Portland Trail Blazers News and Rumors
The 10 Best LeBron James/Dwyane Wade Alley-OopsSean Sweeney, dimemag.com All along, it’s been a running joke amongst NBA fans. The Big Three in Miami is really only the Big Two. We know what Dwyane Wade and LeBron James are… no one is quite sure what to make of Chris Bosh or how to include him. Well now we know: Bosh is ou… |
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Sources: Blazers interested in Hawks GM SundMay 11 (6 days ago)
Chris Broussard, ESPN.com Atlanta Hawks general manager Rick Sund, who is in the last year of his contract, has drawn interest from the Portland Trail Blazers, according to sources. |
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Blazers' Aldridge underwent surgery on right hipMay 11 (6 days ago)
The Trail Blazers say forward LaMarcus Aldridge had surgery on his right hip. |
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Greg Oden discusses his five years in Portland, and the time he ‘pretty much became an alcoholic’May 9
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com In a "shocking" interview, former No. 1 pick and ex-Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden said that bad influences in his life caused him to drink too much a couple of years ago, that he remains befuddled people are so infatuated with him b… |
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Paul Allen insists he's not going to sell the Portland Trail Blazers, but says this season is the most disappointing he's had in 24 years as the team's owner. |
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Sean Sweeney, dimemag.com Brandon Roy put the NBA behind him once he chose his quality of life over the Trail Blazers, and while the timing was sudden, most figured he had made the right decision. Without cartilage in his knees, Roy’s joints were a ticking time bomb. Still, just… |
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Sam Amick, CNNSI.com The Portland Trail Blazers' year-long search for a new general manager has continued in earnest, as sources said owner Paul Allen met with former Hornets general manager Jeff Bower last week and Pacers general manager David Morway will meet with team of… |
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Sam Amick, CNNSI.com The Trail Blazers' general manager position has been vacant nearly a year now, dating back to the unexpected firing of Rich Cho, who's now in Charlotte. But sources close to the situation told SI.com that the search for a new GM is likely to heat up soo… |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com Last night was one of those evenings where we really wished we didn’t cover the NBA for a living. Who set up this schedule? When you combine a bunch of really bad teams with some good teams that don’t have anything to play for, ugly basketball ensues … |
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) The San Antonio Spurs have locked up another No. 1 seed. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Rudy Gay scored 21 points and had a key block in the final seconds as the Memphis Grizzlies won their fourth straight, 93-89 over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com Can Pop kick it? Yes, he can. Obviously. Duh. Best caption wins kicks with the power of punches, which really aren't that useful in a punch-fight, it turns out. Good luck. In our last adventure: The 2011-12 Portland Trail Blazers are brought to you by S… |
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Portland Trail Blazers President Larry Miller said the team has not reached out to the Los Angeles Lakers for permission to talk to general manager Mitch Kupchak. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com Pretty reasonable left-to-right downward slope. If this was a PowerPoint presentation, you'd get the point — our profits are down. If you move to the right of Nicolas Batum, you have utter indifference, which is what the Portland Trail Blazers will like… |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com On May 23rd, 2011 the Portland Trail Blazers fired GM Rich Cho. Nearly a year later, the team has yet to hire a replacement. No biggie, considering the team's two franchise cornerstones have recently left the squad because of career-altering injuries, a… |
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Erik Malinowski, deadspin.com Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen is the 48th richest person in the world, with a net worth of $14.2 billion. Evidently, all that dough (and being the cofounder of Microsoft) doesn't get you a thick skin when local columnists target your team's le… |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com When the Portland Trail Blazers signed Jamal Crawford in the offseason, it seemed like a sound (if temporary) alignment. The Blazers badly needed backcourt scoring help with former All-Star Brandon Roy retiring, Crawford didn't find many takers on the o… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Marcin Gortat had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Steve Nash had 13 assists to pace the Phoenix Suns to a 125-107 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Marcus Thornton scored 20 points and made the winning jumper with 3.2 seconds left, lifting the Sacramento Kings to a 104-103 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points and nine rebounds, Delonte West added 21 points, seven assists and six rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 97-94 on Friday night. |
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Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge will have surgery on his right hip and miss the rest of the season. |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Greg Oden, the former number one overall pick that has played a total of 82 NBA games out of a possible 410 in five NBA seasons, was released by the Portland Trail Blazers in March. Oden's career has been hampered by a series of knee injuries, including… |
