)
Being the twin brother of an active NBA player who openly admitted to being gay will put you in some pretty awkward situations. Jarron Collins was quick to the draw, and took creative action. This is better than having to explain yourself all the time.
Nate McMillan: Raymond Felton was too fat with Blazers
Former Portland Trailblazers coach Nate McMillan believes in Raymond Felton’s talent, but he thinks the point guard was just too overweight during his disappointing stint in Portland last season.
Felton was traded from the New York Knicks to the Denver Nuggets in Feb. 2011 as part of the Carmelo Anthony trade. He was dealt to Portland in a 3-team trade after the season, and he...
Report: Spurs interested in Greek forward Papanikolaou
The San Antonio Spurs have a knack at finding NBA talent overseas and it appears the team has eyes on another foreign basketball talent.
According to Eurohoops.net, the Blazers may be looking to trade Greek forward Kostas Papanikolaou of Olympiacos and the Spurs are interested in acquiring his rights among other teams.
So there is a strong chance that the Blazers will...
NBA Brewing In Seattle: Order Up For Kings’ Sized Mocha Extra Hot
The Portland Trail Blazers sit wedged between two warring NBA cities.
Make that one NBA city warring with Seattle for courting their team. Sound familiar?
You've got to feel for them both.
No city wants an identity as a stepping-stone, or ignorant rube, but that's what happened when Portland's superior sister flushed a major sport out of town.
How much...
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