Will the Portland Trail Blazers Leave Oregon?

Trailblazers’ New Owner Tom Dundon about Moda Center Renovations 

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. Maybe because of other locations on the West Coast like Los Angeles or Las Vegas with palm trees, warmer weather, Hollywood, and Sin City in Nevada. Portland is a city you have to look up on the map. When Ja Morant was traded to Portland for Jerami Grant and Kris Murray, it felt like Morant had been exiled out West to a team that has no aspirations to compete for a championship. Back to the arena negotiations that have Trail Blazers fans concerned about the future of the team in Portland. The Trail Blazers’ current contract expires with the Moda Center in 2030.

There are a couple of cities that come to mind if Tom Dundon and the Trail Blazers are unable to come to an agreement with the Moda Center. The Trail Blazers came into existence by expansion to the NBA in 1970. The team has just had bad luck with drafting big men, from Bill Walton to Sam Bowie sustaining career-altering injuries. Ownership changes, but no real sustained success over the 5 decades the Trail Blazers have been in existence in Portland. Dundon has taken a stance that he will not contribute any money to renovate the Moda Center. This causes concern; if Dundon and the Moda Center negotiations fail, then the Trail Blazers could look to play somewhere else.