The Portland Trail Blazers decided not to trade Jerami Grant during the trade deadline. In fact, they decided not to make any moves at all, opting to keep their group together.
Portland has plenty of players available to move, but do any of them matter? The Portland Trail Blazers are an improving team, but far from a finished product.
Bleacher Report has a potential player incoming to Portland and two outgoing. While the NBA Draft and the NBA Finals are dominating basketball discussion right now, trade and free agency season is just around the corner.
The Portland Trail Blazers opted not to make any moves at the trade deadline this year. They decided to stand pat and try to make the playoffs with the guys they had.
An NBA player has come off of the bench to score 20 or more points in a Finals game on 41 occasions in league history. How many of the players to do it can you name in six minutes?
The Portland Trail Blazers are still trying to figure out what kind of franchise they want to be. They currently have an excess of guards, including Scoot Henderson.
The next year will be key in deciding the Trail Blazers’ franchise center and Portland’s future. The team has established players, but a Deandre Ayton trade looks inevitable to make room for Donovan Clingan, in order to allow him to become their franchise center.
Jerami Grant has been with the Portland Trail Blazers for each of the previous three seasons. He finished this past year with averages of 14.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 blocks per contest while shooting 37.3% from the field and 36.5% from the three-point range in 47 games.
The Portland Trail Blazers are entering this upcoming offseason with a lot to prove. After a strong finish to the year, Portland showed that it may be ready to take that next step in terms of overall contention.
The Portland Trail Blazers decided not to make any roster moves at the trade deadline. They thought that they players they had on the roster could help them get to the playoffs.
The Portland Trail Blazers are deep into their offseason. After coming up just short of making a bid for the play-in this season, they are making some changes to help fix that.
If the Portland Trail Blazers trade their expiring contracts and high-risk young prospects for win-now players that fit the timeline of their newly developed core, they will not regret it.
The NBA Draft is always a fluid experience, with risers, fallers and out-of-nowhere picks being made year after year. The 2025 draft will be no different, with a handful of players who have already seen their pre-draft stock boon.
After a season defined by transition and uncertainty, the Portland Trail Blazers enter the 2025 NBA Draft with a critical opportunity to recalibrate their rebuild and fortify the foundation for future success.
The first two seasons of Scoot Henderson has had plenty of highs and lows; since being drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the second overall pick
Entering the 2024-25 NBA season, many believed Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups was a lame duck coach. While he had a team option for 2025-26, the lack of progress Portland had shown made it seem as if Billups would not be retained.
Throughout the Trail Blazers history, there have been some intriguing selections in the later part of the lottery. The Blazers will select 11th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, which could lead to intriguing prospects.
The Portland Trail Blazers’ draft selection could go any number of ways. Portland is drafting in the lottery for the fourth time in as many years. For the first time in what feels like an eternity, there’s internal hope that they will break that streak next season.
The Portland Trail Blazers took a big step forward this season. After going 21-61 in the 2023/24 season, Portland was able to finish 36-46 this year. That record put them within reach of a play-in opportunity in the postseason.
The Portland Trail Blazers have been making moves from top to bottom. First, Portland gave its head coach, Chauncey Billups, a contract extension. Fast forward to the present, where Portland hired a new assistant coach, Quinton Crawford, to Billups’ coaching staff.
The Trail Blazers will fill one of the openings on their coaching staff by hiring Kings G League coach Quinton Crawford, sources tell NBA insider Chris Haynes (Twitter link).
Future Hall of Fame Point Guard could sign with the Portland Trail Blazers this offseason. That is the most recent reporting from NBA journalist Sam Amico.
Former No. 5 overall pick Mario Hezonja is drawing “serious interest” from NBA teams as he contemplates a move away from Spanish EuroLeague club Real Madrid, reports Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews.com.