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Former Blazers Impact NBA Finals

There are three players to ever wear a Blazer jersey competing in this year’s NBA finals: James Jones (2008), Juwan Howard (2010), and Patty Mills (2010-2011). Patty for the Spurs; James and Juwan for…Read More

Nate McMillan – Debunking Rumors

The basketball world was stunned today by the Nuggets’ decision to part ways with Coach of the Year, George Karl. Since the announcement, speculation for Karl’s replacement has been rampant. One of…Read More

Damian Lillard – Ice in the Veins

Having recently broken down Damian Lillard’s in-game performance with a focus on turnovers and assists, I now want to take a look at his own offensive production. Lost in my recent opining about the…Read More

Today in Trail Blazer History

On June 5th, 1977, the Portland Trail Blazers made history by winning their only NBA championship to date. It was their first trip to the playoffs since their inception in 1970. Bill Walton and the Portland…Read More

Dissecting the Blazers’ Interior Defense

It wasn’t exactly a well-kept secret: The Trail Blazers suffered from porous interior defense all season long, and it was one of the main reasons they couldn’t get back into the playoffs. According…Read More

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Blazers Hire Dr. Christopher Stackpole

The Trail Blazers have hired Dr. Christopher Stackpole as their new Director of Player Health and Performance.…Read More

Heat Advance to Face Spurs in NBA Finals

The San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat will square off in this year’s NBA Finals. Though the Spurs…Read More

Small Market Success: How It’s Done

We constantly hear about small-market teams this, big-market teams that, inherent advantages, unfair,…Read More

Kostas Papanikolaou – Teammate or Trade Bait?

As the Blazers look to build a playoff team for next season, they need to take stock of their assets.…Read More

What The Experts Think About The Blazers’ 10th Pick

NBA.com recently released their ‘Consensus Mock Draft‘, a compilation of 12 lottery mock…Read More

Grant Hill Retires from the NBA

Basketball great, and probable Hall-of-Famer, Grant Hill has announced his retirement from the NBA.…Read More

Blazers and Free Agency – Money Guide

Free Agency begins one month from now, on July 1st, and the Blazers have enough money to make a splash,…Read More

Neil Olshey – How to Draft

After working out several new prospects, Blazers General Manager, Neil Olshey, spoke with the media…Read More

Damian Lillard – A Tale of Tape

As the joke goes, the immortal John Gruden believes that, “There isn’t a problem you can’t solve…Read More

Thomas Robinson is on the Table

The Houston Rockets are looking to trade power forward, Thomas Robinson, in order to clear capspace…Read More

Blazer Report Cards: LaMarcus Aldridge and Joel Freeland

We’ve reached the last entry in the Blazer Report Cards series! We gave Nicolas Batum a B and…Read More

Wesley Matthews Undergoes Successful Procedure

Wesley Matthews had a procedure to fix up his left elbow today. The arthroscopic debridement (removal…Read More

Fan Poll – What to do With the 10th Pick

The 2013 NBA draft is less than a month away on June 27th and the Blazers have a multitude of options…Read More

Blazer Report Cards: Nicolas Batum and Victor Claver

We’ve reached the second-to-last entry of the Blazer Report Cards, after hitting the midway point…Read More

Wesley Matthews’ Simple Gesture

Thank you to those soldiers who have and are sacrificing for this country. #youareappreciated — Wesley…Read More