Portland Trail Blazers – Hoops Habit https://hoopshabit.com NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats Thu, 25 Aug 2022 02:43:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.20 Damian Lillard is returning to an unrecognizable Trail Blazers lineup https://hoopshabit.com/2022/08/17/damian-lillard-returns-new-blazers-team/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/08/17/damian-lillard-returns-new-blazers-team/#respond Wed, 17 Aug 2022 15:00:18 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=447709 Few active players are as deeply embedded in the history of their franchise as Damian Lillard is with the Portland Trail Blazers. Only 530 career points behind icon Clyde Drexler for the franchise’s top spot, Lillard has dragged the Blazers back to the playoffs time and time again until finally, a lingering abdomen injury forced […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/08/17/damian-lillard-returns-new-blazers-team/feed/ 0 Grading the Damian Lillard contract extension with Portland Trail Blazers https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/10/damian-lillard-portland-trail-blazers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/10/damian-lillard-portland-trail-blazers/#respond Sun, 10 Jul 2022 19:00:10 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=446792 Damian Lillard just inked a massive extension with the Portland Trail Blazers. His shiny new two-year deal will see him earn roughly $60 million per season, which is one of the most expensive deals in the NBA. His new contract means that he’ll be playing in a Blazers uniform through the 2026-27 season. By the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/10/damian-lillard-portland-trail-blazers/feed/ 0 After the Jerami Grant trade, what is next for the Portland Trail Blazers? https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/23/jerami-grant-traded-whats-next/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/23/jerami-grant-traded-whats-next/#respond Thu, 23 Jun 2022 19:00:12 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=446226 The offseason is well and truly here, kicking off with a seismic trade that will have far greater implications than what many may believe. As reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday, “the Portland Trail Blazers are acquiring Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant for a protected 2025 first-round pick and additional draft assets”. On complete face value, Portland fans should be thrilled, […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/23/jerami-grant-traded-whats-next/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 3-team trade that lands OG Anunoby on Portland Trail Blazers https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/23/nba-trades-og-anunoby-portland-trail-blazers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/23/nba-trades-og-anunoby-portland-trail-blazers/#respond Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:00:07 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=446239 On Wednesday night, the Portland Trail Blazers made the first big splash of this offseason by trading for Jerami Grant. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Portland sent Detroit a 2025 1st -Round pick (via MIL), a second-round pick swap in this year’s draft (36 for 46). Meanwhile, Detroit recovers a 2025 2nd round pick that […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/23/nba-trades-og-anunoby-portland-trail-blazers/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 3 trades for the Portland Trail Blazers with the 7th pick https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/12/nba-trades-portland-trail-blazers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/12/nba-trades-portland-trail-blazers/#respond Sun, 12 Jun 2022 10:00:23 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445880 According to long-time NBA insider Marc Stein (subscription required), the Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings could potentially look to trade their top-10 picks in exchange for win-now talent. While we’ve already detailed potential Kings trades already, it’s time to look at deals the Blazers could make in order to help improve their supporting cast […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/12/nba-trades-portland-trail-blazers/feed/ 0 Bradley Beal, Zach LaVine would be awful for Portland Trail Blazers https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/06/bradley-beal-zach-lavine-portland-trail-blazers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/06/bradley-beal-zach-lavine-portland-trail-blazers/#respond Mon, 06 Jun 2022 21:00:18 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445714 As the Portland Trail Blazers get ready for the offseason, it’s become clear that they have one goal in mind: Put a championship-caliber team around star point guard Damian Lillard. Whether or not that can be accomplished in a single summer is uncertain (and unlikely), but with Lillard’s continued loyalty to the city, Portland is […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/06/bradley-beal-zach-lavine-portland-trail-blazers/feed/ 0 Why the Portland Trail Blazers should trade for Jerami Grant https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/21/portland-trail-blazers-jerami-grant/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/21/portland-trail-blazers-jerami-grant/#respond Sat, 21 May 2022 10:00:09 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445209 As the Portland Trail Blazers prepare for a monumental offseason in an effort to rebuild the roster around superstar Damian Lillard, trading for Jerami Grant would be an excellent step in the right direction. After finishing 13th in the Western Conference with a 27-55 record under first-year head coach Chauncey Billups during an injury-filled season, […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/21/portland-trail-blazers-jerami-grant/feed/ 0 Damian Lillard ‘likes’ the idea of playing with Deandre Ayton https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/16/damian-lillard-deandre-ayton/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/16/damian-lillard-deandre-ayton/#respond Mon, 16 May 2022 10:00:57 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445067 On Sunday night, the Phoenix Suns were eliminated from playoff contention in embarrassing fashion by Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs were up by as much as 46 points. Devin Booker, Chris Paul, and Deandre Ayton combined to score just 26 points. Doncic recorded 27 in the first half alone (and finished the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/16/damian-lillard-deandre-ayton/feed/ 0 Does Zach LaVine make sense for the Portland Trail Blazers? https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/13/zach-lavine-portland-trail-blazers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/13/zach-lavine-portland-trail-blazers/#respond Fri, 13 May 2022 12:00:19 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444985 When the Portland Trail Blazers traded CJ McCollum to the New Orleans Pelicans this season, they admitted defeat. