Toumani Camara was one of the pleasant surprises of the 2024-25 season for the Portland Trail Blazers. Rising from obscurity out of the flurry of trades surrounding Damian Lillard, Camara assumed a position in Portland’s starting lineup and in the hearts of Blazers fans.
The Portland Trail Blazers fell short of a comeback in a 121-118 loss to the Toronto Raptors. Portland was led by some strong play by Deni Avdija, Shaedon Sharpe and Toumani Camara who finished with 25 points, 23 points and 21 points respectively.
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Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
The Portland Trail Blazers entered this season searching for bright spots, and Toumani Camara has delivered one with a twist that feels almost old-school.
The Portland Trail Blazers almost advanced in the NBA Cup on Wednesday night against the San Antonio Spurs. Deni Avdija did his best to carry Portland, but there is a problem brewing for the Blazers.
When NBA games come down to the wire, you want the play and the skill of the competitors on the court to determine the outcome of the game. The last thing you want is some dork in a gray shirt to blow a shrill whistle, stop play, and completely change the outcome of a close game.
As if the Portland Trail Blazers’ 2025 offseason couldn’t contain more action and excitement, the franchise gave fans one more rush before the new season: The Blazers locked down guard Shaedon Sharpe to a four-year, $90 million contract extension on the same day they signed forward Toumani Camara to a four-year, $82 million extension.
All NBA rookie extensions for players drafted in 2022 had to be completed by the Monday before the start of the 2025-26 season. Five more got done in the final days, plus another two for draftees from 2020 and 2023. Here's our ranking of the best of the rookie extensions signed this offseason.
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.
The Blazers are no longer building through the draft. This season is about making the playoffs.
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.
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 NBA’s top draftees often dominate the headlines. The Victor Wembanyama’s, Cooper Flagg’s and more. And rightfully so given their gravitational force on the league from the get-go.
The Trail Blazers have taken another major step in their rebuild by extending two of their most promising young players. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Blazers agreed to a four-year, $90 million extension with guard Shaedon Sharpe and a four-year, $82 million deal with forward Toumani Camara on Sunday.
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 have come to terms on a four-year, $90M extension with shooting guard Shaedon Sharpe.
The third-year forward has been a revelation for the Blazers after coming over from Phoenix in the deal that brought Deandre Ayton to Portland.
Heading into this season, the Portland Trail Blazers have a stated goal of trying to make the playoffs. They want to get their young guys some postseason experience, even if it's just a play-in game.
Toumani Camara is the Blazers’ best defender, as proven by his All-Defensive Team selection. The Portland wing has the versatility to cover multiple positions, which makes him a potential top stopper in the league.
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The three-team deal that sent Damian Lillard to the Bucks involved a future Hall of Famer, an All-Defensive guard and former No. 1 pick who'd been to the Finals. Yet two years later, the prize of the trade is a little-known second-round pick.
As the rebuild continues to progress, the Blazers’ stars are steadily improving. A promising player on the team is defensive ace Toumani Camara. He has become a Chauncey Billups favorite due to his fantastic defense.
The Portland Trail Blazers shocked the NBA world by nearly making the playoffs on the back of great play from some rising stars and surprising effort on the defensive end.
Portland Trail Blazers combo forward Toumani Camara enjoyed a breakout sophomore NBA season this year, and was a big reason the Trail Blazers were a frisky team with a shot at making the play-in tournament.
The 2025 NBA All-Star weekend is in full swing, and the weekend's first event kicked off on Friday, the NBA All-Star Rising Stars game. As usual, the event begins on Friday, which gives the best and youngest players in the league a chance to take center stage.
Trail Blazers rookie Toumani Camara will miss the rest of the 2023-24 season after suffering a rib injury.
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