Suspended Portland Trail Blazers Coach Chauncey Billups is going to have his day in court right about the time the Blazers take the floor for the 2026-27 NBA season.
By most measures—on the graded curve that Portland resides on, anyway—the Portland Trail Blazers had a fairly successful 2025-26 season. The won 42 games, made the playoffs, and lost in the first round to the eventual conference champions, the team that’s likely to fall in the NBA Finals by a combined margin of about three points.
The Portland Trail Blazers have no picks in the upcoming 2026 NBA Draft. The draft class is rumored to be deep. Portland could use talent. But the Blazers
The NBA began awarding the NBA Finals MVP in 1969. How many of the winners since then can you name in six minutes?
The Portland Trail Blazers have been linked to both star forwards and bucket-getting specialists over the last few weeks. Among those is Brooklyn Nets star Michael Porter Jr., who averaged 24.2 points per game this past season.
As an NBA fan, it hits different when a team's best player is a guy the franchise nurtured from the very start. There's a greater attachment to stars who have been there since the start, who have bled the team's colors since the start of their careers.
The Portland Trail Blazers have a very important free agency period coming up because they don't have any selections in the 2026 NBA draft. New owner Tom Dundon has wanted to cut costs, so the Blazers should be looking at players that won't break the bank.
While the Trail Blazers are moving forward with their head coaching search, former coach Chauncey Billups is seeking an end to his legal troubles. Billups
The Chicago Bulls have appeared to narrow down their list of finalists for the head coach position. Among those is Portland Trail Blazers interim head coach Tiago Splitter.
The NBA Draft always creates winners and losers. For fantasy basketball managers, however, the biggest victories often happen before the rookies ever play a game.
The Portland Trail Blazers could be a part of one of the biggest trades in NBA history, and it’s not for the reason you might think. Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo looks to be on his way out of Milwaukee after spending the first 13 years of his career there.
Portland Trail Blazers are making waves, but not for their usual reasons. The team is willing to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo without long-term assurances.
If an NBA player ends a game with 30 points, that's generally a great night. 40 points is fantastic, and 50 points is an event. That's especially true when that type of scoring outburst comes from an unexpected source.
The Portland Trail Blazers are viewed as a team that could go nuclear on the trade market this offseason. The Blazers have been linked to the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes, but they are also viewed as a long shot.
The Trail Blazers are once again expected to explore trade possibilities involving veteran forward Jerami Grant as they continue to build around their younger core.
The Portland Trail Blazers have had an interesting offseason thus far, with rumors swirling that the team won’t bring back head coach Tiago Splitter due in large part to the ownership’s refusal to pay a decent salary.
The basketball world cannot wait to see Damian Lillard back in action in his second stint with the Portland Trail Blazers. Rip City was thrilled for his much-desired return, but Lillard had to sit out the season due to an Achilles injury.
Damian Lillard did not hesitate when asked if he considers himself the second-best three-point shooter of all time behind Stephen Curry. The discussion started when a fan argued that Lillard would not even put himself ahead of Ray Allen.
Tom Dundon defended the Portland Trail Blazers’ decision to lay off roughly 70 employees by arguing the organization had become too crowded to run efficiently.
The Portland Trail Blazers coaching search may be narrowing a bit. According to NBA insider Chris Haynes, the Blazers have requested permission from the Los Angeles Clippers to interview assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy for their head coaching vacancy.
Tom Dundon is not exactly becoming the most lovable pro sports team owner out there. The new Blazers owner has already faced backlash over the team’s recent cost-cutting measures, but there appears to be no stopping Portland from tightening its belt further.
The Trail Blazers have laid off approximately 70 employees from their business operations department.
The Portland Trail Blazers are being linked to their former coach as they try to chart their course forward. Terry Stotts, who coached the Blazers from 2012 to 2021, is interested in returning to the team, and his agent has reached out to the Blazers to indicate as much.
Tiago Splitter steadied the Trail Blazers when they needed it. It may not be enough to keep the job. Despite leading Portland to a 42-39 finish and a playoff berth after taking over early in the season, Splitter is not considered a frontrunner to become the team’s full-time head coach, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.
No matter what kind of trade offers develop for the Greek Freak, the Blazers should be angling to involve themselves in the action.
The Portland Trail Blazers took a significant step forward this season, making this a significant offseason for them. It could see them move on from a former All-Star due to a positional logjam, though.
A season that started with the chaos of head coach Chauncey Billups' arrest ended with the Portland Trail Blazers' first trip to the playoffs in five seasons.
Even when Victor Wembanyama was out with concussion symptoms, the Portland Trail Blazers struggled to score against the San Antonio Spurs. With Wemby back in the lineup, the Blazers offense was totally shut down.
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