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though. The Blazers admitted that the pairing of McCollum and Damian Lillard isn’t good enough to compete for an NBA Championship (which it probably isn’t). Or, at the very least, they […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/13/zach-lavine-portland-trail-blazers/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Portland Trail Blazers need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/03/roster-moves-portland-trail-blazers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/03/roster-moves-portland-trail-blazers/#respond Tue, 03 May 2022 10:00:59 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444416 The Portland Trail Blazers had another season that they would rather forget. They weren’t even good enough to make the Play-In Tournament in the Western Conference, and as a result, they decided to make some big moves at the trade deadline. They sent Robert Covington and Norman Powell to the LA Clippers, receiving Eric Bledsoe, […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/03/roster-moves-portland-trail-blazers/feed/ 0 5 notable trade targets for Portland Trail Blazers to pair with Damian Lillard https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/02/portland-trail-blazers-damian-lillard-7/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/02/portland-trail-blazers-damian-lillard-7/#respond Mon, 02 May 2022 10:00:05 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444372 After missing the playoffs for the first time in eight seasons, the Portland Trail Blazers will head into the offseason in a fascinating position. With Damian Lillard pledging his loyalty to the franchise, Anfernee Simons showing star potential, and Josh Hart playing the best basketball of his career after coming over at the trade deadline, […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/02/portland-trail-blazers-damian-lillard-7/feed/ 0 Why the Portland Trail Blazers should trade for Julius Randle https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/28/portland-trail-blazers-julius-randle/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/28/portland-trail-blazers-julius-randle/#respond Thu, 28 Apr 2022 19:00:45 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444420 The Portland Trail Blazers are a mess right now heading into the 2022 offseason. It’s like they have a roadmap with no coordinates or compass. The Blazers made moves to give them financial flexibility by moving off star guard CJ McCollum in a trade to the New Orleans Pelicans. Other notables were a part of […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/28/portland-trail-blazers-julius-randle/feed/ 0 Proposed B/R trade sends Rudy Gobert to Portland Trail Blazers https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/17/rudy-gobert-portland-trail-blazers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/17/rudy-gobert-portland-trail-blazers/#respond Sun, 17 Apr 2022 12:00:28 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444223 The Utah Jazz won Game 1 of their first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. That doesn’t change the fact that this season has been ugly for them. With rumors swirling of Donovan Mitchell’s desire to leave, things have felt uneasy in Utah for a while. Even if they do manage to make it […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/17/rudy-gobert-portland-trail-blazers/feed/ 0 Josh Hart can be a franchise centerpiece for the Trail Blazers https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/16/josh-hart-centerpiece-trail-blazers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/16/josh-hart-centerpiece-trail-blazers/#respond Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:00:13 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443205 When the Portland Trail Blazers traded CJ McCollum to the New Orleans Pelicans at the trade deadline, a lot of people were upset. Most believed that the Blazers didn’t get enough in return. Portland received Josh Hart, Nickeil Alexander-Walker (who they traded), Tomas Satoranksy, Didi Louzada, and picks. This means they didn’t get anyone near […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/16/josh-hart-centerpiece-trail-blazers/feed/ 0 The Portland Trail Blazers have the worst future in the NBA https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/15/portland-trail-blazers-worst-future/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/15/portland-trail-blazers-worst-future/#respond Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:00:43 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443137 The Portland Trail Blazers are on pace to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2013. After trading longtime Blazer CJ McCollum, it looks like they are going to embrace the rebuild. This is long overdue for the Blazers after suffering through painfully average seasons ever since they made the Western Conference finals back […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/15/portland-trail-blazers-worst-future/feed/ 0 Reviewing the CJ McCollum-Josh Hart trade one month later https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/15/cj-mccollum-josh-hart-trade/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/15/cj-mccollum-josh-hart-trade/#respond Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:00:35 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443147 The Portland Trail Blazers surprised the world at the trade deadline this season when they gutted their team. But the shocking part wasn’t that they ditched some of their core players, but the return they got. Damian Lillard’s co-star, CJ McCollum, was dealt to the New Orleans Pelicans along with Larry Nance Jr. and Tony […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/15/cj-mccollum-josh-hart-trade/feed/ 0 Is Damian Lillard right to put his legacy before rings? https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/07/damian-lillard-legacy-rings/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/07/damian-lillard-legacy-rings/#respond Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:00:50 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=442776 The NBA is a place full