Three games into the 2026-27 NBA season, the Portland Trail Blazers are making an increasingly convincing case that they might be one of the most exciting teams in the Western …
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Damian Lillard Quietly Helped Former Blazers Staffers Find Work After Layoffs
by Abby Cordovaby Abby CordovaDamian Lillard’s reputation in Portland has always extended beyond what he did on the court, and a recent story from longtime Trail Blazers reporter Casey Holdahl offered another example of …
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Damian Lillard Warns Young NBA Players About Dangers Of Being Surrounded By “Yes Men”
Damian Lillard believes one of the biggest obstacles facing highly regarded young basketball players has little to do with their physical ability. Instead, the veteran point guard says the people …
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Damian Lillard Explains Why Outside Opinions Have Never Defined Him
by Kano Klasby Kano KlasDamian Lillard has spent his NBA career under constant scrutiny, but he says the opinions surrounding him have never carried much weight because basketball has never been the center of …
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Study Identifies Short-Term Workload Spikes Before NBA Achilles Ruptures
by Len Werleby Len WerleA new study has identified a potentially important pattern behind one of the NBA’s most devastating injuries: players who suffered Achilles tendon ruptures generally experienced a measurable increase in playing …
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Ja Morant To Portland Is Weird, Risky And Maybe Too Talented To Ignore
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe Portland Trail Blazers just made the kind of trade that makes everyone in the league stop, stare, and ask the same question: wait, what exactly is the plan here? …
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The Blazers Know Exactly What They’re Doing With The Damian Lillard Tease
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe Portland Trail Blazers posted the video, added the eyes emoji, and let the internet do the rest. In a postseason built on tension already, that tiny “👀” was enough …
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Former NBA Player Says He’d Take Rajon Rondo Over Damian Lillard To Start A Franchise
Hypotheticals are the lifeblood of NBA discourse. In one such case, attention has turned to Rajon Rondo and Damian Lillard, two players who are not commonly compared, making the discussion …
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Charlie Villanueva Pushes Back On Patrick Beverley’s Damian Lillard Take
by Kano Klasby Kano KlasThe Hall of Fame debate around Damian Lillard has taken on a sharper edge after Patrick Beverley argued that the Blazers guard is not yet deserving of Springfield. “HELL NO… …
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Three years ago today, Damian Lillard delivered a performance for the ages, setting franchise and career highs with 71 points and 13 three-pointers as the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a …
