Portland Trail Blazers – Hoops Habit https://hoopshabit.com NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats Tue, 01 Aug 2023 21:05:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.3 NBA Rumors: Stalled trade talks may lead to Blazers, 76ers keeping stars https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/31/nba-rumors-stalled-trade-blazers-76ers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/31/nba-rumors-stalled-trade-blazers-76ers/#respond Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:00:31 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=457746 We’re less than a month into NBA free agency, and we’ve already seen not one, but two NBA stars demand a trade. The Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard and the Philadelphia 76ers’ James Harden have each requested to be traded to the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Clippers, respectively. Thus far, neither trade has materialized, […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/31/nba-rumors-stalled-trade-blazers-76ers/feed/ 0 The NBA’s strong message to Lillard clears path for a major trade https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/29/nba-strong-message-lillard-trade/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/29/nba-strong-message-lillard-trade/#respond Sat, 29 Jul 2023 14:15:16 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=457696 Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard‘s trade request has caused free agency to grind to a halt. After requesting to be traded to the Miami Heat and having his agent Aaron Goodwin tell other NBA teams not to try to acquire him, the Blazers have attempted to extract more assets from Miami. Thus far, Miami […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/29/nba-strong-message-lillard-trade/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: Is this the deal that finally sends Damian Lillard to Miami? https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/27/nba-trades-deal-sends-lillard-miami/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/27/nba-trades-deal-sends-lillard-miami/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:00:49 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=457672 Several weeks have passed since Portland Trailblazers star Damian Lillard requested to be traded to the Miami Heat. Since then, little appears to have changed. Dame and the Heat still want one another, while the Blazers have made it clear that they want top dollar for their star. Although there have been rumors that there […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/27/nba-trades-deal-sends-lillard-miami/feed/ 0 5 players who will challenge Victor Wembanyama for Rookie of the Year https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/15/5-players-challenge-wembanyama/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/15/5-players-challenge-wembanyama/#respond Sat, 15 Jul 2023 13:00:40 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=457343 For many, it’s a foregone conclusion that San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama will win Rookie of the Year for the 2023-24 season. The Frenchman is the most hyped prospect to enter the NBA in years, after all. Imagine a world where Wembanyama doesn’t take the top prize for basketball newbies, though. It’s not out […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/15/5-players-challenge-wembanyama/feed/ 0 No, Lillard isn’t the best Blazer of all time; these two players were better https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/09/damian-lillard-not-best-blazer-ever/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/09/damian-lillard-not-best-blazer-ever/#respond Sun, 09 Jul 2023 16:00:20 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=457232 In December of 2022, Damian Lillard passed Clyde Drexler for most points by a Trail Blazers player of all time.Since that moment, and especially since he requested a trade from Portland, Lillard has been talked about a lot as the Blazers’ best player in their franchise history. Arguments could be made that he is the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/09/damian-lillard-not-best-blazer-ever/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 6 Deals Portland must consider for Damian Lillard https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/06/nba-trades-5-deals-portland-lillard/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/06/nba-trades-5-deals-portland-lillard/#respond Thu, 06 Jul 2023 12:00:32 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=457182 At this point, everyone who follows the NBA is well aware of the drama surrounding Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers. After 11 seasons, Lillard finally asked to be traded, specifically to the Miami Heat, but the Blazers have instead shopped him to other teams. What has followed is a series of conflicting reports […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/06/nba-trades-5-deals-portland-lillard/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: The Spurs can steal Dame from Heat in this deal with Blazers https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/02/nba-trades-spurs-dame-miami-deal-blazers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/02/nba-trades-spurs-dame-miami-deal-blazers/#respond Sun, 02 Jul 2023 16:00:51 