of casual fans and the hottest of hot takes, and few players have fallen victim to this more in recent times than Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers. A small market darling and franchise cornerstone for almost a decade, Lillard is the owner of not one but two […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/07/damian-lillard-legacy-rings/feed/ 0 Anfernee Simons should be focus of Trail Blazers rebuild https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/06/trail-blazers-focus-anfernee-simons/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/06/trail-blazers-focus-anfernee-simons/#respond Sun, 06 Mar 2022 20:00:58 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=442743 The Portland Trail Blazers surprised a lot of people at the trade deadline with the moves they made. They shipped out CJ McCollum, Norman Powell, and other rotational pieces. While the pieces they sent out weren’t surprising, as there were rumors of a shake-up leading up to the deadline, the return they got back was […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/06/trail-blazers-focus-anfernee-simons/feed/ 0 3 reasons the Trail Blazers should trade Damian Lillard https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/22/trail-blazers-trade-damian-lillard/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/22/trail-blazers-trade-damian-lillard/#respond Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:47 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=442253 When the NBA trade deadline came around, most people expected the Portland Trail Blazers to reshape their team around Damian Lillard. And while they did do that, it wasn’t in the way that most anticipated. They traded a lot of their core pieces, but the return they got was a lot less than many of […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/22/trail-blazers-trade-damian-lillard/feed/ 0 The Portland Trail Blazers are better post-NBA trade deadline https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/15/portland-trail-blazers-nba-trade-deadline/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/15/portland-trail-blazers-nba-trade-deadline/#respond Tue, 15 Feb 2022 20:00:25 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=442002 The Portland Trail Blazers were the joke of the trade deadline. They shipped off CJ McCollum, Norman Powell, Robert Covington, and even Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who they acquired in exchange for McCollum. On top of that, Damian Lillard is expected to miss the rest of the season. So based on the moves made at the deadline, […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/15/portland-trail-blazers-nba-trade-deadline/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 3 more trades to continue the Trail Blazers’ roster overhaul https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/10/nba-trades-trail-blazers-overhaul/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/10/nba-trades-trail-blazers-overhaul/#respond Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:00:55 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=441636 The Portland Trail Blazers have clung to the middle of the NBA standings for years now, occasionally winning a playoff series, but generally just perpetuating a cycle of competing without contending. That isn’t a bad life to live, but at some point, the organization needs to take a different path. They took a step in […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/10/nba-trades-trail-blazers-overhaul/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: Explaining both sides of the Norman Powell trade https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/05/nba-trades-norman-powell/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/05/nba-trades-norman-powell/#respond Sat, 05 Feb 2022 13:00:14 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=441651 NBA trades season has officially begun. The first big-time deal of the NBA season was completed on Friday night, and it involved two teams out West – the Portland Trail Blazers and the LA Clippers. Portland sendt Norman Powell and Robert Covington to LA in exchange for Eric Bledsoe, Justice Winslow, Keon Johnson, and a […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/05/nba-trades-norman-powell/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 3 Damian Lillard trade to reset the Trail Blazers https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/02/nba-trades-damian-lillard-trail-blazers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/02/nba-trades-damian-lillard-trail-blazers/#respond Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:00:39 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=441536 The Portland Trail Blazers organization has been a mess all season long. Not only that but the many issues involving the franchise date all the way back to the offseason. Damian Lillard could be out for the season, the Blazers had to fire their GM, Neil Olshey, and heated words from rookie head coach Chauncey […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/02/nba-trades-damian-lillard-trail-blazers/feed/ 0 Should the Portland Trail Blazers build around Anfernee Simons? https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/01/portland-trail-blazers-anfernee-simons/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/01/portland-trail-blazers-anfernee-simons/#respond Tue, 01 Feb 2022 17:00:03 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=441378 Extended injury absences from Damian  Lillard and CJ McCollum have thrown the Portland Trail Blazers’ season off-balance. If there’s been one silver lining, it’s been the emergence of Anfernee Simons. Simons has been on an absolute tear since being given major minutes and a starting spot in light of the injuries. This month alone, the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/01/portland-trail-blazers-anfernee-simons/feed/ 0 Damian Lillard and Bradley Beal could join exclusive group of NBA players https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/23/damian-lillard-bradley-beal-nba-players/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/23/damian-lillard-bradley-beal-nba-players/#respond Sun, 23 Jan 2022 17:00:25 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=440956 In today’s modern age of free agency and player movement, finding loyal NBA superstars is a rare commodity. It’s become widely acknowledged, rightly or wrongly, that elite tier players will move on from their franchise should they fail to find suitable team success. There’s a rather exclusive list of players who stand among the most […]

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