Month: July 2015
Trail Mix: Blazers sign Pat Connaughton, Alonzo Gee signs with Pelicans
During Thursday's marathon of press conferences at the Portland Trail Blazers practice facility, the team announced that they signed rookie Pat Connaughton to the roster. Connaughton will wear No. 5. “Pat's […]
Reports: Blazers plan to sign OKC’s Enes Kanter to 4-year max offer sheet
After striking out on their other big money free-agency moves, the Portland Trail Blazers are both swinging for the fences and putting the pressure on opposing teams. The Blazers reportedly plan […]
NBA Salary Cap Rises to $70 Million, Blazers need to spend a little more
The NBA announced on Wednesday night that the 2015-16 Salary Cap would be an all-time high of $70 million, up 11% from last season. The luxury tax level at that number […]
Portland Trail Blazers release 2015 Summer League roster
The Portland Trail Blazers will begin their Las Vegas Summer League season on July 11 against the Boston Celtics. On Tuesday morning, the Blazers released their full summer league roster […]
Aldridge and co.: An appreciation of Portland’s 2013-15 starting 5
If you play basketball ever so often, you know the phenomenon I'm about to discuss. I'm not the first to write about it and I won't be the last. When […]
Report: Blazers not interested in pair of veteran wings
Since the trade of Nicolas Batum, the acquisitions made by the Portland Trail Blazers have had only one trend: they're getting younger. However, in the wake of the Batum trade, […]
Reports: Blazers fire assistant coach Kim Hughes
The fallout of LaMarcus Aldridge's departure from the Trail Blazers continues. The Blazers have fired assistant coach Kim Hughes–the team's big man coach–who was in the news this week when […]
LaMarcus Aldridge chooses to play for San Antonio Spurs
We can finally, officially call him "former Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge." On Saturday morning, Aldridge finally tweeted out his destination, which is the only place that made sense all […]
Report: Lillard-Aldridge face-to-face meeting scratched for phone call
This is the third time we've written about this already today. So, we're not going to come up with a different point on it. Damian Lillard's heroic and dramatic trip, reported yesterday […]
Report: Blazers did not offer Wesley Matthews a contract
The Portland Trail Blazers have broken up the band. Wesley Matthews is on his way to Dallas and Robin Lopez on his way to New York. The organization is still publicly […]