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=457065 The NBA world was turned on its head with the news that Damian Lillard had finally, after 11 seasons, asked to be traded from the Portland Trail Blazers. While the Miami Heat are the clear frontrunners to land Lillard, the San Antonio Spurs reportedly have an outside chance of acquiring him. The Heat is Lillard’s […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/02/nba-trades-spurs-dame-miami-deal-blazers/feed/ 0 Ranking the 5 best available power forwards in 2023 NBA free agency https://hoopshabit.com/2023/06/10/5-best-power-forwards-nba-free-agency/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/06/10/5-best-power-forwards-nba-free-agency/#respond Sat, 10 Jun 2023 12:00:56 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=456375 Free agency is coming to the NBA in a matter of weeks. The 2023 NBA free agency class is an intriguing one for many reasons, among them, the crop of power forwards available. There are several All-Star caliber power forwards who could be available in free agency, including one from a recent NBA champion. There […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/06/10/5-best-power-forwards-nba-free-agency/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 10 win-now deals Portland can make to give Dame a co-star https://hoopshabit.com/2023/05/01/trades-10-deals-portland-lillard-star/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/05/01/trades-10-deals-portland-lillard-star/#respond Mon, 01 May 2023 16:00:12 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=455615 The Portland Trail Blazers appeared to be on their way to the playoffs after a promising start to the season in which they went 15-10 before the wheels began to fall off. From New Year’s Day on, Portland went just 10-28 and missed the playoffs and even the play-in tournament. With superstar Damian Lillard nearing […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/05/01/trades-10-deals-portland-lillard-star/feed/ 0 Portland Trail Blazers’ draft odds: What are their chances at the #1 pick? https://hoopshabit.com/2023/04/19/portland-trail-blazers-full-draft-odds/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/04/19/portland-trail-blazers-full-draft-odds/#respond Wed, 19 Apr 2023 18:00:48 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=455471 After a good start to the regular season, it looked as though the Portland Trail Blazers would be headed to the playoffs. Of course, that didn’t happen. The team went just 13–23 in 2023 and missed the playoffs and play-in tournament altogether. That means they will be a lottery team, which is definitely a disappointment […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/04/19/portland-trail-blazers-full-draft-odds/feed/ 0 Lillard’s remarks may spark big offseason changes for Blazers https://hoopshabit.com/2023/03/24/lillards-remarks-spark-changes-blazers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/03/24/lillards-remarks-spark-changes-blazers/#respond Fri, 24 Mar 2023 16:00:01 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=454893 As the NBA season winds down, it appears all but certain that the Portland Trail Blazers will miss the playoffs again. This follows a decent start to the season, where the Blazers went 10-5 in the team’s first 15 games before the bottom fell out. Thus far in 2023, the Blazers have gone just 13-23, […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/03/24/lillards-remarks-spark-changes-blazers/feed/ 0 5 dark horse candidates to win the 2022-23 MVP award https://hoopshabit.com/2023/03/07/5-dark-horse-candidates-win-2022-23-mvp-award/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/03/07/5-dark-horse-candidates-win-2022-23-mvp-award/#respond Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:00:39 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=454239 The NBA regular season is in its closing stretch. Some individual award races feel relatively clear cut, but this year’s MVP race promises to be one of the most interesting ones in recent memory. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is vying for his third consecutive MVP award, a rare feat in league history. He’s playing […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/03/07/5-dark-horse-candidates-win-2022-23-mvp-award/feed/ 0 Are the Portland Trailblazers wasting Damian Lillard’s prime? https://hoopshabit.com/2023/03/03/trailblazers-wasting-damian-lillards-prime/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/03/03/trailblazers-wasting-damian-lillards-prime/#respond Fri, 03 Mar 2023 20:40:56 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=454300 The Portland Trailblazers are four games below .500 and are currently ranked 12th in the Western Conference standings. If the postseason were to start today, they would be on the outside looking in on the NBA’s annual play-in tournament. Simply put, the team is far from title contention and doesn’t appear to be headed in […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/03/03/trailblazers-wasting-damian-lillards-prime/feed/ 0 5 NBA reunions that need to happen https://hoopshabit.com/2023/01/20/5-nba-reunions-need-happen/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/01/20/5-nba-reunions-need-happen/#respond Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:00:50 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=452367 