Author: Erik Gundersen
Trail Mix: Practice notes, ESPN ranks Damian Lillard Top-15 player
The Portland Trail Blazers made their roster cuts on Friday, finalizing the regular season roster for the 2015-16 season. On Saturday they returned to the practice court in Tualatin as […]
Blazers cut Phil Pressey and Omari Johnson, roster at 15 players
The Portland Trail Blazers have trimmed their roster down to the league-mandated 15 players for the regular season, waiving point guard Phil Pressey and power forward Omari Johnson. Pressey was in […]
Blazers blow 35-point lead, fall to Clippers 115-109 in preseason finale
The Portland Trail Blazers led the Los Angeles Clippers 45-17 after the first quarter. Their lead got as high as 35 points, but they eventually lost to the Clippers 115-109 […]
Trail Mix: Sports Illustrated NBA preview ranks Blazers last in the West, Aldridge addresses Lillard relationship
Sports Illustrated's NBA Preview issue is in stores now. They gave their championship picks for both conferences as well as their Finals winner, including fun things like watchability rankings from […]
Podcast: Bulls vs. Blazers NBA with Sean Highkin
The NBA season is a week away. Myself and Chicago-based NBA writer Sean Highkin of NBC's Pro Basketball Talk and Bleacher Report are doing a weekly NBA podcast named after […]
Lakers beat Blazers 104-102 behind Ryan Kelly’s game-winning dunk
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 104-102 in Monday's preseason game at Staples Center. The Lakers' Ryan Kelly had the game-winning dunk with two seconds left after […]
Trail Mix: ESPN projects Blazers 11th in Western Conference, injury update
The Portland Trail Blazers were picked to finish 11th in the Western Conference in the ESPN.com NBA preview. If you haven't checked it out already, their NBA team previews as […]
Podcast: Dunc’d On Trail Blazers Preview with Nate Duncan
Preview season is upon us! One of the best NBA podcasts around, "Dunc'd On" hosted by Nate Duncan for RealGM, had me on for their Portland Trail Blazers season preview. […]
Blazers notes: Damian Lillard (ankle) says he’ll play Sunday vs. Jazz, practice gets a little heated
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard told reporters after Thursday's practice that he plans to play in Sunday's preseason game against the Utah Jazz. He also was the subject of […]
Blazers notebook: Stotts says Odom news “concerning,” Gerald Henderson does 5-on-0 work
Former two-time NBA Champion Lamar Odom remains in critical condition after being found unconscious in a Nevada brothel. Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts expressed his concerns over the […]