PORTLAND – Tom Dundon, owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, has reached a tentative agreement to buy the Portland Trail Blazers from the estate of Paul Allen, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Portland Trail Blazers have been trying to get a new owner for quite some time. Ever since Paul Allen passed away in 2018, this has been the inevitable route for the future of the franchise.
Well, well, well. Look who’s making it rain in the Pacific Northwest. Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon has reportedly struck a deal to purchase the Portland Trail Blazers for a cool $4+ billion.
Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon has reached a tentative agreement to buy the Portland Trail Blazers from Paul Allen’s estate, according to multiple reports.
Unlike Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe didn’t get overlooked by HoopsHype. Frank Urbina continued his series ranking the top 26 players in the NBA at each position.
Summertime in the NBA is full of rankings. Teams, players, coaches, all-time greats, nobody is immune from the dreaded “1-to-x” listing process. The Portland Trail Blazers have not fared too well in leaguewide rankings lately.
It's no secret that the Portland Trail Blazers' majority owners, the Allen family, will sell the team — after all, that's been stipulated in deceased former owner Paul Allen's will.
Former Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic was called out by his International team coach over his conditioning while competing in EuroBasket. The 30-year-old is representing his country of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the European tournament this summer.
Opinions are mixed on the Portland Trail Blazers’ summer of 2025. Some are impressed by their array of moves and the new, improved depth chart that will inevitably follow.
The Portland Trail Blazers find themselves in a unique position, straddling the line between rebuilding and competing, without fully committing to either.
HoopsHype just gave Portland Trail Blazers point guard Scoot Henderson strong bulletin board material heading into next season. With Frank Urbina handling the writing duties, the HoopsHype staff voted on the top 26 point guards for the 2025-26 NBA season.
Portland Trail Blazers wing Matisse Thybulle isn’t just a defensive savant at logging steals. He’s also the best in the game at blocking 3-pointers. Owen Phillips researched the best 3-point shot blockers for an article on his Substack The F5 (subscription required).
With the growth of forwards Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara likely necessitating a bench move for oft-hurt former starting power forward Jerami Grant, one couldn't be faulted for wondering why the Portland Trail Blazers haven't moved the 31-year-old vet this summer.
The Portland Trail Blazers will enter 2025-26 season with a revamped roster. They’ll hope to improve on their 36 wins last season, a reasonable assumption considering they’ve acquired both depth and experience in the offseason.
The Portland Trail Blazers were put up for sale by owner Jody Allen after the passing of Paul Allen. Paul was the long-time owner of the franchise, and since his passing, his family estate took over, but earlier this summer, Jody placed the team on the market for bidders to buy the organization.
Following a complicated two-year tenure with the Milwaukee Bucks, Damian Lillard is finally heading back home to the Portland Trail Blazers. Unfortunately, it might be some time before he's back on the court.
The Trail Blazers are already one of the more promising teams in the league. Portland’s future needs a player to build around, and Shaedon Sharpe has all the tools to become the Blazers’ star.
Ahead of the 2025-26 season, Jerami Grant is not an assured Blazers starter anymore. He has been a consistent player for a long while, but he might have lost his spot.
The Portland Trail Blazers are finally moving forward, at least on paper. After four consecutive seasons without a playoff appearance, they’ve pivoted toward a new identity that blends the promise of youth with the leadership of veterans.
The seeds for Damian Lillard‘s reunion with the Trail Blazers were planted during his first season with the Bucks, as ESPN’s Jamal Collier details. His agent, Aaron Goodwin, and Portland GM Joe Cronin spoke in January 2024.
The Portland Trail Blazers have had moments as a very competitive team over the last three decades. That said, the franchise has been unable to win a title since the 1977 season (nearly 50 years ago).