For the sentimental basketball fans among us, there’s nothing better than seeing an NBA player return to the team where they shared in making the fondest memories earlier in their career. These reunions often tend to happen toward the end of a player’s career, if at all. It gives the players a chance to close […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/01/20/5-nba-reunions-need-happen/feed/ 0 Did the Portland Trail Blazers make the most underrated off-season move? https://hoopshabit.com/2022/11/24/portland-trail-blazers-underrated-move/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/11/24/portland-trail-blazers-underrated-move/#respond Thu, 24 Nov 2022 14:00:18 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=451203 On November 4, Jerami Grant of the Portland Trailblazers caught the ball off a well-executed inbounds play and sank a midrange baseline jump shot at the buzzer to defeat the Phoenix Suns. Although a game-winning jump shot is the pinnacle of excitement in the game of basketball, Grant has been giving fans in Rip City […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/11/24/portland-trail-blazers-underrated-move/feed/ 0 Portland Trail Blazers rookie Shaedon Sharpe is exactly who he told us he was https://hoopshabit.com/2022/10/28/portland-trail-blazers-shaedon-sharpe-told-us/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/10/28/portland-trail-blazers-shaedon-sharpe-told-us/#respond Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:00:01 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=450143 It takes a lot of guts to enter the NBA Draft without any game footage to show for yourself since high school. Yet this diversion from what’s traditional is consistent with everything we’ve seen from Portland Trail Blazers rookie Shaedon Sharpe. At only 19 years old, the Canadian sensation displayed such promise so early into […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/10/28/portland-trail-blazers-shaedon-sharpe-told-us/feed/ 0 3 keys to the Portland Trail Blazers’ sizzling start to the season https://hoopshabit.com/2022/10/27/3-keys-portland-trail-blazers-start/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/10/27/3-keys-portland-trail-blazers-start/#respond Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:00:41 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=450306 Eight months ago, the Portland Trail Blazers traded away star CJ McCollum and hit the reset button on their roster and their franchise. The Trail Blazers proceeded to tank their way to a 27-55 record. The Portland Trail Blazers entered this season with a roster that looked vastly different than in years past, and national […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/10/27/3-keys-portland-trail-blazers-start/feed/ 0 The Portland Trail Blazers need Anfernee Simons to be CJ McCollum 2.0 https://hoopshabit.com/2022/10/04/portland-trail-blazers-anfernne-simons/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/10/04/portland-trail-blazers-anfernne-simons/#respond Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:00:06 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=449450 Sensational fifth-year combo guard Anfernee Simons in collaboration with a healthy Damian Lilliard is a terrifying duo for the Portland Trail Blazers’ new era and the rest of the NBA. After inking a four-year, $100 million rookie extension deal during the offseason, the fascinating 23-year-old guard will undergo an unfamiliar adjustment playing with the former Olympian. […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/10/04/portland-trail-blazers-anfernne-simons/feed/ 0 The Portland Trailblazers will make the playoffs thanks to a reloaded roster https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/18/portland-trailblazers-will-make-playoffs/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/18/portland-trailblazers-will-make-playoffs/#respond Sun, 18 Sep 2022 16:00:06 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=448707 After improving in the draft as well as free agency, the Portland Trailblazers have the perfect combination of young talent and experienced veterans. Although the Western Conference will be returning to full health this season, the Trailblazers will more than likely be in the mix for a playoff spot. Furthermore, the Trailblazers’ front office did […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/18/portland-trailblazers-will-make-playoffs/feed/ 0 Do the Portland Trail Blazers have enough talent to compete in the West? https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/05/portland-trail-blazers-talent-west/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/05/portland-trail-blazers-talent-west/#respond Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:00:04 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=448329 The Portland Trail Blazers have been active since the NBA trade deadline. Last season, they promised to retool around star point guard Damian Lillard and give him the help he needs. They’ve made some solid moves since, trading CJ McCollum for picks and cap space which were eventually used to nab Jerami Grant and bring […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/05/portland-trail-blazers-talent-west/feed/ 0 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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