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The Portland Trail Blazers are expected to be buyers at the trade deadline and could make a surprising move no one would see coming.
Reese Kunz|
The Portland Trail Blazers should trade for Jaren Jackson Jr. to bolster the defensive identity that GM Joe Cronin has established.
Reese Kunz|
The Utah Jazz have unlocked center Jusuf Nurkic in a way that only Portland Trail Blazers fans are familiar with.
Reese Kunz|
The New Orleans Pelicans have informed teams they aren't trading away Trey Murphy III, and the Portland Trail Blazers better hope that's not the case.
Reese Kunz|
Fans want Donovan Clingan to work on shooting threes, but what the Portland Trail Blazers need most from him is a different improvement.
Will Eudy|
Jrue Holiday's two-way impact and scalability make him more valuable than Anfernee Simons was for the Portland Trail Blazers.
Reese Kunz|
The Phoenix Suns are finally realizing that they failed to utilize former Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic properly.
Reese Kunz|
The Warriors' blowout win over the Blazers without Deni Avdija proved just how desperately Portland needs to upgrade this roster by the trade deadline.
Reese Kunz|
On its face, the Portland Trail Blazers trading for Ja Morant is risky. But it might be the team's clearest path toward building a real competitor in PDX.
Quinn Everts|
Portland Trail Blazers GM Joe Cronin needs to add more shooting at the trade deadline.
Nicholas Kula|
The Portland Trail Blazers lost 119-97 to the Golden State Warriors, proving how valuable Deni Avdija is to this team.
Reese Kunz|
The Portland Trail Blazers should continue investing in Sidy Cissoko as a replacement for Kris Murray.
Reese Kunz|
The Portland Trail Blazers have been playing great basketball. But with star Deni Avdija sidelined with injury, Shaedon Sharpe has to step into a playmaking role that fans have wanted him to play for years.
Quinn Everts|
Memphis Grizzlies' Jaren Jackson Jr. is now eligible to be traded and would be a dream addition for the Portland Trail Blazers.
Reese Kunz|
ESPN's latest 2026 NBA mock draft has the Portland Trail Blazers select Yaxel Lendeborg, who would be an ideal replacement for Jerami Grant.
Reese Kunz|
Jrue Holiday is finally back from his calf strain, which will boost the Portland Trail Blazers' postseason chances.
Reese Kunz|
The Portland Trail Blazers should pursue Jaren Jackson Jr. if the Memphis Grizzlies make him available after trading Ja Morant.
Reese Kunz|
The Portland Trail Blazers must decide if Scoot Henderson is their long-term answer at starting point guard.
Reese Kunz|
The Portland Trail Blazers' recent hot play leaves them with an obvious Jrue Holiday decision leading up to the Feb. 5 trade deadline.
Reese Kunz|
Sam Vecenie of The Athletic discusses Deni Avdija's two-way impact for the Portland Trail Blazers on the Game Theory Podcast.
Reese Kunz|
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