Tag: Portland Trail Blazers
On Thursday, New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum praised former Portland Trail Blazers teammate Damian Lillard. Reporters asked McCollum how much he thinks Lillard cares about breaking Clyde Drexler’s all-time scoring franchise record with the Trail Blazers. “I think that’s one of the reasons why he’s been so committed to being in Portland to break […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have signed forward Nassir Little to a four-year, $28 million contract extension ahead of the Monday deadline. This is a fully guaranteed deal. Little was selected 25th overall by Portland in the 2019 NBA Draft. During his rookie 2019-20 season, in 48 appearances, the forward averaged 3.6 points and 2.3 rebounds […]
Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has no desire to play for any other team. He wants to win as a Trail Blazer. The six-time All-Star made his point clear to Logan Murdock of The Ringer. “I want to win as a Trail Blazer,” Lillard explained. “I want to win a championship where I am, […]
Damian Lillard has reiterated his love and commitment to the Portland Trail Blazers, saying it wouldn’t feel as good to win a championship anywhere else. Lillard played just 29 regular season games last year, averaging 24 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 7.3 assists per game. This was considered a down year for the the 32-year-old, shooting […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are picking up Keon Johnson’s $2,808,720 team option for the 2023-24 season. This is part of the four-year, $12.5 million rookie scale contract the guard signed last August with the Los Angeles Clippers. His multi-year deal is fully guaranteed. Johnson has another team option worth $4,474,291 for the 2024-25 season. For […]
Damian Lillard is 531 points shy of passing Clyde Drexler for the Trail Blazers all-time scoring record. Of course, Drexler set the franchise scoring record in his 12th season. For the 2022-23 season, Lillard is projected to own the team’s all-time scoring record in his 11th season. Last season, the six-time All-Star only appeared in […]
The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to target Kyrie Irving, Jerami Grant, Myles Turner, and Andrew Wiggins in the summertime of 2023. This news comes from an unnamed Western Conference executive — originally interviewed by Heavy Sports. “No matter what [the Lakers] do with trades or however they reconstruct this year, they are going to […]
Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons is seeking his first All-Star selection of his NBA career. Simons was selected 24th overall by the team in the 2018 NBA Draft. During NBA Media Week, the fourth-year guard was asked about his short-term and long-term goals. Simons told reporters, “Personally, I want to be an All-Star. That’s one […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have signed free agent forward Wes Iwundu to a training camp deal, according to multiple sources. This is a non-guaranteed, one-year deal. Iwundu was selected 33rd overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2017 NBA Draft. In 62 appearances and 12 starts for the Magic during his rookie 2017-18 season, the […]
Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard plans on spending the remainder of his NBA career with the team. At least that’s what the 10-year veteran hinted at during his casual discussion on “The Dave Pasche Podcast.” “Yes, I do [plan on being a Blazer for life],” Lillard told Pasch on the podcast. “I’ve had my […]
